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Upcoming Events Small Business Trade Show October 19

Chairman’s Night Featuring Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons & Introducing the 2016-17 Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors November 3

Chamber Member Christmas Social December 9

Chamber Board Chair, Gordon Jahn, right, presented a cheque to Brent MacDonald, who accepted on behalf of the Raider Hockey Club.

The presentation was made at the 2016 Raider Hockey Luncheon September 14, sponsored by the Northern Lights Casino.

Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Forum Carlton Comprehensive High School Wednesday, October 12 Doors open 6:45 p.m.

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Get in Touch Tel: 306-764-6221 Email: chamberpa@sasktel.net

BOARD OF DIRECTORS A Message from the CEO, Larry Fladager Well it’s here … the icy blast and snow dump we got this month is a reminder that Winter is settling in. The snow and slush isn’t expected to stick around long this time, but we’ll soon be knee-deep in the white stuff on a more long-term basis.

Our Chamber staff and members of our board recently attended an event in Shellbrook to hear from Doug Griffiths, an Alberta resident and former MLA who now works as a consultant helping communities find ways to grow and improve their communities. Griffiths wrote a book, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, in which he talks about the key factors that can either lead to growth and prosperity, or the demise of your local community.

Griffiths highlighted the main issues every community faces in attracting growth, investment and people, based on his observations from time spent visiting and talking to people in various communities around the country. Griffiths’ tips are good advice for anyone, and they’re ideas that could be applied here in Prince Albert as well. Among his key points, Griffiths talks about competition in business, the importance of shopping local, beautifying your community to make it attractive to others and working together to reach your goals.

Also of note, Griffiths stresses the importance of positive thinking and speaking highly of your community, especially to youth. He makes a good point when he says people will not be attracted to your community, or interested, if all you tell them are the negatives. Talking about others in the community, complaining and blaming others will only hurt your community. As Griffiths says, “the only people responsible for the success of your community, the only ones who can make it happen, is you.”

On another note, the Chamber has a number of exciting events planned over the next couple months, including our Mayoral Candidates Forum October 12. Please plan to attend to hear what each of the four candidates vying for the top job in the city have to say on local issues.

We’re also looking forward to our Small Business Trade Show October 19, featuring a variety of booths, a keynote speaker and a vendor networking event later in the day. Our Chairman’s Night November 3 will feature Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons and we’re excited to welcome him to Prince Albert for this event as we welcome our incoming board of directors.

We hope you will be able to join us!

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Board Chair Gordon Jahn, MNP Past Chair Greg Breeze Affinity Insurance First Vice Chair Garrett Lawless, Transwest Air Second Vice Chair Vacant Secretary/ Treasurer Phil Hounjet RBC Board Appointed Robert Bratvold Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division Elected Board Members Ian Litzenberger, Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Meghan Mayer, Salon Six Tracy Moriarty Feher Feher Financial Inc. Jason Hurd aodbt architechture + design Dean McKim Prince Albert Co-op Bill Powalinsky Prince Albert Community Service Centre Tom Seidenthal Scotiabank

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Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Board Directors On November 3, 2016, the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce will welcome incoming board chair, Mr. Gordon Jahn, and officially install the newest members of the Chamber Board of Directors at a gala evening hosted at Plaza 88 Event Centre.

Mr. Jahn, FCPA, FCA with MNP, is a long-time member of the Chamber Board of Directors.

Featuring our Board of Directors’ inductee program and fine dining at Plaza 88, the Chairman’s Night Gala will also include a keynote address by Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons. Mr. Clemons is a CFL football legend and founder of the Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth.

Proceeds from the silent auction will go toward business scholarships for students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

Tickets for this event are now available for purchase online or by calling 306-764-6222. We hope you will be able to join us for the evening.

Please keep reading to learn more about the 201617 Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. And, please consider joining us for Chairman’s Night as we welcome our new board.

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Chamber of Commerce Board Chair ~ Gordon Jahn, FCPA, FCA Gordon Jahn is a Partner with MNP, a Canadian chartered professional accountancy and business consulting firm. He provides services to a wide range of businesses, as well as government and not for profit organizations.

Gordon was born and raised in Prince Albert, and grew up in a family that operated a local business. He is well aware of the challenges and rewards of operating a business, and of the contributions that businesses make to our community. He became a Board member of the Chamber in 2013, after having gained experience on the Chamber’s Investment and Growth Committee. Gordon has served as Treasurer and Vice Chair, and has been a member of the Government Affairs Committee.

Gordon has been active in his profession. He was a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan from June of 1998 to 2002, and a member of the Discipline Committee from June 2003 to 2009. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Saskatchewan institute in 2007.

Gordon believes that a key role of the Chamber is to provide a forum to educate and inform our members and the community. It is important that the Chamber is a strong voice for its members, and that it represents the views of its members in matters that are important to our community.

Chamber of Commerce Past Chair ~ Greg Breeze, Affinity Insurance Mr. Breeze is a long-time supporter of the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce and served as a board director for four years before taking on the role of board chair. During his time with the Chamber board of directors, Mr. Breeze has served on a variety of committees and works hard to promote the value of Chamber membership while also advocating on behalf of members for policies and regulations that promote business profitability and growth.

Mr. Breeze has worked with Affinity Insurance for nearly 22 years, and started with the business in 1993 when it was still known as Redekopp Insurance. He handles a variety of portfolios, including life insurance, investments and group and pension coverage.

Born and raised in Prince Albert, Mr. Breeze currently lives on an acreage near the city and enjoys spending time with his young daughter, his wife Anita and her daughter Brea.

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Chamber of Commerce First Vice Chair ~ Garrett Lawless, Transwest Air Garrett Lawless joined the team at Transwest on August 15, 2014. As Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for the company’s operational management strategy and contributes to the development of the organization’s strategic goals.

After serving 22 years with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Garrett has extensive experience both as a pilot and military officer. As a military pilot, Garrett has flown over 5,000 hours and has held senior leadership appointments within RCAF flying training schools and operational squadrons. He has commanded Search and Rescue missions spanning Canada’s Southern and high Arctic regions; supported several international Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief efforts; and flown Prime Ministers and Governors General of Canada on missions within North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Far and Middle East and Australia.

In non-flying roles, Garrett has diverse experience leading both small and large teams within domestic and international settings. He was the Senior Operations Officer for the Canadian CC-130 Hercules detachment in Afghanistan, and he spent his last year in Ottawa working as a Military Assistant to the Minister of National Defence.

Garrett has two Master’s Degrees from the Royal Military College of Canada, as well as a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He has lectured on Professional Ethics at Queen’s University and been published in peer-reviewed journals on contemporary defence issues. He has served on the Chamber board of directors for the past year, and is committed to promoting business and community growth and development, both in the Prince Albert area and in Saskatchewan’s North, where the Transwest Group of Companies is a community leader.

Chamber of Commerce Secretary/ Treasurer ~ Phil Hounjet, RBC Financial Phil Hounjet has an agriculture background, growing up on the family’s grain farm operation south of Prince Albert.

He is currently a commercial account manager with the Royal Bank of Canada and continues to be involved with the family farm. He has been on the commercial side of the financial services industry for more than five years working in various locations across Saskatchewan.

Phil moved to Prince Albert with his wife and son in 2014 and has really enjoyed living in the city for the last two years. Aside from the Chamber of Commerce, Phil also holds executive positions on two other non-profit boards in Prince Albert.

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Board– Appointed Director ~ Robert Bratvold, Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division Robert Bratvold grew up in a family that owned and operated a business in a small Saskatchewan town and he has seen both the challenges of operating a business and the value that business brings to a community.

He has seen the financial and employment benefits that business bring to communities, but he also recognizes that there are so many more contributions businesses make to the fabric of a community beyond the monetary ones.

As a teacher, school administrator and father of five children, Robert is involved in his community in various ways. Supporting music, cultural, and sporting events, especially for youth, is one part of his involvement and the other part of his focus includes building connections between community organizations, the schools and the business community. He is consistently impressed by people’s willingness to give of their time and resources to build partnerships that support the community, and especially those that provide opportunities for young people.

In July 2011 he moved to Prince Albert as the Director of Education for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division, and soon began attending Chamber events and seeing the work the Chamber does for the community. Robert enjoys serving on the board, supporting the efforts of the Chamber and connecting the work of the business community to the work of the schools. There are so many opportunities that he sees in those partnerships that can benefit businesses, students and the community.

Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Ian Litzenberger, Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Born and raised in southeastern Saskatchewan, Ian and his wife Shyla didn't make Prince Albert their home until they moved to the city with their family in 2006. After a few years of working in various sales positions throughout the province, Ian and Shyla decided to open The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in April 2011 where they could focus on providing one on one personal care that they always envisioned a pharmacy to have.

Ian also works as an Account Manager for Acklands Grainger here in the city.

Away from work, Ian is very involved with softball in Prince Albert, and also enjoys playing slo-pitch, the odd round of golf, spending time with his son on the ball field, at the dance studio with his daughter or just relaxing with the entire family at the lake.

Ian looks forward to the new friendships, partnerships, and experiences that lay ahead with all the members of the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors, and all of the Chamber staff.

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Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Meghan Mayer, Salon 6 Meghan Mayer and her husband Jaret have owned and operated Salon 6 for the past six years. The couple has two children, aged 15 and seven.

Meghan is a long-time resident of Prince Albert with a passion for business and community development. She loves helping other businesses succeed.

Meghan has served on a number of volunteer boards including the Prince Albert Winter Festival, and currently sits on the board of directors for Plaza 88 Event Centre.

Building on her skills and passion for community, Meghan started Xtreme Makeover, an event that reaches out to men and women in the community, and awards two lucky winners with a free makeover and a night on the town. She is an accomplished singer and has been active in the performing arts community as well, teaching, directing and producing a number of dinner theatre productions over the last 13 years.

This is Meghan’s fourth year as a director with the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Jason Hurd, aodbt architecture + interior design Jason Hurd is an architect and partner with aodbt architecture + interior design in Prince Albert.

After several years working abroad, he returned to Prince Albert and joined aodbt in 2008. His firm is currently working on projects throughout Saskatchewan, and in Manitoba and Alberta. He lives in the RM of Buckland with his partner Ryan and son Colin and spends his summers at their cabin at Emma Lake.

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Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Tracy Moriarty Feher, Feher Financial Tracy Moriarty Feher is the owner of Feher Financial Inc. operating in the Freedom 55 Financial world for the past eight years.

This is Tracy’s second year as a Chamber of Commerce Board Director. She enjoys working with the board to support and advocate on behalf of the local business community and looks forward to helping to plan the Chamber’s annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards, which recognize the best in local business.

She has extensive experience in the area of non-profits and worked for the Mont St Joseph Foundation for many years prior to her role as Financial Advisor.

Tracy sits on the board of the newly-formed Spark Theatre and in her spare time, enjoys travelling with her family. Tracy is married to Art and together they have two daughters, Brenna and Jordan, who are currently attending school at the University of Saskatchewan.

Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Dean McKim, Federated Co-op, Saskatoon Region Dean began his career in the Co-operative Retailing System in August 1996 as Food Manager at Red Deer Co-op. He successfully completed his General Manager One-to-One Training Program at Rimbey and Eckville Co-ops in 1998 and became the General Manager for Eckville Co-op.

In 2001, he joined the Saskatoon Region as a Retail Advisor before becoming the General Manager at Delta Co-op in Unity SK in 2004. In August 2007, he was promoted to the position as General Manager for Otter Co-op in Aldergrove BC. Dean also served as Retail Advisor for the Vancouver Island Retail Co-operatives during his tenure at Otter Co-op. Dean was promoted to the position of Associate Vice-President for Federated Co-op in 2011. Dean has been General Manager of the Prince Albert Co-op since May of 2015 and is now General Manager of the Meadow Lake Co-op as well.

Dean has completed many CRS and external management courses including his Management Development Program (University of Saskatchewan), Power Communication Certificate (Rapport Leadership International), and Strategic Planning and Management in Retailing (Babson College, Boston).

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Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Thomas Seidenthal, Scotiabank Thomas and his family have been making Prince Albert their home since 2005.

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Regina. He is a Certified Financial Planner with more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry, the last nine years with Scotiabank. Thomas recognizes the importance of small business in the success of our community, and works to build partnerships with his clients as a Small Business Advisor with Scotiabank.

New to the Board of Directors, Thomas looks forward to working with the Chamber on issues and projects that are of importance to local Chamber members. He is also involved with various community groups and events around Prince Albert.

Chamber of Commerce Board Director ~ Bill Powalinsky, Prince Albert & District Community Service Centre This is Bill’s first term as a Board Director with the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce. He is currently the CEO of the Prince Albert & District Community Service Centre, which supervises SARCAN operations, and provides seniors and special needs transportation, and employment and budget counseling.

Bill also sits as a board member for River Bank Development Corporation.

In the past, he has also worked with community organizations, including S.H.A.R.E., the Canadian Mental Health Association- Prince Albert Branch and the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living. He spent 24 years with the Government of Canada, working as both a manager and senior development officer with Service Canada. He has been recognized both regionally and nationally for outstanding teamwork.

Bill is a dedicated advocate for inclusion of persons with disabilities and an accomplished musician and toastmaster. He has management experience in the public, private and non-profit sector; and has worked as a public relations coordinator, vocational consultant, human relations consultant and human relations director.

He and his wife Charlotte have three very interesting children and one perfect grandson.

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Chamber Supports Prince Albert Raiders at annual luncheon The 2016 Raider Hockey Luncheon took place September 14 at the Ches Leach Lounge. The Luncheon was sponsored by the Northern Lights Casino. Community members got an update on the team's plans for the 2016-17 season and visited with players from the team during lunch.

The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce also presented the Raiders with a cheque for $1,500 as part of the event.

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Chamber Board Chair, Gordon Jahn, right, presented a cheque to Brent MacDonald, who accepted on behalf of the Raider Hockey Club.

Prince Albert Raiders Head Coach Marc Habscheid speaks at the 2016 Raider Hockey Luncheon.

From left, Prince Albert Raiders Head Coach, Marc Habscheid; Chamber of Commerce CEO Larry Fladager; Raider Board Director Colin Fraser; Raider Board Director Brent MacDonald; Raiders’ General Manager Curtis Hunt, Prince Albert City Mayor Greg Dionne, Raiders’ Business Manager Michael Scissons; Chamber Board Chair Gordon Jahn; and Loren Sproat, Marketing Manager with the Northern Lights Casino.

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Chamber Hosts Non-Profit Leadership Forum The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce hosted a Non-Profit Leadership Forum September 22, 2016 to engage with local non-profit members and give them information on issues around board and governance, marketing for their organization and safe planning of events involving alcohol.

Local business leaders were invited to a networking session following the workshop to learn more about local non-profits and how they may be able to connect on opportunities for charitable giving.

To learn more about this event, please visit our website by clicking here.

Right: Chamber Board Director and financial advisor, Tracy Moriarty Feher spoke at the Non-Profit Leadership Forum about the benefits of ChamberPlan Benefits.

Chamber CEO Larry Fladager spoke to non-profit representatives about board and governance during the Non-Profit Leadership Forum.

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From left, Richard Ahenakew, General Manager at the Northern Lights Casino; Wes Clark, Executive Director with the Prince Albert Share-a-Meal Food Bank and Pat Cook, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for the Sasaktchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) presented the food bank with a cheque for $5,000 September 16. The NLC and SIGA presented the cheque in conjunction with a community barbecue at Prince Albert City Hall Memorial Square. The donation was on behalf of the Northern Lights Community Development Corporation and the Northern Lights Casino/SIGA. Funds raised from the barbecue also went to the food bank.

Members of the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit 222 collected food and cash donations last month in support of the Prince Albert Share -a-Meal Food Bank. The project raised more than $500 for the food bank, in addition to the food collection. The food drive also featured music and a jam session with sound equipment donated by Mosaic Music and musicians from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association contributing their time.

Carlton Honda celebrated 35 years in business in September with cake, coffee, and a presentation from Honda Canada.

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Kudos to Affinity Insurance Services of Prince Albert for donating $5,000 to the Rose Garden Hospice, which has been working to build a local hospice for terminally ill patients in the community. Read more about this donation here.

Sonya Jahn, Regional Director of Volunteer Services for the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region was recently recognized with a Volunteer Champion Award for her work to promote volunteerism and as a volunteer herself. Learn more here.

Brenda Abrametz, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, has been appointed to a threeperson provincial advisory panel aimed at reviewing the number of health region’s in the province. More details can be found by clicking here.

Dianne and Roger Mann from Mann Northway Auto Source were inducted into the Prince Albert Arts Hall of Fame in September.

Learn more here.

Veselka-Prince Albert & District Ukrainian Culture & Heritage Club celebrated the Week of Saskatchewan Ukrainians with a flag raising at Prince Albert City Hall September 26. The event recognized the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian immigration to Canada. 2016 has also been declared the Year of Saskatchewan Ukrainians, recognizing the many contributions of people of Ukrainian descent in this province. ~ Photo credit to Marcia Salahub, Veselka

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Owners of the Tim Hortons restaurants in Prince Albert donated $7,000 to the pediatric ward at the Victoria Hospital last month to help with renovations and upgrades. From left to right is Jane Antoine, Nursing Unit Manager Pediatrics; Ed Zaparaniuk, Owner Tim Hortons Prince Albert; Sarah, age 5; Cheryl Sander, Owner Tim Hortons Prince Albert; and Sherry Buckler, Victoria Hospital Foundation. To read more about the donation, please click here.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Air-Ship International Days Inn Loraas Environmental Services Tru-North Auto, Marine Sales Congratulations to Renewed Members A&W Army, Navy & Airforce Veterans in Canada Prince Albert Unit 222 Bocian Jewellers Clarence Campeau Development Fund Danica Jesse Music Studio Embee Diamonds Lobstick Travel OK Tire Original Joe’s P.A. Autobody Paintball Paradise Prince Albert Habitat for Humanity Inc. Special Events Tents Supreme Basics The Spice Trail

Thank you!

Your continued support of your local Chamber makes it possible for us to work on your behalf, and we want you to know we value your commitment!

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