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State of the City Address - May 2019 Mayor Mitch Panciuk’s State of the City Address May 29, 2019 It is my incredible honour to have been elected the 76th Mayor of Belleville. Since the election, I have also come to realize just how privileged I am to be working with the members of this Council. We are an interesting team, with many different backgrounds and viewpoints, but I can tell you unequivocally that every Councillor you elected cares deeply about this City, and about making it better for everyone. I have enjoyed getting to know, and to working with, each member of our new City Council. I believe you are

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Is Your Business Getting Smarter? It Needs to Be. If you have any sort of artificial intelligence or non-human virtual assistant in your home (Siri, Alexa, Google, etc), you’ve likely given it feedback at some point. When you did, it probably made some comment about how it is learning all the time. And it is. This technology which seems largely a form of entertainment for most of us is quickly understanding our preferences, our fears, our lack of information in certain areas, and even our buying habits. Businesses that use this type of technology are getting smarter about their customers. Are you one of them? You might be

Accounting for Ontario's Debt Today, the Ontario Chamber Network and OCC released its most recent report, Accounting for Ontario’s Debt, offering a thoughtful and balanced analysis of the province’s debt. Ontario’s debt currently amounts to approximately 41 percent of the provincial GDP or, when combined with the federal debt of $680 billion, represents a near 80 percent debt-to-GDP ratio for Ontarians. With talk of looming provincial debt top of mind, this timely report examines what Ontario’s debt means for the economy of today and tomorrow. In a recent OCC survey, nearly 80 percent of respondent