Tuesday E-mail - April 13, 2010

What Is The Chamber Doing For You?

Congratulations & Thank You!
The President’s Ball and Business Awards Gala, presented by Bell, was held April 10 at the Charles W. Stockey Centre. The evening was a great success, recognizing many worthy individuals and businesses in our area. The Award Winners were:

Tourism Award - Parry Sound KOA

Entrepreneur of the Year - Jason Rosewell of Linkhouse Media

Business of the Year - LeBlanc’s O.K. Tire & Auto Service

Community Leadership Award - Perry S. Harris

President’s Award - Moose FM CKLP 103.3 Parry Sound

Special Thanks to our Sponsors & Silent Auction Donors

Premiere Sponsor:

Bell


Gold Sponsors:

Comfort Inn
RBC Royal Bank


Wine Sponsors:

Connor Industries
Desmasdon’s Boat Works
Terry D. Clark Accounting


Silver Sponsors:

Assante Capital Management
Parry Sound Carpets N Colours
Parry Sound Insurance Brokers
Parry Sound Mall
Sounders Cleaning Products


Bronze Sponsors:

Digital Office Solutions
Georgian Bay Software
Now That’s Catering
Metroland North Media – Parry Sound North Star


Silent Auction:

4-H Club
Bayside Inn
Bear Claw Tours
Bearly Used Books
Beverly’s
Bobby Orr Hall of Fame
Canadian Tire
Charles W. Stockey Centre
Coyle & Greer
Crafts ‘N’ Things Hobbies & Games
Delta Rocky Crest
Diver’s Nook
Festival of the Sound
Florence’s Finery
Georgian Bay Country
Georgian Bay Airways Ltd.
Grand & Toy
Harley’s Music Shop
Huckleberry’s
Jeans Unlimited
Kellerman’s Resort
Linkhost Media
Linkhouse Media
Little Garden Ltd.
LM Chimney Services
Log Cabin Inn
Minuteman Press
Moose FM
Mr. Electric Near
North Recreation
Newtons Dry Cleaners
Orr’s Fine Meats & Deli
Parry Sound KOA
Parry Sound Carpets N Colours
Perfectly Pampered Spa
Parry Sound TV & Appliance
Pollards IDA
Quality Inn and Conference Centre
Ross Windows & Doors
Staples
The Great Art Studio
The Ridge at Manitou
Walmart
Trapper’s Choice Restaurant & Inn
Whitestone Lake Resort
West Parry Sound District Museum
Wasauksing Communications
Rez91

The Chamber offers congratulations to all of the very worthy winners and nominees. This year saw one of the highest nomination response rates in recent history, resulting in a diverse pool of talented, service-oriented, community-minded individuals and businesses from which the winners were identified. The Chamber would like to thank everyone who attended or supported the Gala and we look forward to an even bigger and better event next year.


Business After Hours at Canadore College
The Parry Sound Campus of Canadore College is the local provider of a large assortment of workshops as well as full & part-time courses offered through Continuing Education. Representatives from the main campus in North Bay will be joining the local Campus Staff to host this event, answering questions about what Canadore offers, and displaying the architectural renderings of the new local campus, scheduled to be open for learning in Spring of 2011!

Join us and your host, Canadore College at 60 James Street, Suite 201, Parry Sound on Wednesday, April 21 from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm to expand your business network. Beverages and snacks will be provided by the Log Cabin.

Bring your business cards along to participate in a door prize draw and to ensure all of your new contacts know exactly how to reach you!

Other Upcoming Business After Hours Dates:
• The Ridge at Manitou, May 19, 5 pm to 6 pm
• Big Sound Marina, June 25, 5 pm to 6 pm

Please RSVP to info@parrysoundchamber.ca or call 746-4213 to confirm your attendance for any Business After Hours. We look forward to seeing you there!


What’s Happening In Our Community?


New Legislation – Know Your Responsibilities
Businesses with more than five employees will need to develop workplace violence and harassment policies as of June 15, 2010 according to an amendment to Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act. Learn more in the article on the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Website Click Here for OCC Website


Summer Jobs Deadline April 30th
The Summer Jobs Deadline is fast approaching, applications must be submitted by April 30th, 2010. Through this program your business can receive a subsidy of $2.00 per hour to hire young people during the summer. For more information please contact Larry Taylor at (705) 773-4217.


What Are Our Members Doing?

Bridging The Way - VCARS
On April 19 and 20, the District of Parry Sound Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service and the Muskoka Parry Sound Community Mental Health Services will be hosting a 2-day summit focused on improving inter-agency coordination through the development of a shared understanding and response to victims with mental health issues. The goal is to align strategies, structures, and practices with the core purpose of providing a coordinated continuum of service in the Districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka.

The “Bridging the Way” Summit is inviting all individuals and agencies from the mental health sector, justice sector, crisis services and victim services in Central Ontario (Districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka) to participate.

The summit will be held at the Tim Horton’s Children’s Camp on Lorimer Lake. For more information on this initiative, please contact Ann Swallow at VCARS, 746-0508.


Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Prepares for Induction Ceremony
On May 1st, 2010, the 7th Annual Induction Ceremony will be held at the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, honouring Peter Conacher, Bob Beaumont, Roger Galipeau and Rick Thomas.
For more information on the event, please contact Cheryl Ward at 746-4466. Congratulations to all of the inductees and thank you for your contributions to sport in our community!


Marc De Groote’s Art featured on Tourism Guide Cover
Marc De Groote of the Great Art Studio is featured on the cover of this months addition of Curious, The Tourist Guide. Congratulations Marc! Check it out at: The Curious Guide


Penney and Company Open House
On April 20, 2010, from 10 am – 5 pm, Penney and Company will be throwing open their doors to show off their new branded promotional items at 246 Worthington Street East in North Bay and they have invited all of their fellow Chamber members to come in for a visit. Congratulations to Penney and Company on the new promotional line!