SEPTEMBER 2020
Chamber at a
Glance
In This Issue A Letter of Leadership
Meet a Member Chamber Highlights
Mark Your Calendar
LETTER OF LEADERSHIP 2020 just keeps surprising all of us. If I had a crystal ball back in September 2019 and was able to look 12 months into the future, I probably would have thrown it out because I thought it was broken. NHL Playoffs in the middle of the summer? These past few weeks have brought some incredible new challenges for our business community, and the region as a whole. With the move to orange on the COVID alert system, and the continued
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unpredictability of our weather patterns, this summer did not have a shortage of challenges for us, and they don’t appear to be coming to an end any time soon. What I have learned early in my tenure at the Chamber is the
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incredible resiliency we have as a community. We continually find ways to
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Whether it be new sources of revenue, finally launching that new website,
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adapt and offer our products and services to our consumers.
alternative forms of delivery, or simply offering contact free options, there are a lot of positives we will be able to take out of 2020 to make our businesses and economy stronger in the long run. Please continue to press forward, get creative, think outside the box!
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MEET A MEMBER U-Build Steel Buildings What exactly does your organization do? Manufacture and sell pre-engineered steel buildings. What is a product or service your organization provides that people might not know about? We are a Canadian made steel building manufacturer that offers a wide range of products that synergized with our main offer (Steel Buildings). Into our complementary products line we offer doors, insulation, insulated metal panels, custom fab projects, standard buildings, structural components, self storages, structural panels and pre-engineered steel buildings, of course. What are the most important issues facing your organization today? Handling the current pandemic is the most important issue we are currently facing; however, we are trying to focus on the positives to make our contribution to the Canadian Economy. Why is your organization a member of the Chamber? We’d like to connect with the community as a Brandon made product. Also spread
U-Build Steel Building 1 (855) 385-4295 927 Douglas Street, Brandon MB R7A 7B2 info@ubuildsb.com ubuildsb.com
the word that we are an option for direct sales through the internet.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Golf Brandon: Wheat City Golf Course (204) 728-2299 3500 McDonald Avenue Brandon MB R7B 0B9 golfbrandon.com grady@wheatcitygolf.com H Coffee (204) 717-7779 3300 Victoria Ave #60 Brandon MB R7A 0N2 Holiday Inn Express (204) 717-4444 1148 18th Street Brandon, MB R7A 5C2
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Johnathan Bagley (204) 729-7723 Site 50, Box 56 RR 5 Brandon, MB R7A 0L5 jontbagley@gmail.com Lady of the Lake (204) 726-8785 135 17th N Brandon MB R7A 1G6 ladyofthelake.ca ladyofthelakeevents@gmail.com
U-Build Steel Buildings (204) 578-3739 927 Douglas Street Brandon MB R7A 7B2 ubuildsb.com rvillamizar@ubuildsb.com Westman Aerial Services Ltd. (204) 761-7461 164 Waverly Drive Brandon MB R7A 3Y8 westmanaerialservices@gmail. com
Sabor Latino (204) 717-3800 457 9th Street #6A Brandon MB R7A 1K2 saborlatinobrandon.com saborlatinobrandon@gmail.com CHAMBER AT A GLANCE |
SEPTEMBER 2020
CHAMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Learn whats coming up and check out some of the stories making headlines.
#strongertogether Throughout this pandemic, our business community has supported each other like we've never seen before. We are proud of our members for their leadership and inventiveness. Watch for our yearly Brandon Business Review to hear more stories about our members resiliency.
sponsor a member The program that keeps giving back! We have had a huge response to this initiative from our members. Through this program, 8 businesses have secured a 2020/2021 Chamber membership and have gained access to all the benefits that a Chamber membership offers!
get involved
Calling all volunteers! If you're interested in guiding and influencing the future of Chamber businesses - Why not add your voice? By being on a committee you get to regularly meet and network with other businesses while exposing your company within the community.
how many years?
Happy Anniversary! We want to celebrate you and your business during the upcoming Small Business Week from October 18 - 24, 2020. Contact our office to let us know what year your business will be celebrating in 2020.
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Do not let fear or any stigma over this virus prevent you from supporting your friends, family, and local community in business. Just be sure to take our Provincial health leaders’ recommended safety precautions seriously. Every business I can think of has implemented new policies and procedures to ensure they are able to continue doing business safely for their staff and customers. Let us make it worth their while. I do believe we are much better equipped to live with the virus now than where we were back in the middle of March. We are more educated, and better equipped to continue living a new normal while keeping our economy open for business. Please
support
each
other,
respect
each
other,
and
most
importantly, be patient with one another as we continue to dig this tunnel in search of the light. Oh yeah, and MASK UP!
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20/21 President | The Brandon Chamber of Commerce
1043 Rosser Avenue | Brandon, MB R7A 0L5 Phone: (204) 571-5340 | Fax: (204) 571-5347 info@brandonchamber.ca www.brandonchamber.ca PRINTING Leech Printing Ltd. CHAMBER STAFF Carolynn Cancade General Manager Erin Houck Events & Program Coordinator Alix Coucill Director of Member Relations Samantha Chapman Office Coordinator Who we are: The Brandon Chamber of Commerce is an independent, membership funded, non-profit organization that represents Brandon business from the grassroots level. Our Mission: To encourage growth in the Brandon community by fostering a progressive business environment favorable to enhancing existing and attracting new business.
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