A few years ago the Chamber initiated a regular meeting of community leaders towards the goal of learning more about what each group did in our community, what their particular responsiblities were to making Lloydminster the best place to live, work and do business, and to disucss the unique challenges that are encountered on a daily basis when delivering services in our border city. This group has been able to consider solutions to issues and offer support to each other. By being in the know about the needs of each leader group, we are better able to speak as one voice when meeting with government. On Tuesday of this week, The Chamber of Commerce coordinated and led a Community Leaders trip to Regina to meet with Deputy Ministers. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss ways that we might work together to overcome challenges and capitalize on opportunities that are presented in the Lloydminster region. Attending the meeting from Lloydminster were representatives from Health, Education, Advanced Education, Highways & Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs and Business. Deputy Minister's attending included Doug Moen, Deputy to the Premier and his colleagues from Municipal Affairs, Advanced Education & Employment, Ministery of Heatlh, Finance, Enterprise Saskatchewan and Highways & Infrastructure. The deputy ministers did indeed hear that one voice, helping them to appreciate the very unique and interesting challenges and opportunities that make Lloydminster such a vibrant, innovative and diverse place to live and work. Following the meeting with the deputy ministers our Lloydminster MLA, the Honorable Tim McMillan and some of his colleagues joined us for a reception along with members from Tourism Saskatchewan, Regina Chamber of Commerce, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and the Regina business community.
Our president, Kevin Lundell and myself have been involved in the Primary Health Care working groups and I have found it exciting to work on the model of health care that we hope will become part of our community in the near future. Some very knowledgable and experienced individuals contribute from their perspective and area of expertise, how health care needs to function in Lloydminster. This mix and blend of experience should ensure that the model meets the needs of everyone in our region.
Buisness Week is fast approaching and I hope that I will see many of you out at the Business Week events.
The luncheon with the Rotary Club on Monday, Oct. 17th will kick off the week with Tuesday Oct. 18th for the two sessions for Counterfiet Money and Credit Card Fraud workshop. Oct. 19th will feature the Awards Gala held for the first time at the Vic Juba Theatre and Thursday Oct. 20th is the day for the Men's Show and Conference which the Chamber is co-sponsoring for the first time. Should be an exciting week and I invite you to check out the details on the Chamber website at http://www.lloydminsterchamber.com/ .
Till next time ...
Pat
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Wonderful fall colors are beginning
Wow! What glorious fall days we have and the autumn colors have just begun. Our local farmers are busy with harvest and if the wet weather and frost holds off we should have some great crops.
The Chamber, along with Lloydminster Economic Development Corporation, Community Futures Lloydminster Region and Rotoract welcomed Lakeland College students to our Lloydminster campus today with a hamburger lunch cooked up by Century 21 and friends. It was pretty clear that our campus enrollment has swelled. There was hardly a spot to park in the parking lot. Great to see so many future business people in one spot.
The Chamber Connect will be held at the Vic Juba Theatre tonight with some great door prizes, excellent food and good company. Hope you will be there. The Chamber committees have begun to meet again for the new year. The Political Action Committee (PAC) met this week and Dabir Naqvi will head up a committee to continue the dialogue on the Premiers Council on the Economy report which was released this spring. If you are interested in working on this committee, please give me a call and I can connect you with Dabir.
I am looking forward to attending the Pioneer Lodge Grand opening next week. They have done some major renovations and upgrades to make it into a first class seniors residence. If you are interested in learning more about what funding and grants are available for small business, be sure to attend the seminar sponsored by the Incubator Committee on Sept 21st. More information available at http://www.lloydminsterchamber.com/newsletters/documents/incubator_sept21_event1.pdf
Don't forget about the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on Sat. Sept 17th. Tickets available at Tunes or Verses. The guest speaker sounds very interesting.
The Lloydminster Chamber has arranged a meeting between the Community Leaders Group and some key deputy ministers in Regina at the end of the month. Representatives from health, education, post secondary education, civic government and business will have an opportunity for some dialogue with government about some of the challenges and opportunities in Lloydminster.
Be sure to check us out on Twitter and Facebook.
Till next time ....
Pat
The Chamber, along with Lloydminster Economic Development Corporation, Community Futures Lloydminster Region and Rotoract welcomed Lakeland College students to our Lloydminster campus today with a hamburger lunch cooked up by Century 21 and friends. It was pretty clear that our campus enrollment has swelled. There was hardly a spot to park in the parking lot. Great to see so many future business people in one spot.
The Chamber Connect will be held at the Vic Juba Theatre tonight with some great door prizes, excellent food and good company. Hope you will be there. The Chamber committees have begun to meet again for the new year. The Political Action Committee (PAC) met this week and Dabir Naqvi will head up a committee to continue the dialogue on the Premiers Council on the Economy report which was released this spring. If you are interested in working on this committee, please give me a call and I can connect you with Dabir.
I am looking forward to attending the Pioneer Lodge Grand opening next week. They have done some major renovations and upgrades to make it into a first class seniors residence. If you are interested in learning more about what funding and grants are available for small business, be sure to attend the seminar sponsored by the Incubator Committee on Sept 21st. More information available at http://www.lloydminsterchamber.com/newsletters/documents/incubator_sept21_event1.pdf
Don't forget about the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on Sat. Sept 17th. Tickets available at Tunes or Verses. The guest speaker sounds very interesting.
The Lloydminster Chamber has arranged a meeting between the Community Leaders Group and some key deputy ministers in Regina at the end of the month. Representatives from health, education, post secondary education, civic government and business will have an opportunity for some dialogue with government about some of the challenges and opportunities in Lloydminster.
Be sure to check us out on Twitter and Facebook.
Till next time ....
Pat
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