It looks like we might get spring yet. I hope that all of our businesses are taking a survey of their property and planning a clean up day. Let's try to make our city as clean as we can. I know, we have lots of big agricultural and oil industry trucks and service units travelling around town which speaks well for our economy, but tends to track in a lot of mud. I have seen the City street cleaners out so that is a good sign of spring, and they are doing their part to clean up the streets. Let's all help.
Staff Corine and Kathy along with Randy Aston and his Golf Tournament committee have been busy putting the plans in place for the golf tournament on May 31st. Do you have your entry in yet? Better hurry, it has been known to sell out. There will be a few new twists and surprises this year along with some of the old favorites.
I was pleased to attend an information meeting at the Immigration Gateway office in April. This location serves newcomers to our community and has been busy with new programs and services. It is located at the corner of 48th street and 51st Ave.
As a member of the board of the Economic Development Corportation, I attended the board meeting this past month. LEDCorp is in their new digs across from ESSO on highway 17 north. If you get a minute stop in and say hi to Ward and Katlyn.
On April 20th I attended the Alberta Chambers of Commerce board of directors meeting and Political Action Day in Edmonton. The new format included presentations from all four opposition leaders as well as dinner with the MLA's. The premier was unable to attend this year as he was at the western premiers conference in Vancouver.
I enjoyed a delicious lunch today at the Sask Tourism Ready to Work program along with several of my colleagues. This program is winding down for the spring and will start up again in the fall. I'll be off to Lakeland College in a few minutes for the All Candidates Forum for the federal election. We will hear from 8 candidates tonight.
Don't forget about the Admin Professional Day on April 27th. Your secretary could win the afternoon off with $500.00 in downtown gift cards to be spent that day. Better yet, you could have Kurt Price from Lloyd FM and his sidekick, Heather Klages manning your phones. That could be interesting.
Don't forget about the Golf & Curling Centre grand re-opening on tomorrow beginning at 3:00 pm. I have had a tour of the facility and the new renovations have it looking great.
Make sure you get out and vote on May 2nd. It is your right, your privelege as well as your obligation to the best country in the world, Canada.
Till next time .....
Pat
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Chamber President put to the test.....
Our Chamber president, Kevin Lundell, has been a busy guy this past week. Reading to students at Father Gorman school along with myself and several other community members, to participating in a spelling bee at Lloydmall on Friday as part of Adult Learning Week with yours truly as a judge, made for a fun and entertaining time. Congratulations to Lakeland College president, Glenn Charlesworth for coming out as the winner of the spelling bee, with reference librarian, Michelle Duczek a close second. Our president did well enough. It was a tricky word that knocked him out in the 4th round.
I hear Chamber member, Wayde Blythe, has become a movie star. Watch for him in the third edition of Sure Shot III Moving on Up. Apparently this type of work isn't as easy or as glamerous as you might think!
Today at noon, President Kevin spoke at Rotary covering some of the upcoming events and plans for the Chamber over the next year. Rotary and the Chamber work together quite often to promote speakers to the business community.
Congratulations to board member, Stephanie Dobson and husband Nicholas on the birth of their son, Mathew. Mathew has already attended a Rotary meeting and is expected to show up at the Chamber meetings over the next week or two.
The Sask Tourism & Lakeland College "Ready to Work" program lunches are ongoing this month. There are still a couple of spots available to attend and enjoy a fabulous lunch prepared and served as part of the practicum for students of this program. Give me a call if you might like to attend.
The Mega Mixer for the Chamber is being held this week on Wed. at the Wayside Inn. Be sure to stop in at 5:00 for some great food, interesting exhibits and lots of helpful networking. If you are a new business, this is the place to be to get to know the business community and promote your business. It is also a good place to keep up to date on the upcoming Chamber events and of course the chance to win door prizes is a great draw. Hope to see you there.
Till next time ....
Pat
I hear Chamber member, Wayde Blythe, has become a movie star. Watch for him in the third edition of Sure Shot III Moving on Up. Apparently this type of work isn't as easy or as glamerous as you might think!
Today at noon, President Kevin spoke at Rotary covering some of the upcoming events and plans for the Chamber over the next year. Rotary and the Chamber work together quite often to promote speakers to the business community.
Congratulations to board member, Stephanie Dobson and husband Nicholas on the birth of their son, Mathew. Mathew has already attended a Rotary meeting and is expected to show up at the Chamber meetings over the next week or two.
The Sask Tourism & Lakeland College "Ready to Work" program lunches are ongoing this month. There are still a couple of spots available to attend and enjoy a fabulous lunch prepared and served as part of the practicum for students of this program. Give me a call if you might like to attend.
The Mega Mixer for the Chamber is being held this week on Wed. at the Wayside Inn. Be sure to stop in at 5:00 for some great food, interesting exhibits and lots of helpful networking. If you are a new business, this is the place to be to get to know the business community and promote your business. It is also a good place to keep up to date on the upcoming Chamber events and of course the chance to win door prizes is a great draw. Hope to see you there.
Till next time ....
Pat
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Business Education Month Wrap up event was another huge success. There were trade tables, a fashion show and a fabulous speaker, not to mention the excellent meal that is a well known trade mark of the Lloyd Ex. The sponsor for the event, Community Futures and CanSask along with the Kick-off Sponsors Synergy Credit Union, Servus Credit Union and Alberta Employment & Immigration make it possible to stage a first rate Business Ed Month each year. The partnerhip of Community Futures; Lloydminster Learning Council; Lloydminster Contruction Assoc.; Lakeland College; Streetscapes Co. and the Chamber makes for a varied and interesting mix of ideas and skills and has worked well for 11 years. Picture at the right: Lloydminster's First Lady, Kathy Mulligan, Guest Speaker, Pat Katz, Sponsor, Community Futures, Barb Williard. Back row: Pat Tenney, Chamber of Commerce; Kara Johnston, Lakeland College; Dorothy Carsen, Construction Assoc.; Darlene MacDonald, Learning CouncilI was pleased to attend the ATCO luncheon on Tuesday where they unveiled their plans for their new operations centre in Lloydminster. This is good news for our community as we move along in our growth. ATCO Electric has been a huge supporter of our community and they show confidence and further support by investing in and locating this new operations centre here.
We have been busy with interviews to staff our Travel Alberta Centre this summer. The Centre opens May 20th and our Industry Open House will be held there in July.
Did anyone go down to "star in the movies" today. The "Sure Shot 3 Moving On Up: The G.M.'s
Office" that is. This crew will be filming at the Civic Centre today. I will be pleased to attend the sponsors open house at the end of the week.
Office" that is. This crew will be filming at the Civic Centre today. I will be pleased to attend the sponsors open house at the end of the week.
Our fealess president, Kevin Lundell will be participating in the Adult Learning promotion "spelling bee" at the Lloydmall on Friday at noon . I hear he is up against our Mayor, Jeff and perhaps the Lakeland College pres, Glenn Charlesworth among others. This should be fun. I will participate as a judge. I will have the advantage of having the list of the words with the correct spelling. Good luck Kevin.
On April 7th, Kevin and I will be participating in the Rotoract Reading Circle at Father Gorman School. These are two of the great events planned for International Adult Learners week.
On April 11th, Kevin and I will attend the Lloydminster Rotary Club meeting where Kevin will be the guest speaker. It is an opportunity for the Chamber to outline some of the plans for the year and answer any questions from Rotarians, many who are Chamber members.
Streetscapes is busy planning for the Downtown Festival which will be held on June 11th. A very successful meeting was held this morning, and several business leaders in the downtown stepped up to take a coordinating role. This cooperation and sharing of tasks makes it possible to stage another great event this year, bringing hundreds of people to the downtown core.
Till next time....
Pat
Friday, April 1, 2011
Is Spring Here?
As I look out my window today and see the snow melting, the sun shining and the little bunny rabbit hopping around enjoying the warm weather I reflect about how I really do like our four seasons. Perhaps winter could be a bit shorter but my vacation to southern climes for a couple of weeks helped to make the winter shorter.
Our board met for a day of planning on March 22nd and a new vision statement and future focus will be revealed over the next few weeks. It has been five years since our last planning session and our environment has changed somewhat and our goals have been achieved. It was time to set a new direction.
Business Education month wrapped up on Wednesday night with the Women In Business event. Speaker, Pat Katz reminded us that if we are to be healthy, productive individuals it is necessary to pause every so often and rest and renew. The fashon show, trade show booths and the fun and fellowship enjoyed by the women who participated made the work of this event very worthwhile.
Our president, Kevin Lundell was in attendance at the Lakeland College scholarship night on March 9th and enjoyed dinner and conversation with Laura Burgess and Taylor Weighill, the recipients of the Chamber of Commerce business scholarships.
Our Chamber vice president, Leana Ross attended the Heavy Crude Oil bonspiel and brought greetings on behalf of the Chamber. Congratulations to Doug Gilby, this years Oilman of the Year.
During Business Education month the Chamber held two workshops on Labour Standards. One for Alberta and one for Saskatchewan. My colleagues look at me strange when I tell them that we in Lloydminster work twice as hard as the rest of Canada because we have to do two of everything.
Speaking of doubling up, we will be holding an all Candidates forum for the federal election .. again for candidates from both sides of the border. This forum is set for Tuesday, April 26th. We are still working out the details but mark you calendar for this opportunity to questions the candidates who will be running in the election on May 2nd.
Streetscapes Co. held their AGM on March 23rd at the Royal Canadian Legion. Welcome to new board members Corry Bates and Dabir Naqvi. Streetscapes is currently in the planning phase for the Downtown Street Fest on June 11th.
Sask Tourism Education Council, in conjuction with Lakeland College and Service Canada, is holding their spring session of the Ready to Work program. Part of the program includes a practicum where the students, under the direction of a Red Seal Chef, prepare and serve lunches to the community. If you are interested in participating in these lunches, please give me a call. There are limited tickets and they are allotted on a first come first serve basis.
Sure Shot III filming will begin in Lloydminster next week. It will interesting to observe how this "hockey movie" starring some of our local folks will turn out. The Chamber along with several of our members and the City of Lloydminster have supported this initiative. Seeing our Chamber board sign in the movie will be exciting.
Till next time....
Pat
Our board met for a day of planning on March 22nd and a new vision statement and future focus will be revealed over the next few weeks. It has been five years since our last planning session and our environment has changed somewhat and our goals have been achieved. It was time to set a new direction.
Business Education month wrapped up on Wednesday night with the Women In Business event. Speaker, Pat Katz reminded us that if we are to be healthy, productive individuals it is necessary to pause every so often and rest and renew. The fashon show, trade show booths and the fun and fellowship enjoyed by the women who participated made the work of this event very worthwhile.
Our president, Kevin Lundell was in attendance at the Lakeland College scholarship night on March 9th and enjoyed dinner and conversation with Laura Burgess and Taylor Weighill, the recipients of the Chamber of Commerce business scholarships.
Our Chamber vice president, Leana Ross attended the Heavy Crude Oil bonspiel and brought greetings on behalf of the Chamber. Congratulations to Doug Gilby, this years Oilman of the Year.
During Business Education month the Chamber held two workshops on Labour Standards. One for Alberta and one for Saskatchewan. My colleagues look at me strange when I tell them that we in Lloydminster work twice as hard as the rest of Canada because we have to do two of everything.
Speaking of doubling up, we will be holding an all Candidates forum for the federal election .. again for candidates from both sides of the border. This forum is set for Tuesday, April 26th. We are still working out the details but mark you calendar for this opportunity to questions the candidates who will be running in the election on May 2nd.
Streetscapes Co. held their AGM on March 23rd at the Royal Canadian Legion. Welcome to new board members Corry Bates and Dabir Naqvi. Streetscapes is currently in the planning phase for the Downtown Street Fest on June 11th.
Sask Tourism Education Council, in conjuction with Lakeland College and Service Canada, is holding their spring session of the Ready to Work program. Part of the program includes a practicum where the students, under the direction of a Red Seal Chef, prepare and serve lunches to the community. If you are interested in participating in these lunches, please give me a call. There are limited tickets and they are allotted on a first come first serve basis.
Sure Shot III filming will begin in Lloydminster next week. It will interesting to observe how this "hockey movie" starring some of our local folks will turn out. The Chamber along with several of our members and the City of Lloydminster have supported this initiative. Seeing our Chamber board sign in the movie will be exciting.
Till next time....
Pat
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