Newsletter March 2014 Newmarket Chamber of Commerce

The Newmarket Chamber of CommerceNewsletter

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See the PICTURE COME TO LIFE

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Smart Commute Drives Awareness during Carpool Week pg. 4 2014 Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness

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New Payment Processing pg. 7 Program

Cool Technologies on display at Home Show pg. 3

2014 Chamber Member Business Directory pg. 7 January’s Awesome Winner

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Board of Directors Chair Rob Chaggares Chaggares & Bonhomme, Chartered Accountants

Director Lorne Cooper Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd., Brokerage

1st Vice Chair Veronica Williams SNAPd Newmarket

Director Kirsten Eastwood Women’s Centre of York Region

2nd Vice Chair Kevin Murdoch The Murdoch Group Private Wealth Management Past Chair Steve Hinder Magna International Inc. Secretary/Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Bateman Graham & Fitzpatrick Chartered Accountants

Director Claudine Johns RBC Royal Bank Director Neil Moore York Region Media Group Director Sabine Schleese SCHLEESE - The Female Saddle Specialist

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Director Jim Alexander Tim Hortons

Director Simon Fenn Fenn & Fenn Insurance Practice Inc.

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Peer Group - SOHO & Small Business ø Tuesday, March 18 8:00 am - 9:00 am Location: NCOC Peer Group - Small & Medium Enterprise ø Tuesday, March 25 8:00 am - 9:00 am Location: NCOC Member Orientation 1 Thursday, March 27 8:00 am - 9:00 am Location: NCOC

Home & Lifestyle Show 1 $ $ Effective Show Strategies ø March 28 - 30 8:00 am - 9:00 am Tuesday, March 4 Location: Magna Centre 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: NCOC Women in Business Luncheon 1 $ Wednesday, March 5 11:00 am - 2:30 pm Location: Cynthia’s Chinese Restaurant Symbol

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Corporate partners: Newmarket Chamber of Commerce 470 Davis Dr. (The Old Railway Station) Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P3 Phone: 905-898-5900 Fax: 905-853-7271 newmarketchamber.ca | info@newmarketchamber.ca Newmarket Chamber of Commerce Staff President & CEO: Debra Scott Vice President: Karen Dubeau Business Development Manager: Tracy Walter Office Manager: Lori Clayton Event Manager: Rosanne Antunes Marketing Manager: Danielle Koren Administrative Assistant: Astero Prattas Event Coordinator: Suzie Di Genarro Member Services Coordinator: Lauren Davie Smart Commute Central York Staff Program Manager: Pat Lusink Program Services Coordinator: Dar Sadettan Member Services Coordinator: Jennifer Brien Auditor: BDO Canada LLP @NMKTChamber /NewmarketChamberofCommerce Groups

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Your Newmarket Home Show Awesome and Cool Technologies Will Be on Display The Newmarket Chamber and its partners are excited to be launching an innovation showcase at the upcoming Home Show, March 28-30th. Drop by the booth in the second arena to interact with an amazing telepresence robot that uses the same technology as the Segway; it’s like the Shelbot only better (a reference to the TV show Big Bang Theory). The Double Robot is being demonstrated by local company, Myostat Motion Control. They are also bringing a Makerbot 3D printer that you can watch in action. Crowtrees Studios will be showcasing a 3D colour scanner, and will be doing scans of the attendees. Taking only 10-15 sec., you will have a detailed 3D image of yourself.

There will be other fascinating interactive technology exhibits from Southlake Regional Health Centre and ventureLAB, our Regional Innovation Centre. Don’t miss seeing the future at the Home Show.

If you are a subscriber to Brainspace Magazine, a wonderful and dynamic resource to spark kids’ interest in learning about science, you will have seen Augmented Reality (AR) in action.

By hovering your smart phone or tablet over an image, a video or application will be launched to provide an enhanced user experience. It works like a QR code, but is essentially a process of scanning a digital image to unlock another level of information or experience. It adds layers of information and meaning in a real time, enhanced environment.

The Newmarket Chamber is experimenting with the technology as part of the Home Show, working with our members and exhibitors to explore how Augmented Reality could be harnessed as a fantastic and engaging marketing strategy for businesses.

The potential for the technology is endless. There are already AR apps that will translate words in an image to another language. You can navigate a tourist area, see menus for restaurants and discover history about the location you are in.

With so many possibilities, the Newmarket Chamber is eager to work with its member businesses to come up with creative and innovative ways to use Augmented Reality.

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Augmented Reality (AR) Imagine looking at a picture of a T-Rex dinosaur, and suddenly its head turns to look at you, coming to life with a loud roar and baring of razor sharp teeth.

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Your Events Networking Breakfast Ted Kurello of HollisWealth sponsored the February breakfast. During his presentation, Ted reviewed all of the financial services that he is able to provide to his customers (both personal and business). Thank you to Ted and his team for sponsoring this event.

Tracey, Ted & Samantha (HollisWealth)

Eddie (Main Hair Lounge) and Mike (MR Patrick (NESS Security) and Cecli (Legal Menswear) Shield)

Marketing to Engage Workshop

Newmarket Young Professionals Group

Lara Veltkamp, Chief Engagement Officer at Watershed Marketing Group, led a marketing workshop at the Chamber January 28. Lara shared insights on how to reach your intended audience in any market, in any economy and how to bring clarity to your messaging.

The NYPG met for an evening of networking at Tequila185 on February 12th.

Jennifer and Nicholas of Chaggares and Bonhomme Chartered Accountants shared some quick tips to help eliminate the stress of tax season.

Tequila185 generously provided the venue and appetizers for the evening’s event.

Smart Commute Drives Awareness during Carpool Week During the week of February 3 to 9 Smart Commute Central York (SCCY) promoted carpooling as a commuting option. SCCY held outreaches at 12 member businesses and spoke to over 600 employees about the benefits of carpooling which include saving money, time and the environment. This year we saw a 50 per cent increase in the number of new users on Carpool Zone compared to last year and an 82 per cent increase in carpools formed. CarpoolZone.ca now has over 16,000 users across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area and can help you find the perfect carpool match. SmartCommuteCY.ca Photo 1: Southlake Regional Health Centre’s Smart Commute Coordinator, Katharine helps an employee register on Carpool Zone. During Carpool Week, Southlake held numerous events throughout the week to promote carpooling. As a result the number of Southlake employees registered on Carpoolzone doubled during Carpool Week.

Photo 2: SCCY Program Manager, Pat talks to Town of Newmarket employees about the benefits of carpooling.

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For Your Information 2014 Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled its Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness for 2014. The Canadian Chamber undertook this initiative two years ago to draw attention to the barriers that are holding back Canada’s progress and to urge all levels of government to act more swiftly to improve our country’s ability to compete globally.

Canadian Chamber President and CEO Perrin Beatty stated: “Since launching this initiative, in cooperation with our network of chambers of commerce, we have made great progress in furthering our competiveness agenda, particularly in addressing the barrier our members identified as being the greatest impediment to the success of Canadian business: the growing skills gap. The federal government and several provincial and territorial governments have also named this issue as the country’s biggest challenge.”

Addressing the Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness will go a long way towards restoring Canada’s competitiveness. The Canadian Chamber is calling on its own membership, on governments, on educators, on labour organizations, and others to tackle and overcome these barriers. Tolerating them is simply not an option. Effectively addressing these 10 barriers will sharpen Canada’s competitive edge and allow us to prosper in the global economy.

“We have a choice,” added Beatty. “Either we act urgently to improve our competitiveness or we will pay a high price in lost jobs and prosperity. Working together, we’ve started to address these problems over the past two years. The challenge for 2014 is to build on this progress and start closing the gap between Canadian businesses and our international competitors.”

2014 Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness: • Skills shortages • Uncompetitive travel and tourism strategies • Inadequate plans for addressing deficiencies in public infrastructure • Barriers to success in global markets • Internal barriers to trade • A complex and costly tax system • Lack of clear sustainability policies • The severe shortage of economic development tools for businesses in Canada’s territories • Inconsistent regulatory policies between Canada and the U.S. • Insufficient support for innovation in Canadian manufacturing For more information on The Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness visit Chamber.ca

March 28 - 30 Magna Centre, Newmarket • Fun for the Entire Family • Home Decor Experts • Children’s Entertainment • “Bob the Builder” Live on Stage • Cool Technology Gadgets • Admission: $5 • Kids under 12: FREE A Trip for two to Punta Cana Sponsored by:

Naqi Ahsan, CTC nahsan@tpi.ca

Friday 4 pm - 9 pm Saturday 9 am - 5 pm Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

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Your Members Welcome New Members Please support and network with the following new members: Arbonne Independent Consultant

CROWNE - “Relationship Coaching” Ltd.

Galbraith Family Law Professional Corporation

Piccola Italia Restaurant

Balsam Spa (Relax, Renew and Rejuvenate)

D.G. Climate Control Services Inc.

HomeStor

Urbanlife Realty Inc.

Brown Law Firm Professional Corporation

Duraroc Rubber Surfacing Barrie/Newmarket

The Image Commission

VentureLAB

Coaching E.T.C.---Evoke.

Transform.Create

The Energy Credit Union Limited

Natural Light Patio Covers

The Cove Retsaurant and Pub

Expedia CruiseShipCenters

Next Step Family Counselling Inc.

Emily Van Den Oetelaar 18922 Leslie St. Newmarket L0G 1V0 (289) 383-2064 emily_oetelaar@hotmail.com arbonne.ca

Binal Patel 38 Main St. S. Newmarket L3Y 3Y4 (905) 895-7777 munvip@yahoo.com balsamdayspa.com

Valerie Brown 21 - 1228 Gorham St. Newmarket L3Y 8Z1 (905) 853-2529 brown@brownlawfirm.ca brownlawfirm.ca

Dean Burgess 131 Crossland Gate Newmarket L3X 1A5 (289) 380-1109 deanburgess@rogers.com

Chris Benson 735 Davis Drive Newmarket L3Y 2R2 (905) 853-1440 thecovenewmarket@yahoo.ca letseat.at/thecove

Jennifer Czeznowski 206 - 16610 Bayview Ave. Newmarket L3X 2H9 (905) 235-4669 familiesfirstnow@yahoo.com

David Gibson 303 Perrin Ave. Newmarket L3Y 8B2 (905) 713-7900 ccsinc@rogers.com

Brent Riopelle 19 Carlson Dr. Newmarket L3Y 6A8 (905) 717-0212 brent@duraroc.com duraroc.com

Cori Andrade 581 Davis Dr. Newmarket L3Y 2P9 (416) 542-2522, (888) 942-2522 candrade@theenergycu.com theenergycu.com

Lenore Murdoch 12 - 17725 Yonge St. Newmarket L3Y 7C1 (905) 836-9594 lmurdoch@cruiseshipcenters.com cruiseshipcentres.ca/LenoreMurdoch

Brain Galbraith 4 - 1195 Stellar Dr. Newmarket L3Y 7B8 (289) 319-0634 brian@galbraithfamilylaw.com GalbraithFamilyLaw.com

Ron Matheson 8 - 16630 Bayview Ave. Newmarket L3X 1X2 (905) 954-0101 matheson_ron@hotmail.com

Nicki Bucci 8 - 8601 Jane St. Vaughan L4K 5N9 (905) 326-3401 nicki.image@rogers.com theimagecommission.com

Tony Tenhage 2 Julilee Crt. Brampton L6S 2H2 (416) 807-0868 ttenhage@ naturallightpatiocovers.com naturallightpatiocovers.com

Vicki Nishihama 1110 Stellar Dr. Newmarket L3Y 7B7 (905) 392-1959 nxstep.org vnishihama@hotmail.com

Thank you:

• E S Computer Training for being a member for 14 years.

• Button Fence Ltd. for being a member for 12 years.

• Pheasant Run Golf Club for being members for 10 years.

Congratulations:

• Balsam Spa (Relax, Renew and Rejuvenate) on their Grand Opening. balsamdayspa.com

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Carlo Di Florio 19 - 130 Davis Dr. Newmarket L3Y 2N1 (905) 836-5783 info@piccolaitalia.ca piccolaitalia.ca

Sandra Pettifer 709 Emily Grove Newmarket L3X 0E8 (416) 722-9107 sandra@urbanliferealty.com urbanliferealty.com

Brigitte Sharpe 7271 Warden Ave. Markham L3R 5X5 (905) 248-2711 bsharpe@venturelab.ca

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For Your Information New Payment Processing Program Announced for Chamber Members

Hot Off the Press: The 2014 Chamber Member Business Directory

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently announced that they have a new processing partner and program with First Data.

The 2014 Business Directory is included with this Newsletter and will be delivered to the doors of Newmarket consumers within the next few weeks.

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We will be sharing news with you on the programming in the upcoming weeks. If your current processing contract is up for re-negotiation and you would like to connect with a representative in the next few weeks, please contact the Chamber for a referral.

January’s Awesome Winner January’s Awesome Winner is Joshua Clements, founder of SCI-TEK.ca, Robotics for Children. The Awesome grant will assist SCI-TEK to acquire additional robotics kits to expand the program. SCI-TEK’s mission is to engage children in learning Science in a creative, safe and meaningful learning environment. SCI-TEK enables students to think, design, build and program robots in a hands-on way, working and communicating with a partner to problem solve, build and create solutions. Children are the leaders, designers, engineers and scientists of the future. SCITEK gives them the skills now by introducing coding at an early age.

Joshua (winner), Jackie (Awesome Trustee) with two students of the SCITEK program.

Use this directory to learn more about the people and organizations in your community, to help you find products and services available locally and to support your fellow member businesses.

Look for the M2M symbol in the directory – this identifies member businesses that offer you and your employees a discount on their products or services.

For a full list of discounts visit: newmarketchamber.ca/M2MPage or scan:

Celebrating

Years of Business Excellence Newmarket Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards has been recognizing Newmarket based businesses and members whose business achievements or community involvement have made significant contributions to the economic and social well-being of the Town of Newmarket.

Nominate online: newmarketchamber.ca/Business-Awards by April 14, 2014

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We are awaiting full details on the program and will be sharing these with you shortly. To give you a sneak peak, the exclusive rates for Chamber of Commerce members are:

Newmarket Business Excellence Awards October 16, 2014

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