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Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

Welcome, Introductions & Opening Remarks

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

Project Overview

Jeff Frank HTFC

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

Ian Duff

So how did we get here?

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

Summit Agenda

1.Overview of Sioux Lookout’s Current Economy 2.SWOT based on what we’ve heard and

• bserved

3.Economic Development Themes - breakouts 4.Strategic Economic Development Actions - breakouts 5.Report back

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Demographic, Statistical and Document Overview…

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

2001 2006 2011 2014* Sioux Lookout Population 5,336 5,183 5,037 5,080 Sioux Lookout % Change /

• 2.9
• 2.8

0.9 Ontario Population 11,410,046 12,160,282 12,851,821 13,622,941 Ontario % Change / 6.6% 5.7% 6.0%

Population Over Time

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2014 Median Age of Total Population Average Age of Total Population

Sioux Lookout

36.76 37.46

Ontario

45.38 40.81

Age Versus Ontario

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Age Segments Versus Ontario

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 Percentage Age Group

Sioux Lookout % Ontario %

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Age Over Time

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 Percentage Age Group

Sioux Lookout 2006 Sioux Lookout 2011 Sioux Lookout 2014

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Labourforce Versus Ontario

Characteristic, 2014 Sioux Lookout Ontario Population 15 years & over by labour force activity 4,117 11,393,642 In the labour force 3,115 7,549,583 Participation rate (%) 75.68% 66.26% Employment rate (%) 72.2% 61.34% Unemployment rate (%) 4.6% 7.43%

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Labour Force by Industry, 2014 Sioux Lookout (%) Ontario (%) Health care and social assistance 28.7 10.4 Public administration 15.1 6.9 Educational services 8.8 7.5 Retail trade 8.8 11.3 Transportation and warehousing 8.4 4.6

Labour Force By Industry

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Labour Force by Occupation, 2014 Sioux Lookout (%) Ontario (%) Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24.0% 12.0% Sales and service occupations 23.1% 23.2% Business, finance and administration occupations 14.2% 17.1% Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 12.4% 13.0% Health occupations 8.2% 5.9%

Labour Force By Occupation

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2 digit NAICS Code Description 2014 Provincial Location Quotient 2014 National Location Quotient

62 Health care and social assistance 3.35 3.19 91 Public Administration 2.59 2.55 61 Educational services 1.32 1.33 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.29 1.29

Location Quotient

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3 digit NAICS Code Description 2014 Provincial Location Quotient 2014 National Location Quotient 914 Aboriginal public administration 35.65 19.78 482 Rail transportation 17.25 11.69 624 Social assistance 5.44 4.81 622 Hospitals 3.85 3.43

Location Quotient

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Ian Duff

What the Community has Told Us & What we have Observed

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

SWOT - Strengths

Sioux Lookout – Hub of the North

• People and Positive Healthy Relationships
• Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord
• Young and employed
• Location
• Nature’s paradise – immediate access to pristine water

and natural environment

• Close to major urban centres – Thunder Bay/Winnipeg
• Health Care & Social Services
• Services and research

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

SWOT - Strengths

• Government services
• Education
• New school
• Growing and room for expansion
• Physically Connected
• Air
• Roads
• Rail
• Airport – carriers and services
• Lodging – hotels and motels

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

SWOT - Strengths

• Fully serviced community
• Retail and amenities

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SWOT - Weaknesses

• Demographics – what are Sioux Lookout’s real

population and service area?

• Infrastructure
• Lack of Natural gas
• Social issues to be addressed
• Downtown needs help
• Unfilled jobs as a result of issues attracting and

retaining professionals and skilled labour

• Is Sioux Lookout embraced as a Services Hub?

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SWOT - Weaknesses

• Housing and accommodations
• Disproportionate distribution in municipal taxes

(residential vs. commercial & industrial)

• Not being proactive – confident
• Sense of remoteness
• Retail leakage
• Limited physical locations for industrial and

business opportunities/expansion

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SWOT - Opportunities

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• Partnership and relationship building
• Acknowledge and address social issues
• Determine actual service area population
• Address housing issues to attract/retain people
• Pursue expanded service offerings in:
• Health care and social services
• Research
• Secondary and post-secondary programs and facilities
• Health and wellness

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SWOT - Opportunities

• Downtown needs a big hug, lots of love and attention
• Long-term care facilities
• Get ready and prepared to support investment
• Pursue industrial developments (mining, energy,

logistics, forestry etc.) that will help bring infrastructure to/through Sioux Lookout

• Tourism – have the location, the physical assets and

the activities to support growth in this sector

• Services at the airport (Regional Distribution Centre

for the North)

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SWOT - Threats

• Breakdown in relationships and partnerships
• Need to get more focused on specific real actions
• Enough talk – need more action
• Losing the role of “Hub of the North” to another

community (would greatly impact Sioux Lookout’s main economic drivers)

• Out-migration of young professionals due to quality
• f life
• Housing issue continues

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SWOT - Threats

• Lack of or crumbling infrastructure that is required

to support economic development and business development

• Social issues negatively impact quality of life
• Retail leakage or lack of amenities in Sioux Lookout

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Break

Sioux Lookout “The Hub of the North”

Ian Duff

Breakout Session Ground Rules

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1st Breakout Session Did we hear you correctly…

15 minutes

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Verify Input Reporting Back

2 minutes

per table

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Identifying Strategic Economic Development Themes

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Strategic Themes

• Sector Development
• Community Development/Quality of Life
• Community Infrastructure
• Partnership & Relationship Building

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Sector Development Sector Development speaks to those sectors (industries, businesses and employers) in the economy showing strengths and opportunities for real growth in Sioux Lookout. What can Sioux Lookout do to help improve conditions in

• rder to increase economic activity in

these sectors?

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Sector Development

Sioux Lookout’s economic sectors include:

• Mining, Tourism, Logistics (Distribution),

Forestry

• Regional Service Centre:
• Health Care, Social and Community

Services

• Retail
• Professional Services
• Education and Research

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Community Development/Quality of f Li Life

A major contributor to the success of Sioux Lookout’s ability to help grow and sustain the local economy is its ability to attract people (workers). An individual’s desire to live/work in a community is affected by the quality of life

• ffered in the community. As such it is imperative

that Sioux Lookout have a desirable quality of life in order to attract and retain the people (workers).

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Community Development/Quality of f Li Life

Specific items to be addressed when considering quality of life includes:

• Safety and Social Issues
• Community Services
• Downtown
• Quality of the Built Environment - Streetscapes,

Public Hard Infrastructure (Roads, sewers, sidewalks, public spaces, etc.)

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Economic Development In Infrastructure

What are the pieces of infrastructure that need to be improved, strengthened or added to Sioux Lookout’s inventory of economic development assets? These pieces of infrastructure can be used strategically to help retain, expand or attract new businesses and investment into Sioux Lookout. Specific pieces of infrastructure include:

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Economic Development In Infrastructure

• Airport (Services and land)
• Transportation infrastructure (Winter road, rail

service, highway access, etc.)

• Commercial/Industrial Land
• Natural Gas (Energy)
• Hospital (Services and research)
• High-Speed Internet
• Housing and other community amenities (Arena,

pool, etc.)

• Waterfront
• Downtown

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Partnership & Relationship Building

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Partnership & Relationship Building

In an attempt to strengthen Sioux Lookout’s economy what can be done to continue building and strengthening true partnerships with:

• First Nations (local, regional and far North)
• Public Partners (Federal, Provincial,

Municipal Governments)

• Business Community

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2nd Breakout Session Verifying & Identifying Themes

15 minutes

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Economic Development Strategic Themes Reporting Back

2 minutes

per table

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3rd Breakout Session Identifying Actions 3 Rotations:

• 30 minutes
• 20 minutes
• 15 minutes

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Identifying Actions Reporting Back

5 minutes

per table

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What’s next?

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Thank you!

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