Business Progress September 2013
On June 20th, 2013 the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce hosted a Productivity 101 workshop sponsored by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Sebastian Panciuk, one of Productivity Alberta’s productivity experts. We learned about the value of productivity and tools and services available to help start the journey of productivity. It was a great opportunity to ask questions and learn about specific business needs in Prince Albert.
A Message from the CEO~ Merle Lacert Hello Members, Fall is upon us, as we look to enjoy the remaining days of warm weather. The fall, also marks the start of a new Chamber cycle, as the Chamber looks to complete a new series of meetings, events and luncheons. Assisting the Chamber this year are five new Chamber Directors, we are excited to welcome these new Directors to the Chamber as they look to assist us in our planning, discussions and engagement with our community and membership. The Chamber will continue hosting many events and luncheons as we look to gain insights, offer information to our members, and advocate on matters that are important to our members. I encourage members to check out our events calendar on our website www.princealbertchamber.com to see all our planned events and luncheons. As our new cycle begins, the Chamber will look to bring our members together to gain insights into areas that have brought our region some challenges; such as labour, regional priorities and taxation. The Chamber will look to gain these insights through hosting various round tables discussions with our members. The first of these will be on September 11/2013 as we host a luncheon and round table discussions with the Honorable Hon. Kellie Leitch, PC, MP, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women. I encourage all members to see what we are up to and to engage with us through feedback, discussions and participation in our events and luncheons. Our Chamber committee’s; Investment & Growth and Government Affairs will continue to identify and work towards resolutions for the various priorities that emerge from the valuable work these committees complete. I look forward to continued discussions with the membership, and hope to see you at our next event.
Executive Officers Chairman
Mike Mitchell Tyrone Pest Control First Vice Chairman
Larry Fladager SIAST 2nd Vice Chair
Shelley L. Cannon Wilcox Zuk Chovin Law Office Board Appointed
George Vass Prince Albert & District Community Futures
Elected Board Members Trevor Dutchak
Parkland Ambulance
Darwin Zurakowski
Mark-it Signs Graphics and Web
Greg Breeze
Affinity Insurance
Robert Bratvold
Sask. Rivers School Division
Bruce Vance
P.A. Raider Hockey Club
Jayne Remenda
Prince Albert Tourism
Shayne Lazarowich
Prince Albert Multicultural Council
Ian Litzenberger
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Meghan Mayer Salon Six
Gord Jahn MNP
On Friday, June 7th we were joined by golfers from our membership for our annual Chamber Golf Tournament at Mark’s 9 Golf and Country Club. We had a beautiful sunny day and it was a great day to enjoy fellowship and to be out on the golf course! Thank you to our sponsors and to all those who participated, the day was a huge success. We would also like to thank those who donated prizes for the Silent Auction: Novus Salon, Salon Six, Arnie’s Guns & Archery, The E.A. Rawlinson Centre, Happy Camper RV, Northern Lights Casino, Deals Plus, Prince Albert Tourism and J&C Stone Cutters.
Mark Johnson, Mike Vancoughnett, Jamie Tilford & Dale Peet
Sasktel
Mark Johnson, Mike Vancoughnett, Jamie Tilford & Dale Peet
Sasktel
Amber L’Henaff, TD Canada Trust; Burt Tunstall, Supreme Office Basics; & Shawn Brown, Prairie North
Cleaning Systems.
Paul Lomheim, Norm Galambos, Bob Fitzgerald, & Cam Cartier
Northern Lights Casino
Our Green Sponsors
Our Tee Sponsors
Advantage Credit Union
Affinity Insurance
Prince Albert Photocopier
Conexus Credit Union
Tyrone Pest Control
Northern Lights Casino
Pronto Airways
Darryl Hickie SK MLA
Medallion Homes
The Prince Albert Daily Herald
First General Services
TD Canada Trust
GL Mobile Communications
Parkland Ambulance
Meyers Penny Norris P.A. Auto Body
Speciality Prize Winners
SaskTel The Longest Putt:
Our Speciality Prize
Krista Eggum, Eggum & Abrametz Closest to the Pin:
The Longest Putt: Advantage Real Estate Closest to the Pin:
Darwin Zurakowsky, Mark It Signs Men’s Longest Drive:
Eggum & Abrametz
Bill Cannon, Wilcox Zuk Chovin
Men’s Longest Drive:
Women’s Longest Drive:
Tyrone Pest Control
Angie Dawn Bear, Northern Lights Casino
Women’s Longest Drive: Diamond North Credit Union
How can you reach more potential customers? How can you be more productive? Find out secrets that can save you time and money in this one hour workshop. We will cover social media, create and manage your online presence, marketing in Prince Albert, going mobile and how to keep consumer dollars in Prince Albert. Sign up today, limited space available.
All members are invited to join us for a review of the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce previous years activities and achievements and find out our goals and objectives for the coming fiscal year.
Kellie Leitch was elected to the House of Commons in May 2011. In July 2013, Dr. Leitch was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women. Previously, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour in May 2011. Dr. Leitch is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and an associate professor of surgery. She is the former Chair of the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership and has served on various councils and boards, including the YMCA and Community Living. As a volunteer, Dr. Leitch served as council member on the National Research Council of Canada, was a board member of Genome Canada, a director on the YMCA of Greater Toronto board of directors, Vice-President of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and founder of The Sandbox Project. Dr. Leitch earned her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Toronto in 1994 and her MBA from Dalhousie University in 1998. Dr. Leitch has been recognized with the Order of Ontario for her advocacy work on behalf of Canadian children, and in 2005, she was selected as one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40" for her work in both medicine and business.
Luncheon at 11:30am with a round table discussion to follow at 1:00 Prince Albert Golf & Curling Club
Wednesday, September 4 – 15th Annual Raider Golf Classic – 1:00 PM Cooke Municipal Golf Course Thursday, September 5 – Exhibition game vs. Regina Pats – 7:00 PM Art Hauser Centre Friday, September 13 – Exhibition game vs. Saskatoon Blades – 7:00 PM Art Hauser Centre Thursday, September 19 – Chamber of Commerce Raider Luncheon – Noon Travelodge Saturday, September 21 – 900 CKBI HOME OPENER – Raiders vs. Saskatoon Blades – 7:00 PM Art Hauser Centre Friday, September 27 – Wall of Honour Night honouring the late Brad McCrimmon, Doug Winterton and Jim Bristowe – Raiders vs. Brandon Wheat Kings – 7:00 PM Art Hauser Centre Saturday, September 28 – Raiders vs. Brandon Wheat Kings – 7:00 PM Art Hauser Centre
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Belle Pulses
Novus Salon
B & P Water Shop
Nuna Training Technologies
Baron Land Company
Prince Albert Christian Radio Corp
Beachcomber Hot Tubs Prince Albert
P.A. Indian Metis Friendship Centre
Burkitt's Flowers Ltd.
P.A. Quick Clean
Canada Safeway Limited
Partner's Furniture
Canadian Mental Health Association
PBCN - P.A. Fuel & Convenience
Carleton Contracting Inc.
Perry's Automotive- New Member
Cherry Insurance Northern Services
Pinel Law Office
CJWW Radio
Prince Albert & District Community Futures
Comfort Inn
Prince Albert Carlton Sask. Party Association
Crown Cleaners
Prince Albert Metis Women's Assoc.
Culligan Water Conditioning
Quality Hotel & Suites
Dr. Java's Coffee House
Quarks
Exact Fencing Services
Rawlco Radio
Frontrunner Footwear
RBC Financial Group
Goodlife Fitness
Reeter Investment
Harold's Family Foods
River Bank Development Corp.
Kin Enterprises Inc.
Roddy Resources
Kleen Bee
Rod's Decorating Centre Ltd.
Magnet Signs
S.H.A.R.E.
Medallion Homes Inc.
Salon Six
Medical Pharmacy
Saskatchewan Penitentiary
Medi-Cross Pharmasave
STARS
MLA Prince Albert Carlton
Ted Matheson Men's Wear
Mont St.Joseph Foundation
Thorpe Brothers Ltd.
Moore Architecture Consulting Group
Transwest Air
Napa Auto Parts
Triple S Transport
Nor/Can Tree Service LTP
Vu's Garden Restaurant
Northern Funeral Service
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Northern Rentals
Windows Beautiful
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