MP Leon Benoit, Chamber Board member Rob Saunders and Chamber ED discuss the new resource development plan . The government's plan is to streamline the regulatory processes. For more information on this announcement you can reach Mr. Benoit at his office at 1-800-463-1194 or by going to: http://actionplan.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?pageId=448 |
If you have ideas or suggestions about how the Chamber of Commerce can assist the business community to prosper and grow, please post comments.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Federal MP visits Lloydminster .....
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Albertans out in full force .......
The All Candidates Forum held last night at Lakeland College was very well attended. It is great to see that people are interested in this election, that they are paying attention and that they care about the issues and are willing to come out and ask questions of the candidates. Candidates in attendance included Ray Stone with the NDP; Richard Starke running for the PC party; Danny Hozack with the Wildrose Alliance and Richard Yaceyko who is running as an independent. Corena Ganton with the Liberal Party was unable to attend.
Check out our Chamber Chatter vignettes that we have been producing with NewCap Broadcasting. Our members have assisted us by talking about various aspects of the Chamber. We will be producing one a week for twelve weeks and they can be viewed on Thursday during the evening news broadcast.
http://www.lloydminsterchamber.com/news_event_details.aspx?n=339
Mayor Mulligan stands in front of a work of art at the Civic Centre. The Border of Greatness mural was unveiled just prior to the Allan Cup week and Serena and I were pleased to be there when it was uncovered to show the world some of the ice sport history that we can be proud of in our community. Be sure to stop by and pick out those who you recognize and read through the history back to the early 1900's. Great research and artwork done by local people and local company.
Congratulations to Libbie Young Centre on the grand opening of their new facility. I took a tour and was impressed at the capacity that the Centre will now have to serve individuals in our community who live with a mental illness.
Our Border Kings have been doing well so far in the Allan Cup tournament. I have seen several out of province license plates and the town is just a bit busier. I wish them luck in the rest of the tournament. Staying with hockey, don't forget to enter your team for the Streetscapes/Rotaract road hockey tournament in downtown Lloydminster next Saturday, April 28th. Call Serena at the Chamber office to enter and be sure to come on downtown and watch the action.
Till next week .......
Pat
Check out our Chamber Chatter vignettes that we have been producing with NewCap Broadcasting. Our members have assisted us by talking about various aspects of the Chamber. We will be producing one a week for twelve weeks and they can be viewed on Thursday during the evening news broadcast.
http://www.lloydminsterchamber.com/news_event_details.aspx?n=339
Mayor Mulligan stands in front of a work of art at the Civic Centre. The Border of Greatness mural was unveiled just prior to the Allan Cup week and Serena and I were pleased to be there when it was uncovered to show the world some of the ice sport history that we can be proud of in our community. Be sure to stop by and pick out those who you recognize and read through the history back to the early 1900's. Great research and artwork done by local people and local company.
Congratulations to Libbie Young Centre on the grand opening of their new facility. I took a tour and was impressed at the capacity that the Centre will now have to serve individuals in our community who live with a mental illness.
Our Border Kings have been doing well so far in the Allan Cup tournament. I have seen several out of province license plates and the town is just a bit busier. I wish them luck in the rest of the tournament. Staying with hockey, don't forget to enter your team for the Streetscapes/Rotaract road hockey tournament in downtown Lloydminster next Saturday, April 28th. Call Serena at the Chamber office to enter and be sure to come on downtown and watch the action.
Till next week .......
Pat
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Volunteers make our City the great place it is .....
I was privileged to attend a portion of City Council Meeting yesterday where Mayor Jeff Mulligan recognized Marlene Schonheiter for her long service to Streetscapes Co. Marlene was involved with Streetscapes from the very beginning, even before the bylaw was adopted by the City making it a self supporting entity that works to market and beautify the downtown. Marlene has participated in all aspects of the work of Streetscapes chairing the Marketing & Beautification committee for many years. Marlene has been a passionate supporter of the organization encouraging her colleagues to participate in the downtown clean-up each year.
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the root, emporium was the location for this years Streetscapes AGM. This new eclectic restaurant downtown was also chosen as the recipient of the Best Interior Renovation when the Pride Awards were handed out. There were about 40 downtown Streetscapes members on hand to review the annual report and the financial reports as well as recognize Larry & Rob Olynyk for their work on restoration project for the clock on the heritage building at the corner of 50th AVe. and 50th Street.
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Lloyd Wine Outfitters received the award for Best Exterior Renovation. The Furniture Clinic received the
Best Seasonal Display award
The Chamber of Commerce has taken on the challenge of continuing the dialogue on "Shaping Alberta's Future" that began with the Premiers Council on the Economy luncheon hosted by the Chamber in Lloydminster last June. The full document can be found at www.alberta.ca/premierscouncileconomicstrategy.cfm
The students of the Lakeland College Business Class - Speical Projects assisted the Chamber by producing a website which will be going live in the next week and by presenting this information to about 125 of their fellow students. The challenge of the premier to the council and the council to communities was:
> What must Albertans begin to do new to sustain prosperity through the next three decades and beyond
> How can we ensure our children and grandchildren enjoy even greater opportunity than we have - that we hand future generations a legacy of "a better Alberta".
> What will it take to make the Alberta of 2040 the place for creative and committed citizens to live, work, raise families, contribute to and enjoy society.
I hope that you will contemplate these questions and consider how you might participate in "Guiding the Future" of Alberta right here in Lloydminster. Check out the website at www.guidethefuture.net any time after April 16th.
Till next time .....
Pat
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