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W A R M A N
C H A M B E R O F
C O M M E R C E CHAMBER CHAT
J U N E 2 0 1 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Doug McLeay is one of the founding members of the Warman Chamber and elected to the Executive as
Secretary – Treasurer. He and his wife, Kim, own and operate the Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant.
Doug and Kim moved to Warman in 2005 along with their 2 kids and their dog and settled right into town.
The next step for them was getting into business here. The Wagon Wheel was just the type of business
they were looking for. They purchased the family run business back in 2009 from the original owners.
Doug feels fortunate to live and work in Warman and the best part is their five minute commute to work. He
loves that he can walk, ride, or bike.
For Doug, the Warman Chamber of Commerce has been a way to connect with other business owner and
managers and grow their business through this networking.
As for hobbies, in his spare time Doug likes to golf. You may also see him cruising around town on his
Harley motorcycle.
Director “Spotlight”
Doug McLeay,
Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant
Warman Chamber Participates in 2015 Warman Parade What a fantastic morning we had partici-
pating in the 2015 Warman parade. It
was amazing to see all the enthusiastic
families that lined the streets in Warman
to take in this community event. We
proudly displayed our member’s mag-
netic signs on our float. Our parade
float would not happen without the sup-
port of our members and our volunteers.
We would like to extend our sincere
appreciation to Carman Dodman and his
son, Paul, with DDD+ Construction for
putting together our float; Menno Mar-
tens from Prairie Lane Builders for
chauffeuring our President, Ernie Quin-
tal through the parade route in his red
convertible; and Redhead Equipment for
donating a tractor to pull our float
through the parade route. We look
forward to continuing to support this
event in the years to come.
Wednesday Wake-Up 2
Chamber College 2
Member Strategic Plan 2
Chamber Spotlight 3
2nd Annual WCC Golf 3
New & Continuing Cham- 3
Raj Manek Mentorship 4
Saskatoon North Partner- 4
Nomination Deadline in June 30th We have some amazing businesses in
our community and because of this we
are encouraging businesses to submit
their nominations for an ABEX Award.
Being an ABEX finalist provides compa-
nies a significant opportunity to in-
crease the profile of their business as
well as celebrate accomplishments.
ABEX awards are open to all private
sector businesses operating in Sas-
katchewan and self nominations are
welcome. Click HERE for more infor-
mation. Don’t delay, deadline for nomi-
nations is June 30, 2015.
http://www.saskchamber.com/default.aspx?page=30
P A G E 2
C H A M B E R C H A T
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 2015
17 Chamber on Tap
24 Business Breakfast with Vaughn
Wyant
July 2015
14 WCC Executive Meeting
22 Chamber on Tap
29 Wednesday Wake-Up Business
Breakfast—”Putting the WOW back in
Customer Service” Dave Hagel, High
Performance Human Resources
August 2015
7 2nd Annual Warman Chamber of
Commerce Golf Tournament
11 WCC Executive Meeting
19 Chamber on Tap
26 Wednesday Wake-Up Business
Breakfast—”Marketing with Social
Media” Jade Gulash, Wit & Whim Mar-
keting & Event
Stay up-to-date on all the latest Cham-
ber news and events. Click on above
logo to be directed to our facebook
page.
Wednesday Wake-Up Business Breakfast We were pleased to welcome Wiegers
Financial & Benefits representatives,
Tamara Dundas and Kim Koop at our
business breakfast in May. The sold out
crowd heard Kim speak on the topic of
Employer RRSP’s. Chamber staff,
Jaimie Malmgren, followed by providing
members with a brief overview on the
benefits of the Member Information
Centre. Thank you to Doug McLeay
and staff at the Wagon Wheel Restau-
rant for serving everyone in attendance
another delicious breakfast.
If you haven’t had the chance to make it
to any of our past breakfasts, join us
Wednesday, June 24 as Vaughn Wyant,
Owner of Vaughn Wyant Group, shares
his inspiring story and speaks on the
importance of business mentorship.
Come & see for yourself what a great
opportunity networking can be. Tickets
are going fast and seating is limited so
do not delay. Get your tickets now by
clicking HERE or contact our Cham-
ber office.
We are also excited to announce our
upcoming line-up of breakfast speak-
ers. Please click HERE to view this
list and reserve your seat.
If you are interested in speaking on a
topic that would be of interest to our
business members, please contact
our office at 306-500-0185.
Another Successful Chamber College Saskatchewan Chamber of Com-
merce held their second Chamber
College on June 2 & 3 in Saskatoon.
Level 1 is designed for new Chamber
Executives and Directors with level 2
being exclusively for Chamber Execu-
tives. Chamber College is the first of
its kind in Canada. It educates Cham-
ber Directors and staff on the founda-
tional operations of a Chamber and
enables individual Chambers to tap
into the collective creativity of the
Chamber network for ideas that have
been tried and tested. We were fortu-
nate to have one of our Directors,
Jade Gulash, Wit & Whim Marketing &
Events attend as well as Chamber
staff, Jaimie Malmgren.
A general meeting was held on June
2nd ,2015 to give our members the
opportunity to review a draft of our
2015-2016 Warman Chamber of Com-
merce Strategic Plan. We had lots of
valuable feedback and will be taking
everything into consideration when we
go about writing the final draft. We
thank you for your participation!
Member Input on
Strat Plan
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C H A M B E R C H A T
P A G E 3
New and Continuing Chamber Members We are delighted to welcome all of our
new Chamber members and thank those
businesses that show their continued
commitment by renewing their member-
ship. We continually strive to connect
you to one another and to the communi-
ty at large. Please visit their website (by
clicking on business name) or stop by to
introduce yourself.
NEW MEMBERS
Pizza Hut
Fabi Tax & Accounting
Temple Audio
Be sure to check out the June 25th
edition of the Clark’s Crossing Gazette
for the inaugural Chamber Spotlight
section.
This section will include a spotlight on
one of our Chamber members, and
information on upcoming Chamber
events.
Every business has a story worth
sharing with the community and that is
what the goal of our Chamber Spotlight
Chamber Spotlight
2nd Annual Chamber Golf Tournament Mark your calendars and dust off those
golf clubs for our 2nd Annual Warman
Chamber of Commerce Golf Tourna-
ment on Friday August 7, 2015 at The
Legends Golf Club.
This event is an excellent opportunity to
enjoy a beautiful day, network with local
business members and community
leaders all while enjoying a round of
golf.
We are very excited to have representa-
tives from Stars Air Ambulance in at-
tendance.
To register, visit our website or down-
load a registration form HERE.
There are still a few sponsorship spots
available, but they are going fast. Spon-
sorship is a terrific way of openly show-
ing support for the Warman business
community. It is also a great way to
bring awareness to your business.
Download our sponsorship package
HERE.
is. We want to shine the spotlight on
you, our members and bring awareness
to the businesses that our community
may not know that well. Our goal is to
promote our business members by con-
necting them to the people of Warman
and area. Business spotlight opportuni-
ties will be on a first come basis exclu-
sively to our members. Please contact
our office if you are interested in show-
casing your business.
Opportunities for members to advertise
in this section are also available. We
encourage members to contact Marie
Strumecki with The Clarks Crossing
Gazette at (306) 668-0575 if you are
interested in additional information on
RENEWING MEMBERS
Cherry Creek Homes
Prairie Lane Builders
Clothing Obsession
Foundations Realty
Jensen Consulting Group
Warman Farmers Market
Re/Max—Mark Caddy
RDM & Sons
Diamond Centre Pharmacy
Firebird Business Consulting
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C H A M B E R C H A T
P A G E 4
Warman Chamber is a member of this
group. Other members include the
Cities of Warman, Saskatoon and
Martensville, the RM of Corman Park,
Meewasin Valley Authority, SREDA,
Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce,
NSBA, Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Authority, RMD Engineering, and Min-
istry of Highways representatives.
Our most recent meeting occurred on
May 29th. The Northern most portion
of the perimeter highway has basically
been set (within +/- 250 meters). The
highway department is looking for
letters of endorsement for the route
that has been decided. They are send-
ing the group members a more de-
tailed map, which we will pass on to
Warman Chamber members for your
information and input.
The South portion of the perimeter
highway location is still unclear. The
Saskatoon Perimeter Road Advisory Group
Raj Manek Mentorship Program September Intake If you are a new business, going
through challenging times or want to
grow your business—join the Raj
Manek Business Mentorship Program
The Raj Manek Business Mentorship
Program (RMMP) has been operating
since 1998 and is accepting applica-
tions for their September intake.
RMMP provides:
- one-on-one mentorship with an expe-
rienced mentor whose skill sets compli-
ment your targeted areas of improve-
ment
- monthly seminars on topics of interest
create an environment where partici-
pants can feel comfortable asking
questions.
- Technical advisors available one-on-one
in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Hu-
man Resources, IT, Legal, Sales, and
Strategic Planning.
- Program affiliations to access databases
and resources from other programs includ-
ing PCensus, Reference Canada, Hoo-
vers, iSell, Kompass
- Access to RMMP databases including
eStatement Studies, First Research, and
Profit Driver
- Peer-to-peer mentorship service where
business owners can congregate and
share their thoughts, ideas, and jointly
solve problems with the guidance of a
technical expert.
- Networking opportunities.
Ministry of Highways is holding public
meetings starting June 25th for public
input. It is hoped the South route will be
established by mid October 2015. The
South has many more constraints which
include limited bridge options, and a lot of
housing development.
Our group recommended that the Ministry
of Highways do the project in stages
starting with the North section to run from
#16 highway North West of Saskatoon to
#16 highway South East of Saskatoon.
We would like to see the project start
sooner rather than later.
Note that his perimeter highway is to be a
true freeway with speeds of 110km/hour
and all controlled intersections giving
access.
Other work going on or soon starting in
the area includes:
- The twinning of Highway #7 from Saska-
toon to Vancoy as well as passing lanes
added between Delisle and Rosetown.
(2015)
- The twinning of Highway #16 from
Saskatoon to Clavet (2015)
- Passing lanes being added to Highway
#5 from Saskatoon to Humboldt (starting
2016)
- Warman and Martensville interchanges.
Construction to start this Fall, with full
construction happening Spring 2016
- Interchange at Highway #16 and
Boychuk Drive (2015)
- North Commuter Parkway Bridge (is in
procurement stage with completion by
2018)
- Traffic Bridge (is in procurement stage
with completion by 2018)
- Work on the intersection of Highways
11/16 and Marquis Drive is in the works.
P.O. Box 2265
Warman, SK S0K 4S0
Phone: 06.500.0185 Fax: 306.500.0186
Email: [email protected]
www.warmanchamber.com
This relationship is an interactive
sharing environment which results in
an enriching, mutual learning experi-
ence.
To learn more about the Program,
please join us at our annual Busi-
ness Mixer to be held on Thurs-
day, September 10th at the NRC
Plant Biotechnology Institute, 110
Gymnasium Place. Saska-
toon, S7N 0W9.
To Register please call us at (306)
244-2151; email us at
[email protected]; or visit
us HERE.
mailto:[email protected]://manekmentorship.sk.ca/Events/Networking-Events/Annual-Raj-Manek-Business-Mixer