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June 2014 Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce
Prince Albert & District Chamber of CommercePrince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce
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Tel: 306-764-6222
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June 2014
Steve Lowen Cigar Lake GM, Cameco
Mining Week Luncheon
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A Message from the
CEO Merle Lacert
Hello Members
June is upon us, and soon all many thoughts will focus on all the great summer activities we have in our region. For the Prince Albert Chamber June is a month of reflection and creation.
The Chamber will be creating plans and budgets for our next oper-ating year which will begin on Sept 1st/2014. We will look to plan a new series of events and luncheons. The Chamber will be looking to review our priorities and objectives which will guide our efforts and resources. This is where we need your assistance, the Chamber will be circulating a survey out to our members in June. We will look to seek feedback and insights to assist us in aligning our priorities and objectives based on our member’s in-put. Please take the time to complete the short survey. Our mem-bers insights are invaluable to help us gauge our activities and ensure we are on the right track.
The past twelve months have been busy for the Chamber, we fo-cused on maintaining and building relationships with many key groups and organizations across our community including; Heath Region, MLA’s, City of Prince Albert, as well as many members and business owners in our region. Several points that came up as strong reoccurring themes were; the importance and depend-ence on critical areas such as Infrastructure –( specifically the need to define a infrastructure plan moving forward,) the signifi-cance of Health care to our region, and other factors that can affect the quality of life for our community and region- such as civic facili-ties, availability of labour, training opportunities to build the staff of tomorrow.
As a community, we had great growth in housing and new com-mercial developments. Our biggest business challenges were meeting labor needs in many categories or areas from skilled to unskilled jobs. The Chamber has been advocating for the City of Prince Albert to complete short & long term planning as well as focus on attraction efforts to grow our commercial sector. We were pleased to see the city complete some great initial steps in regards to strategic planning, which also included the creation of a strategic plan for Economic Development. The Chamber looks forward to continued opportunities to consult with the City of Prince Albert on the implementation of these plans. As many are aware Prince Albert has many great strengths and opportunities, now we need to collectively promote them to attract further growth.
Executive
Chairman
Larry Fladager
Past Chairman
Mike Mitchell
Tyrone Pest Control
1st Vice Chair
Shelley Cannon
Wilcox and Chovin Law Offices
2nd Vice Chair
Jayne Remenda
Prince Albert Tourism &
Marketing Bureau
Secretary Treasurer
Gord Jahn
MNP
Board Appointed
Robert Bratvold
Sask. Rivers School Division
Elected Board Members
Greg Breeze Affinity Insurance
Bruce Vance P.A. Raider
Hockey Club
Shayne Lazarowich Prince
Albert Multicultural Council
Ian Litzenberger Medicine
Shoppe Pharmacy
Meghan Mayer Salon Six
Board of Directors
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Annual Membership Golf Tournament
June 6th, 2014
Kachurs Golf Course
Click HERE To register
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Steve Lowen Cigar Lake GM, Cameco
Mining Week Luncheon
May 29th, 2014
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Par Place ~ Your own private park Only a short drive 2.5 Km west on the Shell-brook highway, Par Place is a year round log banquet hall that can seat 125 people comfortably. The hall has large decks that are surrounded by 57 picturesque acres of trees. Also with a soccer/ softball field! Great for business meetings, weddings, family reunions, fund raisers for charities and sports
teams, client appreciation days, product demonstrations, and evening family gatherings.
Par Place also offers a great home style cooking menu to choose from. A full size briquette BBQ is attached to the building as well as a propane unit to make your
BBQ one to remember!
Discounted rates available during the week! For reservations please leave a message at
306-922-5555 and your call will be returned.
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I have had a chance to travel lately throughout Saskatchewan for work, and I can now say that I have seen more of this province since January than the last 20+ years living here. I am a sucker for new roads, and often take the long route. This comes from many road trips with my father. Him and his duMauri-ers and me and my rootbeer, usually with my shih tzu dog on my lap. Any road trip was a chance to teach me something, whether it was the difference between white spruce and jack pine or all the "Item of Interests" along the way, and the compulsory stop to read the plaque. I've driven more than 6000km in the past four months, and while you might scoff at that, that is a low estimate. But that's here nor there, where I'm lead-ing you to is one of the most up-and-coming towns in Saskatchewan, which I recently discovered. I've been through several towns now that I'm slightly ashamed to say I didn't know existed, or that they had such a strong story to tell. One in particular, driving through with a coworker from out of province, having a coffee and a "Coles notes" version of the official tour, this is when I really noticed this town. The long term citizens I speak to remember struggle and obstinacy, trying to make ends meet when it was very difficult for everyone, as this town had it's own share of ups and downs. Stories of crisis and collapse of wealth, stories of success and colossal failure. The newest citizens have a far different view. They rejoice in the prosperity in that town, embrace the cultures and the op-portunities. The growth of jobs, over 900 businesses setting up shop in a mar-ket that might make you worry that's not sustainable, unless you know some details. So, while travelling, I noticed a few things about this town, that made me take a closer look. I got to hear a bit about some very close-knit community service clubs and organizations that really power the fundraising efforts for many ac-tivities and clubs around town. A lot of passion and strength in conviction these citizens show. There is no lack of caring and compassion there at all. I was surprised at the volume of business in that otherwise quiet town. No large industry, no major corporations. Just a surge of small-medium business growth, from franchisees to mom-and-pop shops that I thought were extinct. Not so.
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To truly understand it how this amazing economy works so well, you must close your eyes and pictures the center of a whirlwind. The eye of the storm. This un-assuming little town, set into the magical split between true prairie fields and the beautiful boreal forest, the divide between farmland and lakeland. This so-called "gateway" which I would dub something else entirely. Soaking in the strength of the markets surrounding it like a whirlpool. Bringing in consumers and employees from outlying communities, reaching a radius of miles and miles past the city lim-its, to invite those consumers into this trading area. Accessible enough to be within commuting range that actually gets you away from town, without worrying about commuter traffic. Of course I'm talking about Prince Albert. Too often we take our community for granted, but not until you see it from an outsiders eyes do you appreciate all that we have, and how strong we actually are. Having grown up here, I remember the feeling as a teen, that Prince Albert was somewhere to move from, that there were no opportunities here, no growth. Not so, not at all. I see more opportunity here now than ever before, it just takes a fresh look at it, to really see how lucky we are to be in this community at this point in time. From the Blog of MEGHAN MACFARLANE Digital Operations Supervisor
Saskatchewan Division
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STEP Trade Conference 2014
Radisson Hotel - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
September 23 - 24, 2014
STEP Trade Conferences have evolved to be recognized as a premier event for provincial exporters as they bring together successful leaders in global business to exchange ideas and network with like minded enterprises. Over the past dec-ade, the event has grown to be a strong opportunity to gain exposure within the exporting community in Saskatchewan.
The 2014 event will again provide delegates with focused, relevant information pertaining to trends confronting Saskatchewan exporters during a time of exciting growth. The event will be of interest to Saskatchewan firms interested in and involved in international business as attendees include decision makers, influencers, exporters, service providers, key business leaders, and government officials from various levels..
For more information about the 2014 STEP Trade Conference,
please click here
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Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
As a proud member of the Prince Albert community, our team of chartered
accountants and business advisors continue to grow to meet your unique needs.
National in scope and local in focus, we take the time to understand your
challenges and deliver personalized
solutions that help you achieve your goals.
Our diverse services include:
Assurance
Consulting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Enterprise Risks
Investigative & Forensic Services
Succession
Tax & Specialty Tax
Valuation & Litigation Support
For more information contact a local MNP advisor at
306.764.6873
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Congratulations to renewed Members for MayCongratulations to renewed Members for May
Your continued support of the Chamber makes it possible for us to work on
your behalf, and we want you to know we appreciate you as members!
WWELCOMEELCOME NNEWEW MMEMBERSEMBERS
Percy H Davis Custom Brokers
Evergreen Nissan
Prince Albert Historical Society
A2Z Safety & Training Ltd.
Best Western Marquis Inn & Suites
Coldwell Banker ResCom Realty PA
Credenda Virtural High School
Deloitte
Diamond North CU
Enchanted Florist
Evergreen Nissan
Flaman Stores
Frank Dunn Toyota
Jay's Moving & Storage
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy North Ridge Development Corp -
Prince Albert Division
On Task Rehab Inc.
P.A. Checker Taxi
Peavy Mart Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages
(West)
Perry's Automotive
Prince Albert Golf and Curling
Club
Prince Albert Historical Society
Prince Albert Insurance
Prince Albert Medical Clinic
Prince Albert Multicultural
Council
Prince Albert SPCA
Rally Motors
Sarcan - Pine Industries
Sask. Conservation Learning
Centre
Sobeys
South Hill Massage Therapy
STARS
Sunlife Financial - Peter Dyck
Tim Hortons
Waskisiu Wilderness Region
YWCA of Prince Albert
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Calendar of EventsCalendar of Events Website Calendar Click Here
June 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6
CPC Suppiler Open
House
Annual Member-
ship Golf Tourna-
ment
7
8 9 10 11
12
Eagles Nest Youth
Ranch - 6th Annual
Golf Tournament
13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
Driving & Chip-
ping Away Child-
hood Cancer
23 24
25
Small Business
Coffee Networking
Group
26 27 28
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
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Prince Albert & District Chamber of CommercePrince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce
3700 — 2nd Avenue West
Prince Albert, SK S6W 1A2
T: 306.764.6222
F: 306.922.4727
www.princealbertchamber.com
Chamber StaffChamber Staff
Merle Lacert
CEO
Danica Jesse
Executive Assistant
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