{"id":11517,"date":"2024-03-08T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshawachamber.com\/?p=11517"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T20:52:04","slug":"hearts-hands-people-business-the-making-of-a-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oshawachamber.com\/oshawa-chamber-news\/hearts-hands-people-business-the-making-of-a-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts & Hands: People, Business, & the Making of a Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
This morning I had the great privilege of addressing a packed Regent Theatre<\/a> at the official Oshawa centenary celebration<\/a>.\u00a0 The invitation was for the Oshawa Chamber<\/a> to assist in telling the story of our city through the lens of the business community and its role in the growth of the City of Oshawa.\u00a0 When I finally sat down to draft this talk, I spent some time thinking about the most stripped-down, essential building blocks of community – hearts, hands, and daylight.\u00a0 Occasionally, business gets a bad rap in the broader societal narrative and so, alongside celebrating Oshawa’s 100th birthday, this was also a great opportunity to happily reflect on what a great enabler businesses, especially family businesses, are of community building.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n Here’s the speech, as presented this morning:<\/em><\/p>\n Today, I am deeply honored to delve into the compelling history of our city through the lens of business – the relationship between our people, the local businesses they’ve built, and the vibrant community these elements have created together. \u00a0The story of Oshawa and its people is inseparable from the story of our many businesses and the impact of the people and families who created and operated them.<\/p>\n