Twice a year the Township of Brock's Mayor and Council host a free networking event! This is an opportunity for the Township to provide municipal and regional updates to help businesses, organizations and non-profit groups better serve our community.
The Fall Mayor's Non-Profit Networking Event is being held on October 22, 2025 at the Foster Hewitt Memorial Community Centre, Beaverton. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. Registration details will be available at a later date.
Past Events
Explore the presentation materials and discussion topics from previous events.
The 2025 Spring Mayor's Networking Business Event took place on April 16, 2025 at the Rick MacLeish Memorial Community Centre. Mayor Schummer provided municipal and regional updates. Brock Board of Trade, Durham Region Transit, Durham Tourism, Invest Durham, Business Advisory Centre Durham and South Lake Futures also provided brief presentations. Municipal and regional staff were in attendance to answer questions from attendees during the networking portion of the evening.
The 2024 Fall Mayor's Networking Event took place on October 2, 2024 at the Sunderland Town Hall. Mayor Schummer provided Township information tailored to non-profit and community organizations.
Durham Region Greener Homes, Durham Region Social Services, South Lake Community Futures, as well as the Brock Non-Profit Sector Advisory Committee. Municipal staff as well as the presenters were available to answer questions from attendees during the networking portion of the evening.
The 2024 Spring Mayor's Networking Business Event took place on April 15, 2024 at the Beaverton Town Hall. Mayor Schummer provided municipal and regional updates. Invest Durham, Brock Board of Trade and Central Counties Tourism also provided brief presentations. Municipal and regional staff were in attendance to answer questions from attendees during the networking portion of the evening.
At our 2019 Mayor's Networking Business Breakfast (MNBB), which took place on September 30th, Mayor Bath-Hadden provided updates on all things happening in the Township of Brock since the municipal election in 2018. The presentation included project updates and changes:
The 2018 breakfast, held on April 25th, included Township and Regional updates from Mayor Grant, departmental overviews and information on the upcoming municipal election. View the presentation materials:
We hosted two breakfast events in 2017. Each event includes updates from the Mayor as well as a variety of department and regional initiatives.
View the presentation materials from the October 18, 2017 MNBB:
- 2017 Fall MNBB Mayor's Regional and Township Updates
- 2017 Fall MNBB Brock Public Works Project Summary
- 2017 Fall MNBB Region of Durham Public Works Project Summary
- 2017 Fall MNBB Tourism BR + E Presentation – Stacey Jibb
- 2017 Fall MNBB Regional Taxation and Services Presentation – Jim Clapp
View the presentation materials from the April 25, 2017 MNBB:
- 2017 Spring MNBB Mayor's Regional and Township Updates
- 2017 Spring MNBB Brock Public Works Projects Summary
- 2017 Spring MNBB Brock's Economic Development Success – Becky Jamieson
- 2017 Spring MNBB North Durham Community Employer Survey – Paige Marlow
- 2017 Spring MNBB Business Support and Funding Opportunities – Peter Budreo and Barb Smith
- 2017 Spring MNBB Business Retention and Expansion Tourism Project – Stacey Jibb
The 2016 fall MNBB was held on October 27th. The breakfast included updates on:
- Township and Regional activities
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Economic Update – Carolyn Puterbough
- Durham Workforce Authority, North Durham Community Survey – Paige Marlow
The 2016 spring MNBB was held on May 11 and included updates on:
- Township and Regional activities
- Brock Board of Trade
- Durham College Employment Services