Wednesday, April 5, 2017

2016 EDC ANNUAL REPORT

Increasing Community Sustainability & Capacity

EDC’S GREATEST ASSETVOLUNTEERS & STAFF

2016 VOLUNTEER VALUE >$15,000 OVER 350+ HOURS

2O16 EDC WORKPLAN GOALS

Build & Retain Local Business Entrepreneurs

By Communicating & Supporting

Attract Investment &

Increase Visitors

By Marketing & Promoting

Increase Local Wealth & Spending

By Sustainable Development

Add Capacity to Municipality &

Community

By Maximizing Grants & Action

INCREASE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILTY

BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURS

➢Assisted 44 business clients.

➢Four businesses received funding support to expand, buy existing and research.

➢Four new businesses opened and five under review.

➢Three entrepreneur workshops with over 50 attendees.

$15,000 funding ~ 8 jobs 3 workshops ~ 50 attendees

2016 MARKETING - RESULTS

❖ Press Releases - 10

❖ Social Media Posts - 100+

❖Monthly Top Ten - 12

❖ Instagram Contest - 30

❖ Group Presentations - 10

❖ Press Ads & Radio - 15

1,000 Social Media

Contacts

Business

Inquiries

750 Calls Office Visits

Web Visits Workshops

COMMUNICATION

2016 MARKETING – NEW WEBSITEWeb Visits 21% in 2016

Wawa Housing Project

Age Friendly Wawa

Wawa Green Project

2016 SPECIAL PROJECTS

Application and Funding = $25,000

Nov 2015 – May 2016

EDC Hired = Maintained 1 Job

Age-Friendly Survey = 196 Completed

Three Senior’s Events = 100+

Six Action Areas = 4 Priorities

AGE FRIENDLY WAWA

WAWA HOUSING STUDY

➢ Driven from Age-Friendly Assessment

➢ Wawa – White River Housing Needs Assessment

➢ Successful grant application for $19,000 MNDM-NCIR

➢ Project management provided by EDC

➢ EDC Housing Survey – 330 Responses

➢ Final Report March 2017

The social housing portfolio in shortest supply was for the 50+ age group. ADSAB Housing Report 2013

WAWA ENERGY PLAN

OCTOBER 2014 - JANUARY 2016

PROVINCIAL FUNDING - $38,500

TOP TEN ACTION ITEMS - UNDERWAY

OSEA AWARD & RECOGNITION

ONTARIO TRILLIUM FUND -$220,000

“…13 local jobs created for every $1 million invested in energy efficiency.” Pembina Study

Wawa Green Days

Save On Energy Promotions

Wawa Lake Storm Sewers

Environmental Award

Rain Barrel Incentive

Heat Gun Borrowing Program

WAWA GREEN PROJECT

WAWA LAKE REJUVENATIONWAWA BOREAL ECO-WALK

❖$2 million redevelopment project

✓ Stage 1 NOHFC and FedNor Dec. 2016

✓ Up to $1.6 million

❖2016 OTF Funding Approved:

✓ $40,000 to Wetland at Ganley Street

✓ $12,500 to Engineering

❖$45,000 RBC Bluewater Leadership Grant Submitted November

❖Economic & Environmental Benefits

❖ Ontario Trillium Foundation – Approved $220,000

❖ RBC Blue Water Leadership – Approved $45,000

❖ NOHFC Event Fund – Approved $15,000

❖ NOHFC Intern – Approved $30,000

❖ OMAFRA Agriculture Award – Approved $5,000

❖ NOHFC Wawa Goose – Approved $100,000

❖ NOHFC 150 Legacy Intern – Approved - $30,000

❖ MNDM-NCIR Housing Study – Approved $19,000

❖ NOHFC/FedNor Wawa Lake – Pending $1,600,000

THE YEAR OF GRANT WRITING

13 Applications ~ $2 million

Direct EDC Grants - $167,000

❖ The Trillium Foundation - $115,000

❖MOE Wawa Energy Plan - $18,000

❖ Age-Friendly Seniors - $28,500

❖ Employee Subsidies – $5,500

Indirect Grants - $235,000

❖Entrepreneurs - $15,000

❖Municipality - $220,000

In-Kind Leveraged - $12,000

❖ EDC Board and Volunteers

Trillium $95,000

2016 FUNDS LEVERAGED

RBC $45,000

NOHFC Intern

$30,000

Total Funds 2016 ˜ $415,000

2017

❖ Trillium Green Project – Implement Top Ten

❖ Complete Wawa Lake Rejuvenation Plans

❖ Support Wawa Housing Development

❖ Assist Canada 150 Celebrations & Events

❖ Implement Age-Friendly Actions – Legion

❖ Ensure business benefits from area mines

❖ Develop Social Enterprise – The Goose Nest

2017 EDC PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER PLANS

Wawa Corporate

Plan

Wawa Strategic

Plan

Wawa Energy

Plan

BIA Annual Work Plan

North Ontario Growth

Plan

Age-FriendlyWawaPlan

➢ Trillium Grant - May 2016 to May 2018

➢ Shawn Mahon Hired - February 2017

➢ Rain Barrel Sale - April to May 2017

➢ Composting - Workshop May 11th

➢ Heat Gun Borrowing - April Promotion

➢ Education & Awareness - Newsletter

WAWA GREEN PROJECT

YELLOW FISH ROAD TROUT UNLIMITED CANADA

QUE DE LA PLUIE ICI!

Stay Up to Date Wawa Green Project

@WawaEconomicDevelopment

@SustainableWawa

/GreenWawa

Wawa Green Project

Students will learn about the impact pollution running through storm

drains has on Wawa Lake.

WAWA CELEBRATES CANADA 150

➢ NOHFC Intern 2017 Financial Support $30,000

➢Municipality & CDC Financial Support $3,000

➢Wawa Heritage Committee – “Wawa Through The Decades”

➢Wawa Special Event Support – Wawa Celebrates July 1st, Wawa Music Festival, Wawa Fall Fair, Artisan Tour, Winter Carnival

➢ Other Municipal & Community Project Support

➢ EDC Board, Andy Stevens, Russell Reid, Jim McHardy

➢ Mayor Rody and Wawa Municipal Council

➢ Chris Wray, Alex Patterson and Staff

➢ Bruce Strapp, NOHFC & Linda Berzel-Bouchard, MNDM

➢ Wawa Energy Committee Members & Jody Tait, API

➢ RBC Blue Water Fund (Robin Maj) & The Trillium Foundation

✓ Jessie Labonte

✓ Shawn Mahon

✓ Nick Dunham

✓ Larissa Bussineau