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38 Degrees Restaurant Lang Pioneer Village

David Wills Business Citizen of the Year

Merrett Home Hardware and Building Centre

Operitel Corporation Employer of the Year

Best Western Otonabee Inn

The Historic Red Dog That Special Touch Wedding & Event Decor Cabinetree Camp Kawartha & The Kawartha Outdoor Education Centre

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Agriculture Matters Farm Family of the Year

Upcoming Events your chamber

Mayor Paul Ayotte City of Peterborough Karl Moher Douro-Dummer Deputy Reeve County of Peterborough Marg Dawson Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture

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CYNTHIA HAMU Cynthia is the Office Manager at The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and can be reached at 705.748.9771 x201 or cynthia@ peterboroughchamber.ca

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SHELLEY GAUTHIER Shelley is the Administrative Assistant at The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and can be reached at 705.748.9771 x204 or shelley@ peterboroughchamber.ca

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he 6th Annual Peterborough Business Excellence Awards profiled and highlighted 48 outstanding businesses from our community with an exciting awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 21st. This event was sold out with over 490 guests in attendance!

Teresa Kaszuba, from CHEX TV, was our evening host and Bob Doornenbal, from The Peterborough Examiner, was our MC for the evening. They both did an outstanding job and the Chamber extends to them warm thanks and appreciation.

Following this article is a list of all of our 2009 finalists, with the recipients of this year’s awards in bold, as well as all of our Excellence sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible.

Once again, our gracious host, Tom Malakos of Trentwinds, provided a wonderful meal and, as well, the Excellence Committee worked tirelessly to pull together the beautiful ambiance with this year’s theme of “Celebration of your achievement is as important as your achievement!”

Congratulations to all of the 2009 Excellence Awards finalists and winners!

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The Chamber would like to take this opportunity to thank each of our 2009 Excellence Committee members for the outstanding job they did this year (names listed in alphabetical order):

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Merv Buchanan, RMS Event Services Kim Holmes (Co-chair), Star 93.3/ 107.9 The Breeze Betty Johnson (Co-chair), Century 21 United Realty Inc. Cheryl Kelly, RBC Royal Bank Elizabeth Kitchen, TD Canada Trust Josie Lemaire, RBC Royal Bank Scott Mancini, RBC Financial Group Mike Melnik, Impact Communications Drew Merrett, Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre Brenda O’Brien, CHEX TV Karen Park, The Peterborough Examiner Carole Pedler, Century 21 United Realty Inc. Sheila White, BMO Financial Group Margaret Wuis, BMO Financial Group

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As well, we thank each of the judges who worked tirelessly reviewing each and every nomination submission, then chose our finalists and winners.

Our judges have indicated that each year the quality of the submissions has improved, with the quality of this year’s submissions exceeding all previous years.

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We received a record high of 211 nominations this year, and we thank everyone who took the time to complete and submit a nomination. We sincerely hope that by going through completion of your nomination you and your team were truly able to “celebrate your achievement”!

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• Dental Homecare • Green Street • Reggie’s HotGrill MANUFACTURING • Cabinetree • Measuremax Inc. • Sciens Industries Inc. TOURISM sponsored by RBC Financial Group

• Lang Pioneer Village Museum • Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Company • Woodhaven Country Lodge HOSPITALITY sponsored by Sysco Central Ontario, Inc.

• Best Western Otonabee Inn • Jesse’s Tap & Grill • The Magic Rolling Pin MICRO BUSINESS – Fewer than 5 employees sponsored by The Staffing Connection / Level A

• Crawford Building Consultants Inc. • Simon Terry Designs • That Special Touch Wedding and Event Décor

RETAIL CHAIN/FRANCHISE sponsored by Business Development Bank of Canada

• Merrett Home Hardware and Building Centre • Staples Business Depot South • Trans Canada Nissan RETAIL NON-CHAIN/ NON-FRANCHISE sponsored by The Peterborough Examiner

• All Creatures Great and Small • Brant Office Supply Ltd. • Grady’s Feet Essentials Ltd. CUSTOMER FIRST sponsored by TD Canada Trust

• Carlson Wagonlit Stewart Travel • Community Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd. • Jake’s Neighbourhood Grill LOCAL FOCUS sponsored by Darling Insurance

• 38 Degrees Restaurant • CHEX TV • RMS Events INNOVATION / RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT sponsored by GPA EDC

• Bear Mountain Boats Inc. • ODIM Spectrum Ltd. • Unique Inventions Inc. COMMERCIAL RESTORATION / RENOVATION sponsored by City of Peterborough

• The Historic Red Dog • Vision Glass • Whelan’s Flooring Centre

Congratulations to all Winners and Finalists

MARKETING & PROMOTION sponsored by BDO Dunwoody LLP

• Fleming College (2009 Fall Continuing Education) • The Little Ad Company (YWCA - Crossroads) • The Little Ad Company (YWCA - Walk a Mile in Her Shoes)

sponsored by County of Peterborough

Employer of the Year Michael Skinner, Operitel Corporation

• Camp Kawartha & The Kawartha Outdoor Education Centre • The Hippy Chippy • Swish Maintenance Limited

Presented by Bill Lockington, Lockington Lawless

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HEALTH & WELLNESS sponsored by Operitel Corporation

• Dental Homecare • Peterborough Manor • Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough NOT-FOR-PROFIT sponsored by Fleming College

• Canadian Cancer Society • The Market Hall • YWCA Peterborough, Victoria and Haliburton EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Lockington Lawless Fitzpatrick Barristers & Solicitors

• Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront • Kawartha Credit Union Limited • Operitel Corporation BUSINESS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR sponsored by Nexicom

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AGRICULTURE matters Chamber Sponsors Annual Peterborough County Farm Family of the Year Award ongratulations to Rick and Kathy Carl and family--Peterborough County’s 2009 Farm Family of the Year.

On Friday, October 30th, approximately 120 local farmers, politicians and agricultural representatives gathered to watch the Carl family receive this prestigious award at the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture’s Annual Banquet.

For the past 24 years, the Carl family has operated Alona Farms Ltd., a dairy farm on 240 acres in the Township of Cavan-Monaghan. The family breed only registered Holsteins, and has achieved “Grade A” status for their dairy barn for the past 24 years.

The Carl family, comprised of Rick, Kathy, Melissa, Chad and Travis, were the hosts of the 2009 Holstein Twilight Barbecue. Additionally, the family has been involved with the Peterborough County Holstein Club, with Rick serving as a Director for the past 16 years.

Congratulations to Rick, Kathy, Melissa, Chad and Travis on being selected as Peterborough County’s 2009 Farm Family of the Year.

The Chamber has sponsored the Farm Family of the Year Award for the past 33 years and looks forward to sponsoring for many more to come and would like to congratulate all winners and nominees.

onthecover: Our front cover features our 2009 Business Excellence Awards Winners. The cover story on pages 4 and 5 provides an overview of the Evening of Excellence, including all finalists, sponsors and the Committee members who made this evening so memorable.

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Christmas Social We invite you to join us for our much anticipated Christmas Social as we merge both our Business After Hours and Club Laurus for a special holiday event.

The Market Hall is inviting you to visit the Hall and be among the first to view the architect’s plans and renderings, hear the project schedule and move around the space to see how the renovations will rejuvenate the exterior of the building and make the Market Hall an outstanding venue for performing arts in the region.

This evening is always very popular as delicious food from many of our members in the Restaurant/ Catering business is available for guests to sample! If you would like to donate food for this event (appetizer, dessert, or something else!) please contact Cathy at the Chamber, 748-9771 x214. location: The Market Hall, 336 George St. N. time: 4:00 - 7:00 pm cost: Free, compliments of OLG Slots at Kawartha Downs please note: Pre-registration is required for this event.

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location: Carousel Restaurant, 116 Lansdowne Street East guest speaker: Cammie Jaquays, Pure Power Solutions, “How to Organize your 2010 Business Plan”. time: 7:30 am cost: Pay for your breakfast please note: You do not need to register for this event.

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Looking Ahead to 2010... businessafterhours & 2nd Annual Chamber Volunteer Appreciation Event tuesday, january 5th, 2010 Ring in the New Year by joining us at Jake’s Neighbourhood Grill for our combined Business After Hours and 2nd Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event. Be sure not to miss this unique event where you can tour Jake’s and sample delicious items from their menu, as well as share in the celebration of the accomplishments of all of our wonderful 2009 Chamber volunteers! location: Jake’s Neighbourhood Grill, 901 Lansdowne Street West time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm cost: Free, compliments of OLG Slots at Kawartha Downs please note: Pre-registration is required for this event.

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location: Carousel Restaurant, 116 Lansdowne Street East guest speaker: Sharla Trudell, GoSmallBiz time: 7:30 am cost: Pay for your breakfast please note: You do not need to register for this event.

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location: The Historic Red Dog, 189 Hunter Street West event: `Club Laurus New Year Social’ (Stay tuned for more details…!) time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm cost: Free, compliments of The 2nd Floor Lounge & the Historic Red Dog please note: Pre-registration is required for this event.

Annual Christmas Gala & Auction Wednesday December 2nd

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Our 121st Annual Chamber Gala, is being held on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club, and our theme is Rocky Mountain Romance!

This year for our grand prize trip for two, sponsored by TV COGECO, the winner will have a choice of one of two options: Option 1: The Rockies, Edmonton and The Badlands, 7 days/6 nights – self-drive (car rental included) or Option 2: Ultimate West Coast Explorer (Vancouver & Victoria), 7 days/6 nights – Independent Package Both trips include return airfare, hotel accommodation and, compliments of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, an array of complimentary vouchers to enjoy many of the local sights. For more about the grand prize trip details, please check out our website at www.peterboroughchamber.ca For those members who have paid for their tickets by Friday, January 22nd, their name will be entered into the Early Bird Draw, to win Limousine Service for the evening, compliments of Ambassador Limousine.

Tickets are $100 each, plus GST, and can be ordered by email at register@peterboroughchamber.ca or by calling 748-9771 x0.

Parkway Banquet Hall 1135 Lansdowne St. W. Peterborough The Peterborough Pop Ensemble will be greeting guests with their favorite Christmas Carols 6 p.m. – Social & Silent Auction 7:00 p.m. – Dinner 9:00 p.m. - Live Auction, Rob Rusland of Rusland Auctioneers

All Proceeds from the Live and Silent Auction will go to support YWCA Crossroads Women’s Shelter Donations for this evening will be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the following locations: East City Flower Shop, 59-B Hunter Street Just Toys Educational, 174-A Charlotte St. Bath Solutions, 637 The Queensway, Unit 5 Exit Realty Liftlock, 1840 Lansdowne St. W Guest registration for the Christmas Gala is Thursday, November, 26th, 2009.

Please register at: www.womensbusinessnetwork.net Cost is $35.00 per person and must be prepaid.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful evening!

registrationinformation Unless otherwise specified, registration is required for all Chamber events. To register, please call 748-9771 Ext. 0 or email register@peterboroughchamber.ca

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MEMBERmatters headlines 25 Years Experience in C.O. Accounting Services

Christina Robertson Photography Specializing in Portrait Sitting

Peterborough Green Up Offers the Power Saving Blitz

Carbe Orellana owns C.O. Accounting Services, offering bookkeeping, payroll, future financial planning, profitability, cash flow and tax preparation. Carbe has over 25 years experience. For details, call (705) 201-1406 or email carbeho@msn.com.

Christina Robertson Photography specializes in portrait sittings, particularly maternity and newborn shoots. Christina is a young mother herself, so she understands how to put someone at ease in order to capture such an important time of life. Christina also does wedding and commercial photography, and with a visual merchandising arts and marketing diploma, and background in fashion photography and window design, she has a good eye.

You can have a look at her work at www.christinarobertsonphotography.com or call (705) 875-0320.

As businesses continue to look for ways to reduce energy consumption, Peterborough Green Up is offering the Power Savings Blitz. Coordinator Alex Mortlock offers an assessment, identifies opportunities to save, and then provides options. You can receive up to $1000 in free products, and recommendations for even more energy saving upgrades. For more information visit www.greenup.on.ca or call Alex at (705) 745-3238.

Green Eyewear Optical Opens in Peterborough Green Eyewear Optical is now open at 374 George Street. As the name suggests, owners Shane and Amanda Palmer are offering several top quality brands, many made from recycled material by eco-conscious suppliers, many designed in Canada. They also walk the talk using a 100 year old dismantled barn to decorate the store, energy efficient lighting, and bamboo flooring. They also offer a mobile optical unit for seniors and shut-ins, using the 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Jetta.

Full details and contact information is online at www.greeneyewear.ca or call (705) 775-3937.

Impact Staging and Design Enhances Your Property Presentation Donna DuMoulin is a Canadian Certified Staging Professional. Her company is called Impact Staging and Design. Drawing on 20 years of experience in residential construction, Donna uses a three step process to enhance your property presentation as you prepare to list it for sale.

She can even provide rental furniture, art and accessories.

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4th Line Theatre Moves to a New Administrative Home 4th Line Theatre recently announced that their Administrative Offices have moved to 4 Tupper Street in the heart of downtown Millbrook. The theatre’s mailing address, phone numbers and other contact information remain the same.

For more information, visit them online at www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca or call (800) 814-0055.

Imperial Coffee & Services Inc. Announces Expanded Environmental Protection Initiatives Imperial Coffee & Services is minimizing the environmental impact of the goods and services they provide, offering their customers new, aggressive and expanded options such as biodegradable packaging, Waste-To-Energy program, fair trade coffee, coffee shippers, compostable cups and single-serve pod brewing systems. For more information, visit www.imperialcoffee.com or call (705) 328-1717.

John Potts Announced as Credit Union Professional of the Year Peterborough Community Credit Union Is pleased to announce that Credit Manager John Potts has been named the Credit Union Professional of the Year for 2009 by the Credit Union Professionals Association.

Mr. Potts has served the needs of credit union members for over 35 years. Stop in and talk with John about your small business or personal loan needs. Visit www.pboccu.com or call (705) 748-4481.

Does your business have some new and exciting news to share?

Available @ Swish Clean-it™ Centre 2060 Fisher Drive, Peterborough ON (705) 745-5763 or visit www.swishclean.com

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If so, please submit your information (approximately 75 words) to info@peterboroughchamber.ca by the 1st of the preceeding month for inclusion in the next month’s issue (i.e. February’s newsletter, January 1st deadline).

Please note that information will be printed at the Editor/General Manager’s discretion.

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welcome to our new members who joined the Chamber from Oct 10, 2009 – Nov 10, 2009

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Consultants - Other Carmela Valles (705) 761-2244 www.carmelavalles.com

Accounting & Bookkeeping Tara Chesebrough (705) 742-4685 www.financial-businessolutions.com

Century 21 United Realty Inc./ Nadene Crough

Kawartha Auto Cleaning

Health Care Practitioners Denise Bradshaw & Dr. Russell Bradshaw (705) 741-5044 www.powerzonechiropractic.com

BloodConnect Health Care Practitioners Janet Woods (705) 743-2755 www.janetwoods.ca

BMT Insurance & Financial Services Insurance Claude Gauthier & Joel Bergeron (705) 745-1771 www.bmtinsurance.ca

Real Estate Agents, Brokers & Appraisers Nadene Crough (705) 872-2094 www.century21.ca/nadene.crough

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Automotive - Other Services Fiona Whitney (705) 740-2277

Peterborough Speedway Race Tracks Jean-Paul Josiasse (705) 743-5880 www.peterboroughspeedway.com

Interior Decorating & Home Staging Andrea Brown (705) 874-0519 www.clearvieworganizing.com

Superior Disaster Services Ltd. Residential Construction Bob Webb & Andrew Martin (705) 745-2666 www.supdis.com

Sweet and Spicy Gourmet & Catering Restaurants & Catering Valerine Lacroix (705) 772-2624 www.sweetandspicy.ca

BALLET JORGEN’S GROUP OF SEVEN NUTCRACKER A quintessential northern Canadian work with an early 20th Century rural Ontario setting - this delightful re-working of the timeless classic is born from collaboration with Kleinburg’s worldrenowned McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Wednesday, December 16th at 7PM www.balletjorgen.ca

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THE CHRISTMAS STORIES VARIETY SHOW A variety of humorous stories, songs and personal memories of Christmas past and present - performed by some of Peterborough’s renowned musicians, actors, entertainers, public figures and personalities!

Friday, November 27th at 8PM

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Check out the downloadable flyer on the Chamber website at peterboroughchamber.ca for a complete listing of all the great savings you and your employees can enjoy by simply being a member of the Chamber.

NEW this month: Einstein Aquatics Offering 10% off aquarium supplies & livestock for members.

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businessafterhours October by Bob Behan (The Protectors Group), BAH Committee Chair Kawartha Club Bingo Shocking!

I think most who attended the Kawartha Club Bingo November BAH reception would describe their experience as shocking. Unless you have been to KCB in the last couple of years, I suspect your perception of this venue is completely different from the reality.

KCB is a first-class entertainment facility that is bright, vibrant, aesthetically pleasing and very comfortable. The personnel here compliment the atmosphere or even surpass it with their professional service and welcoming attitude.

This exciting venue was a terrific place for Chamber members to network. It is also an excellent choice to bring a group

of friends or employees for a session of fun and enjoyment.

The younger bingo enthusiasts will be happy to know that “E-Bingo” is available here. Additional electronic terminals for playing bingo and other games will replace the traditional “bingo card marking exercise” over time as investment efforts continue in modernizing the industry.

KCB also supports approximately 43 non-profit and charitable organizations.

They have shared over $1.7 million in a given year with these groups, who support our community needs.

Thank you Kawartha Club Bingo for your hospitality and for making us aware of another great attraction in our beautiful city.

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breakfastclub October by Betty Johnson (Century 21 United Realty), Breakfast Club Committee Co-chair Karen August, Director of Development, for the Market Hall was our speaker on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009.

They have a 25 year history of performing arts in the space with many functions happening.

The Market Hall has been designated with funding for a $9.7 million dollar project in total to rehabilitate the heritage exterior and perform major updates including new elevators, roof, and heating, cooling and new theatre entrance on the South side of the building. We were able to view the preliminary drawings of this new development.

The Market Hall will be fundraising for the theatre components such as seats and sound and lighting equipment.

The theatre will have superior acoustics, superb sightlines, and a gracious lobby area.

Their prime target is to retain the heritage charm, bring heritage features back to prominence and retain the flexibility of the theatre space.

Renovations begin in Feb 2010 and will take a year to complete.

The Market Hall was also a finalist in our 2009 Excellence Awards in the Not-For-Profit Category.

For further information please contact Karen at (705) 749-1146.

Alex Lamore is an Associate with Interglobe Financial Services and Financial Navigation in Peterborough.

As an independent, Alex offers a wide range of services and products from top companies in the financial industry. From GIC’s to Life Insurance to Group Benefits, contact Alex today at

for a no-obligation consultation today!

October by Jason Chessar (J’s Magic), Club Laurus Committee Chair

Sofie’s educational and informative presentation helped to translate the things you can do on the internet into every day English! If you have never had the pleasure to attend one of her seminars, I would highly recommend you check out www.sofieandreou.com to see where she is speaking next. You will be very glad you did.

Congratulations to Alex Lamore, Interglobe / Financial Navigation

1-705-740-9000 or alamore1@cogeco.ca

clublaurus October featured another incredible Club Laurus event with the pleasure of having Sofie Andreou join us to teach the group about Leveraging the Incredible Power of Online Social Networking.

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I would also like to say thank you to Pat Marren and Nationwide Barter on behalf of all of us at Club Laurus for their generous support this past year. Thanks to them we all received the value that Club Laurus offers at no charge. Thanks again Pat Marren for all your help.

Don’t forget Tim Macdonnell of Elite Sports Tours will be joining us for our next meeting, on Thursday, Nov 26th at 5:00pm at the 2nd Floor Lounge. See you there!

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Club Laurus Winner Profile Congratulations to Amy Potter of Nexicom Nexicom Business Services Whether you’re looking for phone and internet, a new website, or the peace of mind a security system provides, Nexicom has what you need.

Amy Potter is part of our Business Services Team. Give Amy a call, and find out what Nexicom can do for your business. www.nexicom.net apotter@nexicomgroup.net (705) 932-4311

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YOURchamber by shelley gauthier

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Copyright Reform is Long Overdue The Canadian Chamber was pleased to participate in a recent copyright reform consultation with Industry Minister Tony Clement. This provided an opportunity for the Canadian Chamber to present its views on reforms to copyright and intellectual property rights.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC), which falls under the Canadian Chamber’s banner, is focused on improving intellectual property rights protection in Canada and will continue to advocate for much-needed copyright reform.

Reform is long overdue. Canada’s Copyright Act must align with international standards and today’s technology. The Canadian Chamber supports some of the key principles in Bill C-61 that was introduced in June 2008 to update copyright legislation.

For more information, please visit www.ipcouncil.ca For additional information on Canadian Chamber of Commerce activities, please refer to their website www.chamber.ca

First, updates to the Copyright Act must support creativity and innovation. This is critical to growing and maintaining the knowledgebased economy.

Second, exclusive rights awarded under the Copyright Act must provide rights holders with the recognition and remuneration essential to sustaining creativity and innovation. These rights must be properly balanced with ensuring that consumers have access to – and ease of use of – these works. Copyright protection under the Act should also be updated to include the recognition of technical protection measures in a manner that promotes cultural innovation, competition and investment. Getting the proper balance in new copyright legislation is vital.

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by Brian Bulger

Long Term Disability (LTD) vs Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Importance of Reporting Claims If and when an employee becomes disabled due to a workplace injury or illness, and they are covered by both LTD through their employer’s group benefit plan and WSIB, they have the option of making a claim with one or the other provider. It’s in such a person’s best interest to make some inquiries to find out which route is the best one to take if they should ever suffer a work related disability.

* Benefit for Non-Economic Loss (NEL)

When they do they will find out that most LTD plans pay a monthly income of between 60% and 67% of an employee’s gross earnings.

Many firms have their employees pay 100% of their LTD premium so that the disability income will be received tax free. If however, an employer pays any portion of the LTD premium the disability income will be taxable as income to the employee.

* Benefits for Seriously Injured Workers

WSIB premium payments, on the other hand, are paid entirely by the employer and it’s Benefit for Loss of Earnings (LOE) pays 85% of a disabled person’s take home pay. Although it sounds like WSIB pays more it doesn’t, even when you take into consideration what many employees pay towards their LTD coverage. Mind you, WSIB’s LOE If the tooth fairy payments are adjusted each year won’t pay your to take inflation into account dental bills, and not all LTD plans include the equivalent Cost of Living Adjustment provision.

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* Loss of Retirement Income Benefit (LRI) * Benefit for Future Economic Loss (FEL) * Health Care Benefits * Health Care Equipment and Supplies * The Occupational Disease and Survivor Benefits Program

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If an employee chooses to file their disability claim with WSIB, their disability should also be reported to their LTD insurance provider.

Employers should contact their Broker/Agent who provides their firm with their group benefit plan whenever they have an employee off work due to a disability. As most LTD plans have 120 day waiting periods this should be done on or around the 90th day of the disability.

Regardless of who the employee has submitted their disability claim to, the group benefit provider will waive the employee’s LTD premium after six months of disability. The life insurance premium could also be waived depending upon the seriousness of the disability and at the discretion of the insuring company. Another benefit of reporting an employee’s disability to their insurance company is if an employee is ever cut off WSIB the disability will have been established and the claim’s process will be quicker. It will also allow the insurer to put holds on the disabled employee’s salary and LTD coverage until they return to work.

This article has been brought to you exclusively by your Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan Agent/ Broker, Brian Bulger. For more information, Brian can be reached at 741-1400.

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