Chamber of Commerce to host accessibility breakfast

NEWS RELEASE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC) and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) will host a business breakfast on Monday, Oct. 24 looking at the case for accessible workplaces and at the funding and support options available to businesses

Special guest speaker will be Mark Wafer, President of Megleen and owner of six Tim Hortons restaurants in Toronto. Over the past 20 years Mark and his wife Valarie have hired 120 people with disabilities to fill meaningful and competitively-paid positions in all areas of the operations, from entry-level to logistics, production, and management. They currently employ 46 people with disabilities in a workforce of 250. Mark believes there is a clear business case for inclusive employment.

Mark is a member of the federal government’s Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; co-founder of Canadian Business SenseAbility, Canada’s national corporate strategy for hiring people with disabilities; a member of Ontario's Economic Development Partnership Council; and an inaugural member of Ontario's Champions League. He was recently inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.

Tickets are $25 and Advance registration is required for this event. For ticket information visit www.ssmcoc.com or call the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce office at 705-949-7152.

You can also go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-business-case-for-an-accessible-workplace-business-breakfast-tickets-28577979506 to register online.

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