• June 2014 •
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Don Budden from Centennial Storage (left) accepts a Home Hardware gift certificate from Metcalfe Gardens marketing manager Lori Lackey during the May Business After 5 at the St. Thomas Seniors’ Centre in celebration of Metcalfe Gardens’s 25th anniversary.
Business After 5 A major celebration!
St. Thomas Public Library’s 135th Anniversary Wednesday July 16 153 Curtis Street, St. Thomas
Doors open at 5, Prize Draws and Sponsor remarks at 6:15 Free admission to all personnel from any business or organization that is a Member of the St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce.
OCC elects new Provincial Chair Ian McCormack has in operations, been elected Chair of business managethe Ontario Chamment, ownership ber of Commerce for and leadership. 2014 – 2015. As the An active comprovincial Chamber’s munity leader, senior volunteer, he Ian believes in brings an extensive “showing up and background of busigiving back.” A ness and commercial strong contribusuccess to our protor to the Chamvincial Board. Ian is ber network, Director, Business Ian has been a Operations of Tetra Chamber volunTech’s Canadian Minteer for 20 years ing Practice, a global in various leaderengineering and enviship roles. ronmental consulting Ian was elected firm, responsible for Chair of the Onbusiness leadership tario Chamber of Left to right, St. Thomas & District Chamber CEO Bob Hammersley, and performance, Commerce at the Ontario Chamber Chair Ian McCormack and Ontario Chamber as well as providing provincial ChamPresident and CEO Allan O’Dette at the OCC’s 2014 Convention in Government and Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. McCormack will serve as Chair of the provincial ber’s convention Aboriginal Affairs in Sault Ste. Marie Chamber until May 2015. expertise to clients, on May 3. He is project teams, and also a member of ester and Certified Executive Coach, Tetra Tech across Canada. Ian is also Ian has worked for 32 years in re- Ambassadors Northwest and Chair Founder and Principal of Compass, source and consulting industries, of the Thunder Bay International a private executive coaching prac- amassing an extensive background Airport Authority. tice. A Registered Professional For-
An invitation to China
Another Chamber group tour is headed to China this fall, and you can be a part of it. In co-operation with Citslinc International, and our local travel agent Elgin Travel, we depart Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Wednesday October 22 for 11 days, returning Saturday November 1. Citslinc works exclusively with Chambers of Commerce across Canada and the US to deliver tours
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for our Members at an incredibly affordable price. Our Member price is $2599 (US) per person which includes all taxes, round-trip non-stop travel to/from Beijing, 3 meals per day, 4 and 5-star hotel accommodations, deluxe highway coach bus tours, fluent English-speaking tour guides and entrance fees for attractions. Our group will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Direct air travel from Beijing to
Shanghai and return, a 2-hour jet flight, is also included. Info kits and full tour information can be found at Elgin Travel & Cruises, 417 Wellington Street, in Elgin Mall. Chamber CEO Bob Hammersley and Member Services Rep Jeff Sheridan have previously taken this tour and can easily answer any questions about this incredible experience. They welcome your calls or emails at the Chamber office.
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