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“Spring is in the air”!
A “big” thank you to
Heather Nielson for all her
hard work and dedication
to the Swan Valley Cham-
ber of Commerce over the
past 2 years. We look for-
ward to working closely
with her as the new Eco-
nomic Development Officer
of RISE.
On April 6, 2016 we held
our annual AGM. We had a
great turn out and are ex-
cited that we have a full
Board of Directors. Wel-
come aboard to: Jason Eis-
ner, Kyle Machan, Shane
Unruh and Johnny Win-
toniw. We look forward to
working with fresh faces
and new ideas!
We also had 2 long stand-
ing board members step
down: Brian Gilroy and
Bev Potten. Thank you so
very much for your many
years of dedication to the
Swan Valley Chamber of
Commerce – you will be
missed.
It’s that time of year when everyone is excited with new and fresh ideas – see you at our General Mem-bership Meeting on June 8, 2016
President’s Report submitted by Naomi Neufeld
SWAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HOURS
9:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M.
Monday to Friday
Contact Information Erin Brown -
Executive Coordinator Box 1540 Swan River, MB
ROL IZO Phone: 204-734-3102
Fax: 204-734-4342 Email:
chamberofcommerce@chamber8.ca
**Hours will be in effect until June 1, 2016. After
June 1 hours will be Mon—Fri,
9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Saturdays TBD.
Chamber Update Newsletter—April 26, 2016
Chamber Board of Directors
President—Naomi Neufeld
Vice President—Vacant
Past President - Heather Nielsen
Jack Dyck
Jason Eisner*
Warren Genik
Kyle Machan*
Gillian McGrath
Kevin Neely
Brent Scales
Shane Unruh*
Jodi Willis
Johnny Wintoniw*
*New Members 2016
Upcoming Valley Events:
May 7—Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Dinner
May 14—16 - Manitoba High School Rodeo
May 23-27—Rural Week—MB Office Rural & Northern
Health (4 visiting students this year!)
June 8—Chamber General Membership Meeting—
presentation by Spruce Products
2016 Chamber of Commerce
Parade Theme...
VALLEY IN MOTION!
SHOWCASE
RECREATION We are asking businesses, or-
ganizations, families, sporting
groups, and anyone else inter-
ested in having a float in the
parade to celebrate physical
activity and movement around
the Valley!
Recreation is a key component
to the great quality of life we
enjoy here in Swan Valley.
Whether you’re a curler, swim-
mer, runner or just enjoy being
out in nature, we’d love to see
your portrayal of how physical
activity affects and benefits
your life.
Call to register your parade
entry with Erin at the Chamber
Office—734-3102.
Hello Everyone. It’s
been quite a while since
our last newsletter.
Apologies, but we have
had a lot going on, not
just in this office but in the building in
general.
Swan Valley RISE is here, as they are
now housed inside the Swan Valley
Chamber of Commerce Building. Dur-
ing the start of the new year, Northern
Specialties constructed a new office in
the Chamber building, and on March 1,
2016, SV RISE moved in. Welcome to
Heather Nielsen of SV RISE. We are
looking forward to working with you.
We have a full slate of Directors! Wel-
come aboard to our newest directors:
Jason Eisner, Kyle Machan, Johnny
Wintoniw, and Shane Unruh. This
group will be referred to often as the
“young guns”. We are looking forward
to their ideas and participation.
Thank you to outgoing directors
Brian Gilroy and Bev Potten.
Both Brian and Bev have served
on the Chamber board for a nice
long time, and both felt it was time
to step down and make room for
our new board members. We ap-
preciate all that both Brian and
Bev have done for the Chamber
and the community. We know we
will still work with both of them a
bunch!
Thank you to outgoing President,
Heather Nielsen. There is no ques-
tion that your efforts have created
the interest from the business
community that garnered our new
directors and increased attendance
at our functions. We look forward
to continuing to work with you
under RISE.
Welcome back to President Nao-
mi Neufeld. Naomi has graciously
agreed to a one year term, to help
mentor our soon to be named
Vice President, and guide us
through getting to know the
feisty new “Young Guns”.
Look for the newest Chamber
Directories coming your way
soon. Businesses receive two
copies of the 11 X 17 lists,
and residential mailboxes will
receive the 8.5x14 copies.
There are at least 9 new mem-
ber numbers on the lists, all of
which we believe will be wel-
come and useful to you.
As we move into spring &
summer, please get out there
and enjoy all the scenery and
beauty this fabulous Valley
has to offer.
Have a happy spring!
Executive Coordinator—Erin Brown
Page 2 SWAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WELCOME NEW CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS:
JASON EISNER, DIRECT LIQUIDATION KYLE MACHAN, SIGN HERE/RUMORS
SHANE UNRUH, FIT 24/7 JOHNNY WINTONIW, Y NOT JOHNNY’S
-Looking forward to working with all of you “Young Guns”.
Welcome to our newest Chamber Members:
CN Rail
Giant Tiger
Home Hardware
Northern Lights Window Cleaning & Carpet
Care
Office Innovations
Stech Construction
Swan Valley Primary Care Centre
Thunderhill Motel & Suites
Tim Hortons
UCN—University College of the North
Yoga with Corinna
Page 3 SWAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Quarterly Newsletter
March 2016
Memberships are out! Thanks
to all our returning members,
and welcome to our new
members!
Check out your membership
packages. Full of info and
items for you, our Chamber
members.
The Swan Valley Chamber of Commerce works to represent businesses in Swan Valley with one voice. We welcome your input as we move forward and work on increasing membership numbers and involvement. If you have sugges-tions or ideas, we want to hear them. We encourage all members to stand up and be heard. The more members involved the stronger we become!
Ways to get involved with Chamber:
What Does the Chamber of Commerce Do?
MEMBERSHIP RATES
Categories Fee 1-5 Employees $175.00 + 8.75 GST = $183.75 6-20 Employees $200.00 + 10.00 GST=$210.00 21 Employees & Over $350.00 + 17.50 +GST= $367.50 Non-Profit/ Organizations $ 95.00 + 4.75 +GST =$99.75 Home Based Businesses $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50 Professional/Trades $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50 Past/Retired Member/ Individual Citizen $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50
General Membership meetings Held quarterly—next meeting June 8, 2016
Join a committee - Choose from: events, retail, membership, or communications
CHAMBER BUCKS!! Purchase and use them around town at our par-ticipating businesses.
The Swan Valley Chamber of Commerce is going to launch our Chamber Bucks program, be-
ginning June 1, 2016. Participating businesses will have signage stating they will accept
Chamber Bucks. You can purchase Chamber Bucks from the Swan Valley Chamber of Com-
merce, Monday—Friday, 9 a.m.—2 p.m.
More information will soon be available via the website and Facebook page. If you want to
register your business to receive Chamber Bucks, please contact Erin at the office, 734-3102,
or by email, chamberofcommerce@chamber8.ca. Chamber Bucks are available in $25 or $50
denominations.
2016 AGM SPONSOR
Super 8 Motel
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