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We are located in the Marie Dressler House at
212 King Street West,
Cobourg, ON K9A 2N1
This site is dedicated to providing you all the latest information regarding doing business, relocation, and living in Cobourg.
NORTHUMBERLAND
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
6th Annual Conference
2nd Tri-Association Conference
TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCCESS
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Best Western Cobourg Inn & Conference Centre
For more information click here
For registration form click here
TAX CHANGES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
On July 1, 2010 Ontario implemented a major tax reform that, with few exceptions, harmonized the tax base of the existing provincial sales tax (PST) with the federal GST under one value-added tax system.
To view the list of "What's Taxable Under HST and What's Not visit: http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/taxchange/taxable.html
STARTING OR EXPANDING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS?
The Business Advisory Centre is the "Source for Small Business Expertise' offering a full scope of services that will facilitate business start up and expansion. Click here to learn more about entrepreneurship.
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For those of you who have not had a chance to visit us, Cobourg is located in the Province Ontario within the County of Northumberland, just one hour east of Metropolitan Toronto on Highway 401, midway between Kingston and Toronto.
Cobourg's quality of life is second to none, with many recreational and cultural amenities, quality educational opportunities and affordable housing. In fact, Statistics Canada reported the Cobourg Police Service ranked first in crime clearance against policing populations between 15,000 and 50,000 in Ontario.
Citizens in Cobourg are also known to volunteer three times more than the national average as reported by the Toronto Sun who refer to us as "a small town with a big heart". In addition, most recently MoneySense Magazine ranked us 22nd on Canada's Best Places to Live 2009 list. We were also ranked highest in Ontario by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business members for performance of local Government and we have won Provincial and Federal awards for "Communities in Bloom". Cobourg offers a stable and skilled labour force, excellent transportation facilities including mainline CN and CP Rail, VIA Rail commuter service, fibre optics and local government committed to business needs. We are home to approximately 1,000 businesses in a diverse range of sectors. Some of North America's most successful businesses such as Belden (Canada) Inc., Horizon Plastics, National Manufacturing Canada Inc., as well as over 70 franchises have chosen our area for its competitive advantages.
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