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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June - sunny weather, busy days!Miramichi Chamber
of Commerce has had an extremely busy month of June. The Board of Directors held a strategic planning session
on the 8th of June with several positive action plans that they are in the process of implementing.
The first of these is to have a public meeting with the business community that is being held Wednesday June 29th,
at the Rodd 7:30am.
The Board of Directors has held a meeting with three of our local MLA’s, Hon. John Foran, Carmel Robichaud
and Bill Fraser on June9th to discuss issues facing the business community. The Chamber will be meeting
with Mayor and Council on Tuesday June 29th as have requested a meeting with the MP Tilly Gordon which will be
scheduled upon MP O’Neil Gordon’s return to Miramichi after the closing of the house.
The BR&E report will soon be
ready for distribution and we look forward to working with Enterprise Miramichi and the City of Miramichi to extract information
to enhance the daily activities of the business community.
The Miramichi Chamber of Commerce was pleased to have a student from
NBCC Miramichi, Business Administration Program. Steven Smith joined us for five weeks while completing
his student practicum. Steven was a valued addition to our office and was exposed to a variety of experiences
and organizations while with us.
We will be hosting our 1st Annual Business Best Ball on Thursday July 8th.
Teams will be treated to a great game of golf, team building, fantastic prizes and a delicious BBQ steak dinner.
Join us on July 8th, with only 10 spots left there is no time to waste. See you on the
links!
Friday, June 4, 2010
June - a wonderful time of the yearWe are enjoying the beautiful weather with a few rainy days to protect us
from forest fires.
Our rehabilitation
Services have increased with Darcy Gulliver a local resident from Nelson Miramichi joins River Rehabilitation Services and
Physiotherapy Plus. Darcy recently graduated from Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage in Fredericton and is happy to be
offering services in his home community.
King George B&B that has been in operation since May of 2009 has been awarded the
2010 Excellence and Innovation Award in Tourism Marketing. This new innovative Innhas evolved into a cooking school with local chefs and as the place to go for “Murder on the
Menu” Mystery Murder Dinners.
A Diversity workshop was held where we had the pleasure of learning about how a diverse
workplace can greatly improve the community within that workplace. It was shown to us that by bringing
in the right person regardless of their situation, even if it will require some changes be made within the workplace, you
can more accurately hire the right fit for the position, which will give the potential to keep an employee and save money
on retraining. Overall this workshop was an excellent learning experience which has shown how easy it can
be to integrate a diverse workforce into any workplace, it just requires a little effort, and however has potential to have
major returns on investment.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
May in the MiramichiThe Rotary club of Chatham hosted
the Paul Harris Award Evening May 1st to celebrate the volunteers in the Miramichi. Service Above Self Recipients
were: Vocational Service Heather Maynes, Paul Harris Fellowships were presented to Jerry Donahue, Judy Losier, and Gerard
Losier all Well Deserved!
Carrefour Beausoleil, Grade
6 Students were honored with a thousand dollar prize for their entry in the NB Power Conservation Challenge. The project was
entirely paperless with the focus on energy conservation, sustainable energy ideas and ways NB Power can inform consumers
about energy practices. A tree will be planted and solar calculators will be purchased with the money. NB Power also supplied
the students with a biodegradable green pen. Our Earth will be more efficient with this stewardship in place.
The Rotary Club of Newcastle
held a coffee hour to HONOR their Paul Harris Fellow on Thursday May6th, at the Seaman’s Hospital. Honored were Dr.
Tiffany Keenan and Cheryl Brown. The Charter was presented to MVHS Interac Club with President Taylor Kelly and Secretary
Mary Allen. This new young service group boasts 23 members. Youth are the seeds of our community to nurture.
Spring Construction on King George
Highway and Pleasant Street will cause traffic interruptions but the long term rewards will be in place by Fall.
Friday, April 23, 2010
MYPIE honours local entrepreneursThe
Chamber of Commerce was pleased to support the Miramichi Young Professional and Involved Entrepreneurs as
they celebrated Mypie Entrepeneur of the Year – HONORED Wesley Cable –Mypie Professional of
the Year – HONORED -Michele Bushey and Mypie Community Champion - HONORED –Allyson Paradis.
This Gala hosted April 17th 2010 was an evening full of energy and excitement. Chris Savage, David Hale,
Line Thibodeau , Darcie Mutch, Jessica Mullin, and Taylor
Kelly, were the other nominees for these fabulous awards. The high school students that participate in the Junior Achievement
program for October to March were also celebrated.
On April 20, 2010 the Miramichi Chamber of Commerce
was please to host Lieutenant-Colonel Jocelyn Paul who presented to an interested group at a Lunch and Learn how the Canadian
Forces are working to assist the Afghans in sustaining a more secure environment in order to facilitate development , reconstruction
and law and order In Afghanistan.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
A new definition of success!On
March 29th, Former Prime Minister, Paul Martin, was in Rexton announcing a new Entrepreneurial Mentorship Program
for First Nations Students. New Brunswick is the first Atlantic Province to host the Mentorship Program. Rexton along with
Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Prince Rupert, Edmonton, Regina and Winnipeg are the only other Host communities for this project in
Canada. This program mentors students in the Business Program and actually funds a specific amount of money to start a business.
Lawrence Keoughan, Superintendent of District 16 believes the new Mentorship Program will help reduce dropout rates and help
to motivate students to continue their education.
On March 31st, the Miramichi Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors was pleased to host a presentation from St. Thomas University President and Vice Chancellor Dennis
Cochrane. The presentation focused on a feasibility study that will look at opportunities that may exist for our community
to enhance education standards.
Northumberland Co-op who has been in operation in the Miramichi since the 1940’s
and employs approximately 300 individuals have shown a positive increase in sales in the past year 2009.
This is a local company that continues to prove that small enterprises are the CORNERSTONE of a community.
We need to remind ourselves as business leaders that SUCCESS IS FAILURE TURNED
INSIDE OUT!
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