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Annual Report Annual Report September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019 CONTACT US: Parry Sound Muskoka Community Network 100 Muskoka Road South, Unit D P.O. Box 524 Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1T8 PHONE: 705.646.9044 EMAIL: [email protected] General inquiries Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors A vision and mission statement are only effective if they have meaning for everyone in an organization and equally importantly, for everyone who comes in contact with that organization. PMCN has spent the past year living its vision and mission, and establishing alliances across the two Districts it serves - Parry Sound and Muskoka. Never before have PMCN's alliances been so strong and its work so well understood and appreciated. Our vision is TO FOSTER INNOVATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES, and we do that by acting on our mission: "We create economic value by building digital technology capacity through community Maureen Cubberley partnerships." As you peruse this report, you will read about the dozens of partnerships PMCN has created, all of which have contributed to our communities' individual and collective ability to make gains by using technology. This work has spanned all 3 sectors of society - private, public and social - and has created the unique kind of strength and synergy that results only when engagement and support is shared. I applaud PMCN's Directors for setting the policy framework that enables this level of success, and our Executive Director for his constant creativity and unfailing ability to recognize the potential in nascent initiatives and the value in strong partnerships. PMCN has worked extensively with youth this year. Hundreds of young people across Muskoka and Parry Sound have participated in the PMCN-supported Robotics and Minecraft programmes, the Discovery and Innovation Youth Tour and the Spring Technology Expo, and through these activities their sense of possibility has been awakened. Director John Cooper has been central to the success of these projects for young people. Business success has been acknowledged and rewarded through the IMPACT Awards, held in partnership with the Muskoka Founders' Circle, which finds a Muskoka-based entrepreneur/innovator with the best idea and plan for a successful business. I extend sincere thanks to Rick Dalmazzi for his leadership with the Founders. This year, PMCN has also supported and encouraged the establishment of a Parry Sound Founders' Circle, with many thanks to Director Nicole Saulnier for her work in making this new group a reality. PMCN has once again been a strong supporter of the Women of Distinction Awards, acknowledging the accomplishments of women across the Muskoka. In a unique approach to establishing partnerships at an organizational level, PMCN, working with the support of OMAFRA, brought together more than 50 organizations from across the two Districts to form The Regional Innovation Strategy, a high-level think tank working to promote business and social sector development through the use of innovative technologies. 2 This past year saw the completion of our 4th and final BEAM programme, which helped more than 700 businesses from all sectors and in every part of the two Districts to use ICT to make their businesses more productive and competitive. This year PMCN secured funding from the Trillium Foundation to support even more progress and development. We are constantly grateful to FedNor for their ongoing support, which enables PMCN to achieve the work it does. In addition to the financial support, we are most grateful for the commitment to PMCN shown by FedNor's Initiatives Officer Ron Begin, and we thank him for his support, insights and commitment to our success. In October we look forward to our new mandate to take us through to December 31, 2022 and a new grant program, which will be announced shortly. I wish to acknowledge our appreciation to Stuart Morley, Executive Director, and his dedicated team. All Left to right: Gayle Dempsey, Lance DeCaire, Renato Roman in, John of PMCN's projects are Coper, Nicole Saulnier, George Young and Maureen Cubberley significant pieces of work and some are enormous undertakings. Our communities and clients are benefitting in real and measurable ways thanks to Stuart's leadership and dedication, combined with his team's commitment. Under the leadership of incoming Chair, Lance DeCaire, I wish PMCN great success as we roll out our new direction focused on collaborating with local stakeholders to assess ICT trends and talent gaps, identify and implement solutions to increase skilled talent to support digital industries, co-ordinate local and regional broadband deployment, and help increase digital technology adoption and awareness. On behalf of the Board of Directors it gives me great pleasure to present the 2018/2019 annual report. It has been a year of building on success, creating new initiatives and achieving momentum; PMCN is strong and well positioned to launch its next 3-year cycle. Sincerely, Maureen Cubberley Chair 3 Muskoka Founders Circle Winner 2018 & SheEO Winner 2019 Kim Aitken was the first Muskoka Founders Circle winner in 2018. Maureen Cubberley is the PMCN representative Activator for SheEO and it was great to have Kim as one of the winners! Rick Dalmazzi and Kim Aitken (who became a Founder in 2019) presented the 2019 Muskoka Founders Award to Katherine Homuth and Natalie Catania from Sheertex 4 Message from Executive Director What a great year for Parry Sound Muskoka! Some of the highlights include: In September we hosted a Joint Chamber event with the Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes Chambers). The 2-day event included presenters Ryan D'Mello, Partner Enablement Manager for Google and Andrew Faridani, CEO & owner of BreezeMaxWeb. The event attracted 125 businesses from across the region. The group was welcomed by John Cooper (PMCN Stuart Morley Secretary / Treasurer). Marny Mowat, S and y Lockhart, Norah Fountain and Ka telyn Broad welc oming gu ests Ryan D ’Mello from Google John Cooper assisted by Brenda Rhodes 5 In October we started the Minecraft Gravenhurst project with a $74,500 grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation. The grant was used to fund the next phase of the Minecraft Gravenhurst program with the Network (a nonprofit co-working space in Gravenhurst) and the Gravenhurst High School to enable students to digitally animate the historic and current design of Gravenhurst using Minecraft technology and to 3D print some of the buildings in Gravenhurst. This initiative is to help the preservation and animation of cultural heritage and have an impact on the lives of people in the community. PMCN (formerly Muskoka Community Network) was one of the original sponsors of the Minecraft project when it was started by the Network in 2015 sponsored by Lakeland Energy, Michaelski Nielsen and Associates, the Business Enterprise Resource Network, Muskoka Community Futures, Muskoka Community Network, Budget Propane, Norm Rippon, Cedarbuilt Homes, the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst and the Town of Gravenhurst Terrance Haight Fund. It was the success of this initial project with Gravenhurst High school student in an after- school program that was the basis for PMCN to secure the Ontario Trillium Grant. On April 12 Norm Miller (Parry Sound Muskoka’s MPP) visited the Minecraft Gravenhurst Program. In the photo are Jacki McPherson (English Teacher & Head .of School Improvement) PMCN board member John Cooper, Norm Miller and Gravenhurst High School students: Tim Losee, Jacob Edger, Zach Berry, Neleh Berry, Rowan Armstrong and Cam Sedore. In October we sponsored a 2 Day Discovery & Innovation Youth Tour organized by Kyle Boyko from Inspire Tech Canada for students and teachers from eight schools in Simcoe, Muskoka and Parry Sound to visit Georgian College Makerspace, Innovation Automation Inc. in Barrie, Lofthouse Manufacturing in Burk’s Falls and Muskoka Rock Company Limited in Gravenhurst. 6 In March, we were successful in securing a $3,000 Terrance Haight Fund grant from the Town of Gravenhurst towards the Gravenhurst Robotics Club. In the photo are (left to right) John Cooper (Secretary / Treasurer of PMCN), Graeme McNeice, Ellie Winger, Councilor Shawn Klinck, Thomas Battistini, Iggy Van Kooten, Randy Jorgenson (Terrance Haight Committee) and Pete LeMoine (Director of PMCN). In October we held a Regional Innovation Strategy day at the Log Cabin Inn in Parry Sound. The meeting was facilitated by Catherine Oosterbaan from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Representatives of various organizations attended including: PMCN, Economic Development Officers, Chamber of Commerce Executive Directors, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Muskoka Futures, Business Development Bank of Canada, YWCA of Muskoka, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, District Municipality of Muskoka, IION – Innovation Initiatives Ontario North, Industrial Research Assistance Program, Muskoka Community Foundation, BIAs, FedNor, The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound and Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board. In March we supported the high school robotics competition in North Bay. In the photo is the Huntsville Robotics Team organized by Ian McTavish 7 Muskoka Founders Circle Winner 2019 Katherine Homuth (Hague) is the Founder and CEO of Sheertex, a startup behind the world's first pair of indestructible pantyhose based in Bracebridge. Sheertex was the Muskoka Founders Circle $15,000 Founders Choice winner at the IMPACT Awards in April. Katherine has been named one of the Women to Watch in Wearables, one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and one of Flare’s Sixty Under 30. Started the business in 2018 in Bracebridge. The rapid growth from 3 employees to 14 within 6 months was to keep up with demand all over the world. About half the sales are in the US, 25% in Canada, and the rest are spread across dozens of countries around the world. It turns out pantyhose ripping and tearing is truly a global problem! Melina Zytaruk , founder and CEO of Tooketree Passive Homes in Dwight was the $5,000 Muskoka Founders Choice Award winner at the IMPACT Awards in April.
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