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MEDIA RELEASE
Tue Feb 17 The Freeway Cafe 333 King Street East Downtown Hamilton
Wed Feb 18 The Carnegie Gallery 10 King Street West Downtown Dundas
Thu Feb 19 Boston Pizza 135 Upper Centennial Parkway Upper Stoney Creek
Fri Feb 20 The Old Powerhouse Restaurant 21 Jones Street Downtown Stoney Creek
Mon Feb 23 Flamborough YMCA 207 Parkside Drive Waterdown
All cafés run from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, follow a similar format and include light refreshments. To register,
e-mail Patricia at p.dieryck@hamiltonchamber.on.ca specifying your preferred location or call 905-522-1151
x 237 and leave a message. Youth are encouraged to share the opportunity with others and to bring a friend
~ the more participants, the better!
In an age when quality of place is a powerful magnet for attracting and retaining top talent, it is essential that
metropolitan areas offer what young people increasingly look for in a home community: Connectivity to
nature, an aesthetically pleasing built environment, a rich diversity of people and perspectives, and plenty of
work opportunities.
Says Allen: “Inviting students and youth to document and share their vision of a community they will one
day inherit makes good sense.”
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Grace Diffey, Hamilton Community Foundation
Charlie Hendershott, ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Patrick Elliot, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Jeremy Freiburger, Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts
Norm Grey, Canadian Youth Business Foundation
Alice Bradbury, Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network
Lynda Lukasik, Environment Hamilton
Matt Thompson, McMaster University
The Hamilton Economic Summit is a community initiative facilitated by the Hamilton Chamber of
Commerce and delivered in partnership with the City of Hamilton and the Jobs Prosperity Collaborative.
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Media Contacts
Laura Jackson
Communications Coordinator
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
l.jackson@hamiltonchamber.on.ca | 905-522-1151 x 230
NOTE to Editors: The actual Hamilton Economic Summit will take place on Wednesday May 6 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Hamilton. More details will be released shortly. Visit
hamiltonchamber.on.ca and click on Hamilton Economic Summit for details.