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BusinessTRACKc o n n e c t • i n f l u e n c e • p r o s p e r
M i s s i o n C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e
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After hosting six years of successful Business Awards,
the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce is using its 120th anniver-sary year as a reason to drastically change it up.
“The awards highlight the business leaders and trailblazers in Mission,” notes Chamber President Elyssa Lockhart. “The business community is evolving so the awards are evolving with it.”
The awards have been pared down from eight categories to six and give every business and organization in Mission an opportunity to prove their excellence. The six new relevant awards are:
Intrapreneurial Excel-lence
An established busi-ness that continues to have a strong presence by developing or creating new business programs, platforms and opportuni-ties while continuing to be a contributor to the local community.
Power of SmallAn emerging or exist-
ing innovative small business that has been operating for a minimum of two years and exem-plifies entrepreneurial spirit and vision with new products, services or process.
Local FocusA business with signifi-
cant local focus in their
enterprise; be it through manufacturing product locally, or retailing/uti-lizing products and/or services produced locally and community involve-ment.
Customer FirstA business that dem-
onstrates special consid-eration for its custom-ers, ongoing employee training and a high level of understanding and commitment to service excellence.
The hallmark of this award is being friendly, honest, innovative, ap-proachable customer service on a consistent basis.
Community BuilderA non-profit, club or
organization that is active in the local community by making a positive dif-ference, involving ac-tive collaboration and engagement with others beyond who they serve.
President’s AwardNominated by the
Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, this award will be given to a business or leader who exemplifies excel-lence and leadership in the business community that may go unnoticed.
The President’s Award will not be accepting
any nominations from the public and Chamber board directors will not be eligible.
“There are many un-sung leaders in our com-munity, we are hoping to address their recognition through this award,” states Lockhart.
Not just new awards, the whole process of how nominations are accept-ed and judged is being modified.
“We want everyone to participate so we encour-age the community to get involved,” said Lockhart.
Anyone can nominate any business or organiza-tion that meets one of the five open award cri-
teria. If a business feels that they meet them, they can even nominate themselves. However, the proof will be in the pud-ding as the community will be able to vote on who they believe best meets the award criteria.
Points collected from the voting plus a task force of past award win-ners that will review nominees’ information will narrow the nominee pool to a top three. These three finalists will then be visited by a panel of judges who will score the finalist on more refined award criteria. Each judge’s scores will be tabulated independently
so no one can steer the final selection.
“There was a lot of fear in our judging process, where all nominees needed to do a presen-tation before a judging panel,” discloses Lock-hart. “Now we are hoping to ease nominee’s fears by allowing them to pro-vide information through the process and meeting them on their own terms in their place of busi-ness.”
Taking it right out of the box, the Chamber is even moving the date and venue of the gala. This year’s event will be held Saturday, June 8. This is to allow everyone a chance to prepare for the formal event without the rush of leaving their workday.
“For now we are keep-ing the venue a secret,” said Lockhart. “All I can hint at is that it reflects how we were pioneers in 1893 and pioneers now.”
Look for more hints on the venue, entertainment and how the awards are being turned upside down in the coming months.
Nominations are open and the Chamber en-courages everyone to nominate their favourite store, restaurant, busi-ness, club or organiza-tion in one of the five categories. To nominate go to www.Mission-Chamber.bc.ca and click on the Nominate a Star Performer.
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Marketing is an es-sential part of your business plan. Lever-
age your membership with the Chamber of Commerce as a successful tool that will help you reach your market-ing goals.
Whether you are looking to promote your brand, posi-tion your business as a com-munity leader or reflect your community values, there is an affordable marketing package for you that will strengthen your position. Take advantage of the various levels of mar-keting packages we offer and maximize your Membership. Use our 120 years of strong leadership and community presence to your benefit.
Membership has its privileges
The marketing packages are offered in addition to the many promotional benefits your membership already of-fers such as:• Social media sharing
• Member 2 Member Face-book Group• Advertising in the Visitor In-formation Centre• Mission Handbook• Access to all events• Luncheon introduction
There are four marketing packages available to meet your budget: Brand Me, Mar-ket Me, Community Partner and President’s Club. Each has a distinct mix of oppor-tunities that will meet your needs affordably, while pro-moting your business.
Offered only to members on a first come, first serve basis, this limited number of pack-ages will be offered annually. Members that take advantage
of these programs will be of-fered first right of refusal at renewal, so take advantage today.
Learn about this and many of our new innovative pro-grams that will assist your organization to Connect, Influence & Prosper at the up-coming annual general meet-ing on March 21. During the networking luncheon, mem-bers will elect six new board members and new executive, be informed on the health of the Chamber and be able to give input on the next strate-gic plan that the new board will be developing.
Make sure to reserve your seat at www.MissionChamber.bc.ca.
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Elyssa Lockhart PRESIDENT
Sean MeliaVICE PRESIDENT
Trevor GirardDIRECTOR 2012
Satti GrewalDIRECTOR 2012
Attila DavalovskyDIRECTOR 2011
Cal CrawfordPAST PRESIDENT
Pam AlexisDIRECTOR 2012
Vicki GouldDIRECTOR 2012
Ann HarperTREASURER
Membership offers marketing opportunities for businesses
A year already, where has it gone? On March 21, I will hand over the reins of our Chamber to a new president and at the same time, round out the final year of our highly successful three-year
strategic plan. It has been quite a ride and I am proud of all that we have achieved together.
Ours is a dynamic Chamber. Just this month alone, I have chaired a task force to revamp the Business Excellence Awards to ensure they re-main relevant to the Mission business community; welcomed new orga-nizational policy that will bring value and give direction to our commit-tees and task forces; and presented a provincial government lobby kit on tax initiative implementation practices to other Fraser Valley Chambers of Commerce.
I thank the Board of Directors for working diligently to be innovative and collaborative, in order to best serve our members and the local business community at large. With programs like Pay It Forward… Shop Local and our recent focus on connecting members at speed networking events, I am sure the MRCC will continue to grow and flourish. I look forward to the ongoing collaboration between the MRCC and Mission Public Schools, building job skills and opportunities for our youth. Ad-ditionally, I am excited to learn what comes next, as the board develops a new multi-year strategic plan with member input.
So again, thank you for allowing me to be at the helm of such a suc-cessful organization!
Allan MainLIAISON, C.F.N.F.
MayorTed Adlem
DOM LIAISON
President's message
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By Kathleen Rake
For 26 years, Mission Toast-masters has been making its mark helping members grow both personally and profes-sionally. It is one of the most established International Toastmasters clubs in the Fraser Valley and is proud to have a founding member who still attends meetings regularly.
“Really, at the risk of sounding cliché, there is something for everyone here,” said 30-year-old Sean McStay, president of Mission Toast-masters.
Every Toastmaster gets what he or she needs from the club. Some members come to im-prove their public speaking by overcoming stage fright, erasing the ums, ahs and likes, increasing voice projection, sharpening listening skills, and developing the ability to speak spontaneously.
Other members come to compete as well as sharpen skills. Jo Priestley, artist and past president of the Mission club, recently won the District 21 (comprised of at least 285 clubs throughout B.C.) Table Topics competition.
“Then there are those who
come to Toastmasters to take full advantage of the educa-tional opportunities,” added McStay. “But at the end, we all come for the fun. It’s not always about standing up in front of a crowd and giving a speech. Some members use the speaking skills they learn to give persuasive presenta-tions at work.”
Laura Midan, an eight-year veteran of Toastmasters, cred-its the organization and the public speaking and leader-ship skills she learned there with her successful bid to secure her current position as an education coordinator
with the Abbotsford/Mission Recycling Program.
“This position involves con-ducting workshops, providing presentations and liaising with community representa-tives,” she said. “I highly rec-ommend Toastmasters for in-dividuals wanting to advance in their careers and further their educational goals.”
The club meets Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Cedar-brooke Chateau on Seventh Avenue. Guests are welcome. For more information, call 604-217-1173 or visit them on Facebook or at MissionToast-masters.com.
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CHAMBER COM
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Chamber AGM and Networking luncheon
Place: Rockwell's Mountain Room
Rockwell's Bar and Grill, 32281 Lougheed Hwy.
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 10Fraser Valley Trade ShowPlace: Abbotsford Tradex
Time: 2-7 p.m.
April 18Chamber luncheon
Topic: Tourism in Mission Place: Chapel Room,
Rockwell's Bar and Grill, 32281 Lougheed Hwy.
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 23Speed Networking
BreakfastPlace: Blackberry Kitchen
Time: 7:30 to 9 a.m.
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summer?E-mail Chani Webster
Scan this QR code with your
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Mission Toastmasters: Good for business, education and fun
Left to right: Richard Unrau, Sean McStay and Jo Priestley show off Mission Toastmasters’ hardwareCLICK MEDIA WORKS
Chamber Snapshots: A close-up look at members that keep Mission humming
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In 1909 Mission Railway Station was built, sitting at an important junction that not only saw pas-sengers and freight moving across Canada, but
also the most western point to and from the USA.Rail brought the first department store to the city.
DesBrisay’s was established and served the local community and visitors for 55 years; setting the standard for local business.
This attracted more business like jewelers, a shoemaker, bank, pharmacy, and movie theatre. With the Mission Fraser Valley Record (now Mis-sion City Record) close by, the downtown of Mis-sion began to take shape.
Thriving during the early 1920s in part to the many berry farms in the area, Mission soon be-came known as “The Strawberry Capital.”
This drew up to 3,000 pickers to the area at the height of production and saw the introduction of canning and preserves plants. The Board of Trade recognized the opportunity and the Strawberry Fes-tival was born.
Advocating for an automobile route, the Board of Trade successfully got the Mission Bridge open to automobiles in 1927. Further links continued to be established with Southern Fraser communities and the USA as Mission became the shopping hub in the Valley.
Though the Great Depression hit hard between 1929 and 1939, Mission continued to grow, with its forest resources. Started in 1929, BC Electric’s Ruskin Dam offered additional economic relief.
Taking four years to complete, men came on the trains to find work.
Pioneers then…Pioneers now. The Mission Re-
gional Chamber of Commerce continues to this day to connect, influence and build prosperity in Mission.
Ruskin Dam construction, CA 1930, BC Hydro library.DOMINION PHOTO COMPANY
Mission continued to grow during Depression
