Mayor Frank Campion and members of the City’s Corporate Leadership Team hosted a virtual roundtable meeting yesterday with key business leaders and community stakeholders to assess the local impact of COVID-19 and discuss strategies to help reignite the economy and build consumer confidence for when restrictions are eased and economy starts to reopen.

“Welland is known for its resiliency and during challenging times we have relied on our partnerships and working relationships with local industry, businesses, and community organizations to help address social and economic impacts, said Welland Mayor Frank Campion.  “We’re all focused on working together to ensure a strong post COVID-19 recovery and the preparations start now.”

“The comments we heard will be very helpful with the City’s COVID-19 recovery plans and with our ongoing discussions with federal, provincial, and regional governments,” said Welland CAO Gary Long.  “In the meantime, City staff are moving forward with tenders, capital projects, real estate closings, development approvals, and building permit applications to keep up with demand and position the City for positive growth and economic activity.”