May 2014

Chamber News NORTH BAY AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The voice of business since 1894 www.northbaychamber.com

Business

After Hours Mark your calendars!

Thursday,

May 29, 2014

Hosted by

26 Main St N, Unit 1

Callander, ON

4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Thursday,

June 26, 2014 Mini-Trade Show

Business After Hours

at Best Western See page 8 for

booth information

Two presentations were sched-

uled at the May board meeting.

Cst. Merv Shantz, Games Man-

ager for the Special Olympics

Ontario Winter Games (see

below) and North Bay Hydro

(see page 6 for more details).

President Shogren also re-

minded everyone that this is the

last week to have an opportunity

to participate in the North Bay

Hydro survey for the businesses

(found on page 2). Please take

two minutes and provide your

thoughts regarding hydro and

your business.

President Derek Shogren of-

fered sincerest congratulations

to the North Bay Battalion on an

exceptional first season. The

players were top notch, along

with the management and

coaching staff. He also thanked

the great support of the fans and

businesses who came forward to

sponsor and ensure our success

in getting OHL back in our re-

gion.

Another highlight was the

President’s congratulations to

Walker’s Van & Storage who

celebrated 25 years in business

recently.

The President gave credit to all

those that helped organize the

recent Job Fair that offered the

opportunity to over 475 atten-

dees seeking employment. He

was pleased to say that the

company he manages were

successful in finding new hires

as were other companies that

were seeking employees.

Congratulations went to

Canadore College on their part-

nership with Sikorsky Aviation,

as they recently acquired a Si-

korsky Helicopter for training

maintenance at their aviation

campus.

The President congratulated

Lois Krause on her retirement

from the North Bay Regional

Health Centre Foundation.

The North Bay Community

Foundation hosted their gala

dinner and the President noted

that they made over $26,000 for

the foundation. This was their

first dinner without their foun-

der, the late Jack Burrows.

President Shogren also offered

our thoughts and prayers to our

oldest living Past President

(1959) Herb Brown on the

recent passing of his wife.

Provincial Election has been

announced for Thursday, June

12, 2014.

NOTES FROM MAY’S BOARD MEETING

IN THIS ISSUE

Kiwanis Citizen of the Year - John & Katharine Strang - May 22nd

Chamber Golf Tournie - May 27th; register now!

Get Your Wristbands for Summer in the Park now!

MNR moves forward with changes to fishing regula-tions on Lake Nipissing

Provincial Meet the Candidates Night set for May 28th

Nominate someone for The Extra Mile Award

At left: Chamber VP Jake Lacourse thanks

Constable Merv Shantz for his presentation at the

May board meeting. Constable Shantz is the Games

Manager for the upcoming Special Olympics Ontario

Winter Games being held in North Bay January 29 to

February 1, 2015. The association between the Law

Enforcement community and Special Olympics dates

back more than 30 years. The City will play host to

over 450 athletes and coaches from across Ontario.

More information on how to sponsor, volunteer,

the schedule or upcoming fundraising events prior

to the Winter Games can be found at: http://

www.specialolympics2015games.com/

Meet the candidates

For the Provincial election

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Clarion Resort Pinewood Park

Our great partners at TV Cogeco North Bay will be taping the event for those that can’t attend and will be replaying the event: Saturday, May 31 at 7 pm, Friday, June 6 at 9 pm, and Saturday, June 7 at 8 pm.

Chamber members are encouraged to send us your questions for the candidates now by CLICKING HERE!

2014 Board of Directors

Executive:

President Derek Shogren

Vice President Jake Lacourse

Vice President Steve Dreany

Vice President Mandy Strang

Past President John Strang

Treasurer Charles Elliott

Executive Director Patti Carr

Directors:

Tanya Bedard

Karen Chamberlain

Gisele Cousineau

Paul Daigle

Carrie Delongchamp-Robinson

Brad Gavan

Anna Iati

Lucie Laperriere

Chris Minor

Sharon Mosley-Williams

Darren Patey

Cliff Pilon

Susan Ray

Peter Rooney

Kyle Selle

Denise Sherritt

Irene Smit

Crystal Thompson

Kelly Wallace

Staff:

Sue Adams, Executive Assistant

Genevieve Small,

Membership Sales & Services

Kimberley Lyon, Museum

Director

Carol Porter, Get Trained

Workers - Nipissing Coordinator

Ben Brisson, Investment

Attraction Intern

North Bay & District

Chamber of Commerce

1375 Seymour Street

North Bay, ON P1B 9V6

Tel: 705-472-8480

Fax: 705-472-8027 E-mail: nbcc@northbaychamber.com

Website: www.northbaychamber.com

CHAMBER NEWS

is a publication of the North

Bay and District Chamber of

Commerce. Advertisements and

the views expressed herein are

not necessarily endorsed by the

Chamber, its Board of Directors,

staff or its membership.

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Do you have an upcoming event or

business anniversary coming up soon?

Let us know so we can add it to

the calendar of events.

Click Here to send us your info.

The Kiwanis Club of North Bay

has announced this year’s

Citizen of the Year Award to a well-deserving couple

John & Katharine Strang

The Recognition Dinner

will be held

Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Clarion Resort Pinewood Park Reception at 6:00 pm - Dinner at 7:00 pm

Tickets are $65.00 per person

and are available at the Chamber

office, 1375 Seymour Street or call

705-472-8480

Above: Kiwanis President Jim Cluff congratulates

John and Katharine Strang as co-winners of the

2014 Citizen of the Year Award. John and

Katharine own U-Need-A-Cab, but are big

community supporters and volunteers for a number

of charities. John is Past President of the Chamber

of Commerce.

North Bay Hydro wants business feedback.

Please take four minutes and provide your

comments to this short survey. North Bay Hy-

dro would like your feedback to help plan its

future capital investment focus and customer

support levels for businesses. CLICK HERE to take the survey now!

If you have an employment

opportunity you wish to have posted,

visit the website.

A database for

employers to post their

job vacancies.

For more information contact

Carol Porter at

705-474-2151, ext. 3153

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New Regulations provided by MNR

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At left: Chamber

Director Cliff

Pilon thanks

Todd Wilcox and

Umar Waqas of

North Bay Hydro

for their presen-

tation at the May board meeting. The presentation included past and future forecasted

rates for hydro for businesses, and what a typical breakdown in hydro costs for a

business looks like (48% Provincial Global Adjustment, 22% HOEP Provincial Charges,

13% Federal and Provincial Taxes, 5% Ontario One transmission, 4% Debt Repayment

Charges to Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation and 4% North Bay Hydro). It was

interesting to note that the 4% for North Bay Hydro is broken down further to almost

60% for upgrading infrastructure and equipment as well as maintenance of the lines,

with a lean administration of only 13% of the 4%. Conservation projects from 2011 to

2014 have proven a savings of $3.5 million.

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Attention employers! Nipissing University's School of Business needs your input!

We are currently conducting a study to assess the appetite for student placements in our community. Please take a

few minutes to fill out the following short and confidential survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/north/

Thanks in advance for your input and insights.

DIJANA JUKIC

Voting Member: Dijana Jukic

15 College Drive

North Bay, ON P1B 8K9

Phone: 705-980-1301

Website: www.stayrcc.com/northbay

* Manager of Sales and Conferences at the

Canadore College Residence and Conference

Centre.

DIRTY RYDZ AUTO SPA & CUSTOM

RIMS

Voting Member: Shayne Brooks

137 Lee Avenue

North Bay, ON P1A 4C6

Phone: 705-474-7278

* Car detailing and tire service

MANUAL PHYSIO SOLUTIONS

Voting Member: Martin Payne

501 McKeown Avenue, #2

North Bay, ON P1B 9E4

Phone: 705-478-6050

Fax: 705-478-7350

* Physiotherapy

OLEY'S AUCTIONS

Voting Member: Amanda Hare

788 Main Street

Powassan, ON P0H 1Z0

Phone: 705-724-6539

Website: www.oleysauctions.com

* A modern full service Auction House in

Powassan, ON offering appraisals, consign-

ments, and estate liquidation.

PAUL AYOTTE INSURANCE

BROKERS LTD.

Voting Member: Rob Sapinski

P.O. Box 102

North Bay, ON P1B 8G8

Phone: 705-223-5319 ext. 103

Fax: 705-360-5300

Website: www.paib.ca

* Commercial insurance

Z-ONE FITNESS

Voting Member: Fred Ryan

625 Lakeshore Drive

North Bay, ON P1A 2E7

Phone: 705-752-5165

Website: www.z-one.ca

* Z-One Fitness is a new fitness studio

offering zumba classes 5 days a week!

Zumba is a latin inspired fitness class that

brings all flavours of music together! It is

exercise in disguise and fun for everyone!

We are also offering studio space for rent for

other related fitness activities.

A warm welcome to our NewMembers

Need to get rid of your

shredded paper?

Jen Bywater from Vested

Interest is looking for

shredded paper for shipping

their products. Give her a

call at 705-474-5055,

they will pick it up.

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‘Member Crawl’

Opportunities!

The Board of Directors, along with the

Membership Committee, of the North Bay &

District Chamber of Commerce is looking for

businesses to tour to get a better knowledge

of the different sectors in our region.

If you have 30 minutes - 1 hour to provide a

tour of your operations, we would love to visit

your location and discover more ways in

which we, your Chamber of Commerce,

can better serve you, our members!

Contact the Chamber Office today, 705.472.8480

to speak with Genevieve about how this opportu-

nity can benefit you, and to set up a ‘Member

Crawl’! Or Click Here to email.

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705-840-2806 43 Veronica Drive

CLICK HERE

to be directed to the website

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Sales & Services

Virus Removal

Data Recovery

Tune Up & Clean Up

Business Packages

Secure Off-Site Backup

Solutions

Servers & Networking

Web-Site Design

Mac, iPad & iPhone

Repair

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At right: Carrie Delongchamp-Robinson, General Manager of Hampton Inn by Hilton, a major

sponsor, speaks during The Extra Mile Award launch. Congratulations and a huge thank you to

all the sponsors and committee for the past nine years of recognizing excellence in customer

service…..those going The Extra Mile can win monthly prizes throughout the summer and all

nominees are invited to the end of the season cruise in August where one nominee will be awarded

the grand prize of $1,000. Nominate someone today - just click on the “cab” below to nominate.

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BILLY BOB'S BAIT

Voting Member: Bill Richards

1370 Lakeshore Drive

North Bay, ON P1B 8Z4

Phone: 705-474-2248

Description: Bait & Tackle

Change Note: Updated description

J CONSULTING

Voting Member: Marika Jeziorek

804 Lakeshore Drive, Unit 2

North Bay, ON P1A 2G8

Phone: 249-358-6388

Website: www.jcgrowth.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JCGrowth

Twitter: JCGrowth

Description: J Consulting facilitates growth

and development by assisting with strategic

planning, business plans, development, and

professional writing services.

Change Note: New Facebook and Twitter pages

Member Updates JAKE & ELISE LACOURSE

CONSTRUCTION

Voting Member: Jake Lacourse Sr.

North Bay, ON

Phone: 705-223-3875

Description: Full residential and commercial

construction, renovations.

Change Note: New phone number

WACKY WINGS NORTH BAY

Voting Member: Shawn Carr

1428 Seymour Street

North Bay, ON P1A 0C9

Phone: 705-478-9464

Fax: 705-478-8924

Website: www.wackywings.ca

Description: Full service eatery, beverage

and entertainment facility

Change Note: New voting member

WAL-MART CANADA

Voting Member: Jim Crittenden

1500 Fisher Street

North Bay, ON P1B 2H3

Phone: 705-472-1704

Fax: 705-495-6860

Website: www.walmart.ca

Description: Retail department store

Change Note: New voting member

WHITE WATER GALLERY

Voting Member: Clayton Windatt

122 Main Street East

North Bay, ON P1B 1A8

Phone: 705-476-2444

Website: www.whitewatergallery.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitewater.gallery

Twitter: @wwgnorthbay

Description: White Water Gallery is a not-

for-profit Artist-Run Centre committed to

supporting artistic practices that prioritize

risk and innovation. Understanding the need

to advance the public’s threshold for viewing

contemporary art the gallery encourages

outreach programming that promotes

accessibility and shared knowledge.

Change Note: New voting member, address,

and social media pages

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Please ensure all your staff have the Member-2-

Member card so they can take advantage of

discounts offered by Chamber members too.

Please provide them with the QR code so they can

easily search the offers via their smart phones.

Shoreline Office Services For all first time customers who are members of the Chamber of Commerce I would

like to offer a free hour of office services so they can see how we can help.

Phone: 705-724-6847

Email: amanda@shorelineofficeservices.ca

Community Living North Bay

We have an offer of a free dessert and coffee or tea with every meal for Chamber

Members at Homestyle Café.

Address: FJ Dellandrea building on Wallace Road.

Phone: 705-476-3280

Web: www.communitylivingnorthbay.org

Georgian Bay Cruise Company

Free barbecue entree with purchase of an Adult Scenic ticket.

Contact: George Stivrins

Phone: 705-494-8167

Email: georgianbaycruise@bellnet.ca

Web: www.georgianbaycruise.com/cruises.html

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Highlights for this year: 3 Nights of Concerts, 3 Days of Elite Grand Slam Beach Volleyball, Midway, Children’s attractions, Vendors, Free

admission to Discovery North Bay courtesy of CN, Downtown North Bay Midnight Madness (Friday night),

Car Show (Sunday), North Bay Farmer’s Market (Saturday), Drive-In Movie (Sunday), Free shuttle with your wristband from Lee Park and Kenroc Parking lots, Free City Transit

with your wristband during the Civic Weekend

Friday, August 1, 2014 Saturday, August 2, 2014 Headliner: Dropkick Murphys Headliner: Foghat Classified 54-40 Finger Eleven Kim Mitchell

Sunday, August 3, 2014 Headliner: David Wilcox

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Above: Chairman John Strang of Summer in the Park accepts a

sponsorship cheque from long-time supporter of the Festival, Maureen

Brazeau of Rebuilt Resources during the recent launch of Summer in the

Park 2014. You too can be a sponsor of this important event in a number

of ways - see the next page of this newsletter for options. You may also

choose to buy wristbands for your employees - early bird pricing is $40

per wristband for three nights of concerts and for the daytime excitement

of Beach Volleyball. All in one location at the waterfront beside

Discovery North Bay. Special thanks to the Capitol Centre, Cogeco,

TWG Communications, Holiday Inn, Clarion Resort Pinewood Park,

Travelodge Airport, Hampton Inn by Hilton, Ontario Volleyball

Association, local volleyball participants and Paxton Distributing for

your assistance and donations for the launch. Check the website for

more details: www.summerinthepark.ca

The Chamber would like to thank Shawn Carr and the staff of Wacky Wings for two

recent events. Wacky Wings hosted the April Business After Hours, as well as the May

Dinner Club.

At right: Shawn Carr of Wacky Wings thanks the attendees at the Business After Hours

while Chamber VP Mandy Strang looks on.

Above: Chamber VP Mandy Strang and Chamber Director & Chair of the Membership

Committee Darren Patey welcome new members MacMillan Vending and The Bay Spa

Integrating Health and Beauty/Kleinburg Spa Inc.

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**** Major sponsorships can be negotiated individually. Some in-kind sponsorships are available. Banners must be professionally printed

and are not included in the sponsorship price; they are the responsibility of each sponsor.

For the full sponsorship package and commitment form: CLICK HERE

Or for more information, please feel free to call the Summer in the Park

office at 705-474-0626 ext. 2312

Wristbands on sale now at the Capitol Centre. Click Here

to order them. Your incredible support is appreciated! A few

exciting additions this year….and all in one location.

Summer Construction

Schedule for North Bay

Streets

Attn: Business Owners

The following Construction Projects planned for this

season were provided by the City of North Bay and we

are pleased to pass on the information, in the event your

business is located in one of these areas. Please note,

some of these projects will not impede any road activity

and may be off to the side of roads; however some may

require road closures and detours during the construction

phases. Tender dates and construction starts may change

as required, however this is the plan presented for the 2014 construction projects.

Current Projects:

Ferguson Street - completion of Chippewa to 5th Avenue - road construction (May) - paving (June)

Pinewood Park Drive - on-going currently, completion - paving (September)

Lakeshore Drive - on-going currently, completion - paving (June)

Ski Club Road - completion - road construction (May) - paving (June)

2014 Design & Tender Updates:

Cedar Heights Phase 1 - College Drive/Monastary Road area - tender May, construction start July

Ferguson Street - McIntyre Street to Chippewa (5th Avenue to McIntyre) - tender May, construction start July

John Street - John Street Bridge - tender June, construction start August

Asphalt Resurfacing - on-going throughout town - tender April, construction start in June

Sewage Treatment Plant - various rehabilitation - tender May, construction July

Monk Street and Memorial Drive - watermain replacement program - construction May

Merrick Landfill - Leachate Management - tender May, construction July

Intersection of Hwy 11/17 at Seymour Street - engineering 2014, construction 2015

Marshall Lift Station - engineering 2014, construction 2015

For further information or updates visit: www.cityofnorthbay.ca

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