Business After Hours
Thank you to everyone who attended the Big Sound Marina BAH on June 25. Through the generous support of local business partnerships such as Parry Sound Sobey’s, Ritchie’s Insurance, and Georgian Bay Software, the waterfront facilities are a great place for transient boaters and area visitors alike to gather information and enjoy the services offered, soon to include WiFi hotspots during the summer season.
Upcoming BAH Events:
• Delta Rocky Crest Resort, July 14, 5 pm to 6 pm
• Rosseau Road Power Sports and Marine, August 25, 5 pm to 6 pm
• Georgian Bay Airways, Date TBA
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!
Canada Day in Parry Sound!!
Where will you be celebrating Canada Day this year? Join in the celebrations at the Town Dock and Stockey Centre! Activities will include a petting zoo, reptile show, bouncy castles, eighteen hole mini-putt, kids activity zone, vendors, musical entertainment and much more! Finish your day with the best fireworks display you will find in central Ontario, dazzlingly arrayed over the Harbour after sunset.
The Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Parry Sound are proud to organize Canada Day celebrations with the generous support of Canadian Heritage and the Parry Sound Area Community Business and Development Centre. For more information about the event please call 746-4213.
G8/G20 International Media Centre
After more than a year of advisory meetings and consultation, several representatives from the Parry Sound business community had the opportunity to join others from Muskoka, Toronto, Ontario and Canada to act as Information Ambassadors in the Experience Canada Pavilion at the International Media Centre over the last week. The Parry Sound Representatives included Anna Marie Harris (Georgian Bay Country), Bill Spinney (Parry Sound Community Business and Development Centre), Cheryl Forth and Ron Begin (FedNor), and Rebecca Cowan (Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce).
Watch for an upcoming summary of the Chamber’s role on the Investment Branding Advisory Committee for the G8/G20 Summits. In the meantime, please enjoy a few pictures from
this world-class event.
Press Scrum at the Dock
The CityScape and 4-D Theatre got quiet at midnight
World Cup Games in the “Bridge”
What’s Happening In Our Community?
Canada Day Long Weekend – Lots of Local Activities
Farmers Markets, Craft Sales, Pancake Breakfasts and other celebrations will be held throughout the area over the Canada Day Long weekend, including celebrations in Pointe au Baril on Saturday, July 3. The Pointe Au Baril Chamber of Commerce will play host that day to Canada Day celebrations and the 3rd Annual Arts & Crafts Fair. For more information, please call them at 705-366-2331.
Find out information about all of the exciting happenings in our region on the Chamber Event Calendar! Click here for the Event Calendar
Approved Destination Status agreement with China
With the June 24th official signing of the Approved Destination Status agreement with China, Canada’s tourism industry is now presented with an excellent opportunity for growth.
“This is a great day for tourism in Canada, and a great day for travelers from China,” said David Goldstein, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC).
“This agreement will create a greater openness between our countries, allowing Chinese visitors greater access to all of Canada’s iconic attractions while providing our travel industry with the opportunity to market to the world’s fastest growing outbound travel market.”
The agreement, which had been announced in principle in December 2009, was formally signed in a ceremony in Ottawa by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese President Hu Jintao. Approved Destination Status will allow Chinese citizens to more easily obtain tourist visas to travel to Canada for leisure purposes, and will allow Canada to actively market its tourism products in China. The ADS agreement will also authorize Chinese travel agencies to market and promote leisure group tours for travel in Canada.
What Are Our Members Doing?
Premium Dock & Marine Systems
Congratualations to Premium Dock & Marine Systems on their sucessful move to the Bowes street entrance (next to Sobeys).
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