June 2014

Chamber News NORTH BAY AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The voice of business since 1894 www.northbaychamber.com

Business

After Hours Mark your calendars!

Thursday,

June 26, 2014 Mini-Trade Show

Business After Hours

at Best Western See page 8 for

booth information

Thursday,

July 24, 2014 Co-hosted by:

&

at the Northern Tikes location

(kids and grandkids welcome!)

210 Main Street East

At the June board meeting,

Steve McArthur and Mallory

Chaput invited the board and

its’ membership to a walking

tour of North Bay’s Downtown,

showcasing vacant space.

The goal of the tour is to allow

retailers, entrepreneurs, profes-

sionals, tenants, etc to visualize

themselves in the space, and

hopefully fill some of the

vacancies with new businesses

and tenants.

Denise Sherritt, Manager of the

Business Centre provided a

presentation on the current pro-

grams available for Nipissing

and Parry Sound businesses and

entrepreneurs. Outside of the

general services they offer, such

as: business license registration,

business plan development,

market research, funding appli-

cation assistance, mentorship

and coaching; the Business

Centre also has programs for

Youth Entrepreneurship, Starter

Company, Microlending for

Women, Summer Company,

and High School Entrepreneur-

ship Outreach. The Business

Centre is located on the 6th

floor City Hall.

The Chamber’s Investment

Attraction Intern, Ben Brisson

provided an overview of the

Corporate Referral program that

will be rolling out to front line

staff to gain leads for business

investment and attraction. Any

potential leads for retention,

expansion and attraction will be

provided to the Chamber, with

qualified leads going to the

City’s Economic Development

Department. Thank you to our

partners: City of North Bay,

Canadore College, the Labour

Market Group, NOHFC and

FedNor for assisting with this

program.

President Shogren was pleased

to sit down with the Vice-

President of RBC Ontario, Ann

Bowman. Ann is also Vice-

Chair with the Ontario Chamber

of Commerce. A great discus-

sion regarding RBC’s interest in

community involvement, as

well as an update regarding

OCC.

President Shogren left immedi-

ately following the board meet-

ing to attend as a panel member

at Cogeco, as the provincial

election unfolded that same eve-

ning. Congratulations to MPP

Vic Fedeli on his re-election.

President Shogren also offered

thanks to Chris Minor, Scott

Clark, Kyle Selle, Irene Smit

and Jake Lacourse for bringing

together the Meet the Candi-

dates Night. To all the candi-

dates, President Shogren noted

that it takes a lot of “dedication

and commitment to put your

name forward in any election”.

For that he thanked all the

candidates as well.

Congratulations went to

Deegan’s Shoe Store celebrating

125 years in business. Krystal

Kaufmann of Bio Ped was con-

gratulated for her win as Young

Entrepreneur at the Northern

Ontario Business’ Influential

Women Awards recently. Also

to Tambeau Construction for

taking over the old vacant

school board location on Front

Street and moving operations

there. This location will also

house the Day Care that had

troubles with the Greenwood

Church location last year.

Vested Interest was also

congratulated on their grand

reopening in Callander.

NOTES FROM JUNE’S BOARD MEETING

IN THIS ISSUE

Capitol Centre season launch tomorrow

Cruise July 11 in support of the 2015 Special Olympics Winter Games

Summer in the Park sponsorship opportuni-ties

Wristbands on sale at $40 until June 30…..get them now before the price goes up.

Downtown Vacant building tour - July 19

Extra Mile Cruise - Aug 28

From left to right: Mallory Chaput,

Youth Intern from Downtown North

Bay is being thanked by Chamber

Director Darren Patey, as well as Steve

McArthur, Economic Development

Officer with the City of North Bay for

their presentation to the board. The

presentation was an invitation to all

directors and to reach out to the

Chamber membership for an upcoming

tour of all the vacant store fronts, 2nd

& 3rd stories in Downtown North Bay

beginning at 2 pm Saturday, July 19th

starting from the DIA office at 133

Main Street West (in the walkway).

So if you are looking for retail/office

space, or residential units, this is a

unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity.

2014 Board of Directors

Executive:

President Derek Shogren

Vice President Jake Lacourse

Vice President Steve Dreany

Vice President Mandy Strang

Past President John Strang

Treasurer Charles Elliott

Executive Director Patti Carr

Directors:

Tanya Bedard

Karen Chamberlain

Gisele Cousineau

Paul Daigle

Carrie Delongchamp-Robinson

Brad Gavan

Anna Iati

Lucie Laperriere

Chris Minor

Sharon Mosley-Williams

Darren Patey

Cliff Pilon

Susan Ray

Peter Rooney

Kyle Selle

Denise Sherritt

Irene Smit

Crystal Thompson

Kelly Wallace

Staff:

Sue Adams, Executive Assistant

Bernadette Lindsay,

Membership Sales & Services

Kimberley Lyon, Museum

Director

Carol Porter, Get Trained

Workers - Nipissing Coordinator

Ben Brisson, Investment

Attraction Intern

North Bay & District

Chamber of Commerce

1375 Seymour Street

North Bay, ON P1B 9V6

Tel: 705-472-8480

Fax: 705-472-8027 E-mail: nbcc@northbaychamber.com

Website: www.northbaychamber.com

CHAMBER NEWS

is a publication of the North

Bay and District Chamber of

Commerce. Advertisements and

the views expressed herein are

not necessarily endorsed by the

Chamber, its Board of Directors,

staff or its membership.

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Do you have an upcoming event or

business anniversary coming up soon?

Let us know so we can add it to

the calendar of events.

Click Here to send us your info.

ANTIQUE SALE 30 to 70% OFF FOR 3 DAYS ONLY

ANTIQUES AT DEEGANS is giving up the 172 Main West location so an exciting new clothing shop can open in the heart of downtown.

Everything in the shop will be reduced from 30 to 70% and that means furniture, paintings and prints, glass, china, silver, dolls, books, chenille and crochet spreads, jewelery, oil lamps and so much more. The antiques in our upstairs rooms (3) will be included in the sale.

Sale starts Thursday June 19 at 9:30 am and ends at 5:00 pm on Saturday.

Cash and debit only.

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New graduate back in North Bay! Keith Wootten is back in North Bay after recently graduating from Lakehead University, where he obtained an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree, with a major in Accounting, and a minor in Management Information Systems. As Lakehead is an accredited school with CGA Ontario, he is currently enrolled in the program and only needs to complete three courses and his PERC requirements to obtain his designation. Professional, accurate and reliable are attributes that have been used to describe Keith's work and study habits. Keith hopes to obtain a position within the private or public sector where he can utilize his accounting knowledge and skills. Given the opportunity to work at a reputable organization would be a benefit both to your organization and Keith's professional endeavours.

To get in contact with Keith about potential employment opportunities, please contact him at k.wootten@me.com or by telephone at 705-477-4713.

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If you have an employment opportunity you

wish to have posted, visit the website.

A database for

employers to post their

job vacancies. For more information contact

Carol Porter at

705-474-2151, ext. 3153

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As a business, are you ready? Canada’s new

anti-spam laws come into effect July 1st. Please ensure you’ve asked permission to your

clients/customers to send them information elec-

tronically; if you haven’t, you need to do so now

Ensure that you have an “unsubscribe” option on

your emails and clearly print who the email is

from, a phone number and appropriate email

address

If you have not secured permission to send

correspondence electronically, you must delete

them from your email list until such time as you

have permission from them directly

For more details CLICK HERE

Chamber members and their employees who have opted to receive

Chamber correspondence, monthly newsletters and weekly e-news were

all contacted in December 2013. If you prefer not to receive any of

these emails, you are provided the opportunity to “unsubscribe” or

call us at the Chamber at 705-472-8480.

BRISKSITES

Voting Member: James Savard

132 Francis Avenue

North Bay, ON P1C 1B1

Phone: 705-477-2632

Website: www.brisksites.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BriskSites

* BriskSites is a full service web firm

helping businesses create an online presence

through impressive web designs and full

scale application development. We under-

stand technology so you don’t have to.

BriskSites makes the process simple.

ECOLOGICAL JANITORIAL

Voting Member: Nicole Peltier

Phone: 705-303-0078

* Environmentally responsible industrial &

commercial janitorial cleaning services. Tile

repair.

FJA PROPERTIES

Voting Member: Francine Boulay

101 Worthington Street East, P.O. Box 131

North Bay, ON P1B 8G8

Phone: 705-980-4230

Website: www.FJAProperties.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/FJA-

Properties/495602397233833

* FJA Properties is a company specialized in

Rent to Own. We are helping families who

are unable to qualify for a mortgage. The

customer has the privilege to choose their

home.

GLEN ECHO COTTAGES

Voting Member: Scott Nelson

164 B Lighthouse Road

North Bay, ON P0H 1H0

Phone: 705-752-1118

Website: www.glenechocottages.com

* Glen Echo offers 11 deluxe housekeeping

cottages. Lake Nipissing's best four season

fishing & family vacation resort. Fishing

resort.

NORTHERN LIFT TRUCK

Voting Member: Brian Lund

1725 Seymour Street Unit 4

North Bay, ON P1A 0C6

Phone: 705-476-2201

Fax: 705-472-6358

* Service of heavy equipment

PARKSIDE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

(BERTRAND PROFESSIONAL

CORPORATION)

Voting Member: Dr. Hailey Bertrand

6 Lakeshore Drive

North Bay, ON P1A 2A2

Phone: 705-223-3404

Fax: 705-223-3403

Website: www.parksidevet.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/parksidevet

* Brand new veterinary hospital located in

the iconic King Cone building on Lakeshore

Drive.

Q2 DISTRIBUTION

Voting Member: Scott Binkley

1234 Brookes Street

North Bay, ON P1B 2P1

Phone: 705-474-0214 Fax: 705-474-0128

Website: www.Q2Distribution.com

* Distribution of restaurant, janitorial, and

industrial supplies

RICHARD DEPENCIER

Voting Member: Richard dePencier

Phone: 705-492-2338

* I will be providing financial services, such

as payroll and bookkeeping. I offer webpage

and database design. I will also be offering

desktop publishing.

SABLE MARKETING

Voting Member: Tracy Giesler

Powassan, ON

Phone: 705-724-5050

Website: www.sablemarketing.ca

* Complete Marketing Services agency.

THE MINER'S SON RESTAURANT

AND LOUNGE

Voting Member: Nicolas Gignac

595 Cartier Street

North Bay, ON P1B 8N2

Phone: 306-581-9939

* Casual fine dining establishment,

focusing on local products when available

and seasonal ingredients.

A warm welcome to our NewMembers

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Health and Safety Awareness Training

A new regulation will require health and safety awareness

training for every worker and supervisor under Ontario’s

Occupational Heath and Safety Act. This regulation

comes into force July 1, 2014.

Training can be done online and requires about 45 minutes

to 1 hour of each employee’s time. At the end of the

training a certificate can be printed. Employers are

required to have a copy of the certificate for each

employee on file (you do not have to send them in to

the government, however if asked for them, you need to

provide proof of completion).

The link is: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/

training/index.php

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Web-Site Design

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G RO U P H E A LT H

I N S U R A N C E P L A N S F O R

C H A M B E R M E M B E R S

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‘Member Crawl’

Opportunities!

The Board of Directors, along with the

Membership Committee, of the North

Bay & District Chamber of Commerce is

looking for businesses to tour to get a

better knowledge of the different sectors

in our region.

If you have 30 minutes - 1 hour to

provide a tour of your operations, we

would love to visit your location and

discover more ways in which we, your

Chamber of Commerce, can better

serve you, our members!

Contact the Chamber Office today,

705.472.8480 to speak with Bernadette

about how this opportunity can benefit

you, and to set up a ‘Member Crawl’!

Or Click Here to email.

Below: The Extra Mile for the month of May 2014 was Hailey Fournier from the Hampton

Inn….congratulations Hailey! In the picture with Hailey is Sue Adams from the Chamber

of Commerce and Crystal Thompson, chair of the Extra Mile committee. The Extra Mile

program allows nominees to win monthly prizes throughout the summer and all nominees

are invited to the end of the season cruise in August where one nominee will be awarded the

grand prize of $1,000. Nominate someone today - just click on the “cab” below to nominate.

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CANADORE COLLEGE RESIDENCE -

C.L.C.C.

Voting Member: Dijana Jukic

15 College Drive

North Bay, ON P1B 8L7

Phone: 705-980-1301 ext. 7003

Website: www.stayrcc.com

Description: Affordable summer accommoda-

tions. Conference Centre available on site.

Perfect for hosting groups of all kinds - can

host up to 1000 people at one time. Long term

and short term stays available.

Change Note: New voting member

COX ROOFING SYSTEMS

Voting Member: Wayne Cox

Unit 40, 2500 Williams Parkway

Brampton, ON L6S 5M9

Phone: 800-461-8339

Website: www.coxroofing.com

Description: We install our patented TTR Roof

System throughout Ontario and Canada.

Change Note: New owner, contact information

& address

Member Updates FISHER WAVY

Voting Member: Trevor Coleman

1141 Carmichael Drive

North Bay, ON P1B 8G2

Phone: 705-495-0993

Fax: 705-495-4105

Website: www.fisherwavy.com

Description: Concrete providers

Change Note: New Business Name

TRANQUILITY SPA

Voting Member: Brigitte McLean

194 Main Street West

North Bay, ON P1B 2T5

Phone: 705-478-8772

Website: www.tranquilityspanorthbay.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/

TranquilitySpaNorthBay

Description: Spa Services, & specialty

services such as: microdermabrasion, anti-

aging treatments, non-surgical face-lift,

advanced footcare & electrolysis

Change Note: New location in Downtown

North Bay

TAMBEAU CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Voting Member: Ronald Tambeau

1140 Front Street

North Bay, ON P1B 6P2

Phone: 705-476-1426

Fax: 705-474-5172

Description: Commercial and residential

construction, renovations; pre-engineered

steel building

Change Note: New location

VALUE VILLAGE

Voting Member: Joan Bruneau

390 Lakeshore Drive

North Bay, ON P1A 2C5

Phone: 705-476-1888

Fax: 705-476-1569

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/

Value-Village/153412374699414

Description: Second hand thrift retail store.

The local store directly supports the

Canadian Diabetes Foundation.

Change Note: New voting member

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Please ensure all your staff have the Member-2-

Member card so they can take advantage of

discounts offered by Chamber members too.

Please provide them with the QR code so they can

easily search the offers via their smart phones.

Tranquility Spa Chamber members will receive 10% off all services! Come and see their new

location in beautiful Downtown North Bay.

Contact: Brigitte McLean

Phone: 705-478-8772

E-mail: Brigitte@tranquilityspanorthbay.com

Web: www.tranquilityspanorthbay.com

Kennedy Insurance

As a valued member of the Chamber of Commerce, you are entitled to receive

special insurance rates on your home and auto.

Contact: Chris Bevan

Phone: 705-472-5744

E-mail: chris@kennedyinsurance.ca

Web: www.kennedyinsurance.ca

Pinewood Golf Course

Clarion Resort Pinewood Park

Save 10% off Regular Weekday and Weekend Green Fees (not valid on tournament

Green Fees) 2014 Season as well as 10% off in the Pinecone Room off the regular

menu (excludes Alcohol)

Phone: 705-472-2264

Web: www.clarionresortpinewoodpark.com/north-bay-ontario-golf.asp

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Order your wristbands now for you and your employees!!!!

Please note, orders of 10 wristbands or more will get your company logo on the

Summer in the Park website as a corporate wristband sponsor.

Weekend Wristbands $40….prices go up July 1st to $50

Company Contact

Phone: Email:

Total Number of Weekend Wristbands Qty: @ $40 each = $

A cheque will be ready for pick up on: June ______, 2014 (wristbands will be delivered when payment is ready)

Please make cheques payable to: City of North Bay. No refunds or exchanges. Call the Chamber office for

more information, 705-472-8480 or fax your order to the Chamber office at 705-472-8027 or email Patti your

order and send your logo by clicking here. Credit card payment (visa or mastercard) is also accepted.

Musical Entertainment

Friday Night

Classified

Finger Eleven

Dropkick Murphys

Saturday Night

54-40

Kim Mitchell

Foghat

Sunday Night

David Wilcox

Daytime Programming World’s Finest Shows Midway ~ Beach Volleyball

Grand Slam ~ Zumba ~ Canadore College

Community Group Tents ~ Cogeco Trailer

Face Painting ~ Food & Product Vendors

Heritage Days Main Street ~ Heritage Railway

& Carousel ~ Inflatable Land ~ Medieval Event

Military Display ~ Million Dollar Hole In One

Redpath Petting Zoo ~ Shrek ~ Chad the Shad

Special Programming Thursday & Friday - Downtown Moonlight Madness

Saturday Morning - North Bay Farmers Market

Sunday - Car & Bike Show

Sunday Night - Family Drive In Movie

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**** Major sponsorships can be negotiated individually. Some in-kind sponsorships are available. Banners must be professionally printed

and are not included in the sponsorship price; they are the responsibility of each sponsor.

For the full sponsorship package and commitment form: CLICK HERE

Or for more information, please feel free to call the Summer in the Park

office at 705-474-0626 ext. 2312

Wristbands on sale now at the Capitol Centre. Click Here

to order them. Your incredible support is appreciated! A few

exciting additions this year….and all in one location.

Summer Construction Schedule for North Bay Streets

The following Construction Projects planned for this season were provided by the City of North Bay and we

are pleased to pass on the information, in the event your business is located in one of these areas. Please note,

some of these projects will not impede any road activity and may be off to the side of roads; however some

may require road closures and detours during the construction phases. Tender dates and construction starts may

change as required, however this is the plan presented for the 2014 construction projects.

Current Projects:

Ferguson Street - completion of Chippewa to 5th Avenue - road construction (May) - paving (June)

Pinewood Park Drive - on-going currently, completion - paving (September)

Lakeshore Drive - on-going currently, completion - paving (June)

Ski Club Road - completion - road construction (May) - paving (June)

2014 Design & Tender Updates:

Cedar Heights Phase 1 - College Drive/Monastary Road area - tender May, construction start July

Ferguson Street - McIntyre Street to Chippewa (5th Avenue to McIntyre) - tender May, construction start July

John Street - John Street Bridge - tender June, construction start August

Asphalt Resurfacing - on-going throughout town - tender April, construction start in June

Sewage Treatment Plant - various rehabilitation - tender May, construction July

Monk Street and Memorial Drive - watermain replacement program - construction May

Merrick Landfill - Leachate Management - tender May, construction July

Intersection of Hwy 11/17 at Seymour Street - engineering 2014, construction 2015

Marshall Lift Station - engineering 2014, construction 2015

For further information or updates visit: www.cityofnorthbay.ca

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New Regulations provided by MNR

for Lake Nipissing

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