September 2018 Inside this issue: General Managers Report New Members Member Spotlight Event Season Line Up Upcoming Events Presidents Message 5 Minutes for Business
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a publication of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce
Message From the President
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n behalf of the Board of Directors, I hope you had a great summer and were able to spend time with family and friends while enjoying some great weather. It’s hard to believe that we are already into September, and back into the full routine of our daily lives.
complete by October.
Myself, along with some other members of our Business Development Committee were hosted in Winnipeg by YES! Winnipeg and North Forge, two privately funded entities with economic development and entrepreneurship Our summer was a busy one. The at the forefront of their operations. It Board dealt with the final steps to go was a great opportunity to see some ahead with major different repairs to the approaches to building at 1043 addressing these ...the Chamber Princess Avenue. issues in the will continue to This initiative has province and taken a while to learn just how be a watchdog get to this point. involved the on the spending It was felt after business careful community has of tax dollars in deliberation that become in these our community, preserving the organization to history that spur growth in as well as focus comes with a local Winnipeg of areas that heritage build communities. matter to such as this was important. The The Brandon business owners. Board also Chamber reviewed the Executives were business case surrounding such also able to host Chuck Davidson, repairs and determined it was the President of the Manitoba Chambers right decision to go ahead. The of Commerce, in Brandon for a day of majority of the restoration should be meeting with some of our members.
Jeff Hood 2018- 2019 Chamber President
It was great for us to spend the day with Chuck, and hear about issues that effect our local businesses on a local and provincial level. We also support Chuck’s and the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce’s efforts to gain better relationships with our neighbors to the south to encourage the existing trade relationship that Manitoba and Canada has with the United States. There is an impact on both sides of the border with upcoming changes to NAFTA, and we are hopeful that an agreement will be put in place to allow for business to move forward. (Continued on page 6)