July 2014 Newmarket Chamber Newsletter

The Newmarket Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

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Mark Your Calendars pg. 2

Business Excellence Awards Finalists pg. 4

Join Us in South Africa Chamber Trip 2015 pg 3

Building Community

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Exciting New Innovation Updates

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July 2014

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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

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Director Jim Alexander Tim Hortons Director James Burgess Focus31

Director Simon Fenn Fenn & Fenn Insurance Practice Inc. Director Claudine Johns RBC Royal Bank Director Neil Moore York Region Media Group Director Gary Ryan Southlake Regional Health Centre Director Sabine Schleese SCHLEESE - The Female Saddle Specialist

Welcome To Our New Board Member

Gary Ryan is the Chief Innovation Officer and VP of Partnerships and Business Development for Southlake Regional Health Centre. In his role as CIO, Gary is leading transformational initiatives including the CreateIT Now Innovation Centre and the successful Healthcare Ecosphere program. Previously, Gary was the Chief Operating Officer for the Hospital, overseeing the financial and operational performance of the organization.

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YRBiz Data Protection for Small Business 1 Wednesday, July 9 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: York Region Administrative Building Mini-Putt Social $ Wednesday, July 16 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Location: Cardinal Golf Club

Do you have experience in Advocacy/Gov’t Affairs, HR, Legal, Policy or Strategic Planning?

For a copy of our nomination package: 905-898-5900 info@newmarketchamber.ca or contact Debra Scott for more information @NMKTChamber /NewmarketChamberofCommerce Companies

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August Breakfast Networking Event $ August 12th, 2014 7:00 am - 9:00am Location: St. Andrew’s Valley Golf Course Our next Breakfast Event is August 12th at St. Andrew’s Valley Golf Course. The sponsor for this event is Birnie Electric, an organization that provides electrical services to both commercial and residential markets. At this event, they will be discussing electrical safety in the workplace.

YRBiz Social Media 101 1 Thursday, July 17 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Treefrog Inc.

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2014-2015 Board of Directors Call for Nominations - Deadline: July 18 2014

Member Orientation 1 Thursday, July 31 8:00 am - 9:00 am Location: NCOC

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South Africa 2015 Join Debra Scott, President & CEO of Newmarket Chamber of Commerce for a once in a lifetime trip to South Africa Breathtaking mountain scenery, winding coastlines, remarkable cultural diversity and abundant wildlife in its Check This Off Your Bucket List natural habitat included Sky Diving in this incredible experience.

South Africa Your journey begins Play a Musical Instrument in Sandton, a city Learn Another Language established in 1969.

Famous for its rich veins of gold and other valuable minerals, it is now the bustling cosmopolitan centre of greater Johannesburg.

Tour Soweto with a showcase of luxurious mansions, experience regional lifestyle when joining locals for lunch and visit the Apartheid Museum for a look into the dynamic history of racial segregation in South Africa.

Travel through the panoramic route to Kruger National Park, the largest game reserve in South Africa. Enjoy a full day of open air vehicle safari game drive. A local expert leads you in search of the “Big 5” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino – and provides insight into these fascinating animals along the way.

Travel to the picturesque resort town of Knysna. Start your day with a lagoon cruise, board a 4x4 vehicle and travel deep into the forest. Discover the local flora and fauna and enjoy a drive to Tsitsikamma Forest followed by a visit to Plettenberg Bay.

Tour Stellenbosch and travel to Cape Town for a panoramic tour of this beautiful harborside city. Take a thrilling ride on a cable car as it whisks you to an altitude of more than 3,000 feet landing atop the Table Mountain. The views of Cape Town, Robben Island and Lion’s Head will leave you breathless!

Explore coastal scenery, charming towns and the fascinating Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, home to over 5,000 species of plants native to South Africa.

Special Travel Presentations Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 11:00AM Monday, September 15, 2014 - 5:30PM

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Location: Newmarket Chamber of Commerce 470 Davis Drive, Newmarket, ON

Please RSVP 905-898-5900 events@newmarketchamber.ca

Travel April 23 – May 5, 2015 from $5,339* per person until October 24 ($5,589 after).

Optional post tour extension 4 Days 3-Night Victoria Falls $1,998* per person. *All rates are per person based on double occupancy.

Tour guides were excellent!

Hotels were excellent!

Everything ran perfectly and our fellow travellers were great. It was a trip of a lifetime!

• Peru Traveller, Chamber Trip 2014

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Business Excellence Awards Celebrating 2014

October 16, 2014

Years of Business Excellence

Newmarket Business Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2014 Business Excellence Awards Finalists Over 80 nominations were submitted and the excitement is on the rise for the 25th Anniversary celebration!

We are pleased to announce the finalists: Entrepreneur of the Year Award Zoe Clements, Qwertynomics Doug Crann, Workplace Safety Revolution Jochen Schleese, Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd.

Franchise of the Year Award Canadian Tire Comfort Inn Newmarket Ledgers

Innovation of the Year Award Newmarket Public Library Newmarket Tay Power Distribution Ltd.

Large Business of the Year Award Allied Global Holdings Inc. Benson Kearley IFG (BKIFG) Pickering College

Manufacturer of the Year Award JAFtech Manufacturing Ltd. Mars Canada Inc. Mr. Janitorial Supplies

New Business of the Year Award Ajoi Landscape Design Inc. Floors Direct North RedCrest Golf Club

Not for Profit of the Year Award CHATS – Community & Home Assistance to Seniors GetRecD Charity Events Women’s Centre of York Region

Professional Services Business of the Year Award Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Murray Family Chiropractic York Region Money Coaches

Small Business of the Year Award Bloomsbury Fine Cabinetry Gabie’s Boutique Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home Salon Decorum Signature Sponsor

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Building Community Debating Our Future Recently, the Chamber of Commerce hosted the allcandidates debate for the provincial election. It’s a role that the Chamber has performed for many years, in partnership with The ERA. As a neutral party, the Chamber provides opportunities for candidates to share their views on key issues, such as growth, changing demographics and a shifting economic base.

The challenge of hosting debates is getting to the heart of candidate views specific to the community, and covering the wide range of issues that people are passionate about. The Chamber and The ERA work together to ask for questions from the community.

These questions are reviewed by a neutral group of volunteer Board members, and then are used to guide the debate.

Trend-Setting York Region Employee Accepts Award in Bike to Work Day Attire!

The weather was perfect for Smart Commute Central York’s 8th Annual Bike to Work Day on May 26.

Over 170 people cycled to Riverwalk Commons in Newmarket and were treated to a delicious breakfast and a free t-shirt. One of those cyclists was York Region’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Michelle who coordinated the Tap’d In Water Mobile trailer to be on hand and provide cyclists with fresh drinking water.

For the upcoming municipal election on October 27th, we will be asking the candidates to share their specific views on key questions, and their responses will be published to the Chamber website.

As we work through plans for the next candidate debate on October 7th at the Newmarket Theatre for our municipal elections, we are asking for your feedback on how we can improve the debate. With most positions being contested, the municipal race this year will be sure to bring divergent views on economic development, infrastructure investments, budgets, taxes and services.

If you have a suggestion or would like to propose a specific question for the candidates, please send us a note at info@newmarketchamber.ca

“As with many other cyclists who attended Bike to Work Day, I had other commitments that morning.

After the event came to a close, I had to race back to a Commissioner’s breakfast and because so many York Region employees biked to work, our bike racks were full and I had to find a different spot to ‘park.’

As a result, I didn’t have time to change before going to the breakfast. Unbeknownst to me, I received an award from the Commissioner in front of a large group in my yoga capris and my ‘Bike To Work Day’ t-shirt! It was definitely a memorable moment we are still laughing about!” We think Michelle looks amazing in Bike to Work Day blue! Approximately 325 cyclists from the Smart Commute Central York Network cycled to work or school that day, including 52 York Region employees.

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Members Spotlight Welcome New Members Please support and network with the following organizations: The Bedroom Shop

Imagine Arts Inc.

Silver Cross

Robert Brooks Consulting - IT For Small Business

Evolution Accounting

Crystal Clear Telecom Savings

Jeff Reynolds 16715 Yonge St. Newmarket L3X 1X4 (905) 853-8770 jeff@mybedroomshop.ca mybedroomshop.ca

Robert Brooks 121 Four Seasons Cres.

East Gwillimbury L9N 0C2 (416) 479-9693 robert@robertbrooks.ca robertbrooks.ca

Crystal Marek 187 Main St. S. Newmarket L3Y 3Y9 (289) 340-0320 crystalmarek@hotmail.com imagineartsinc.com

Kevin Gray 30 Brent Rd. Holland Landing L9N 1R8 (416) 771-4463 kevin@evolutionaccounting.com

Thank you for being a member:

14 Years • Cintas - The Uniform People

13 Years • Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.

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Vince Attisano 101 - 615 Davis Dr. Newmarket L3Y 2R2 (905) 830-1337 vattisano@silvercross.com silvercross.com

Taytetik Hairdressing

Patrice Bromfield 6B – 171 Main St. S. Newmarket L3Y 3Y9 (647) 965-6109 wuzreallygood_1@hotmail.com taytetikhair.com

Debra Glass King, L0G 1T0 (647) 528-1287 debraglass@cctelecomsavings.com

After Hours Mini-Putt Join us for a fun-filled event that includes a delicious BBQ Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Cardinal Golf Club 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Thank you to our members who joined us at our Open House Barbecue Sponsored By

• Bell, Upper Canada Mall • Murray Family Chiropractic • snapd Newmarket

Congratulations:

• To Catherine Curtis-Madden on her appointment to the position of Executive Director, Women’s Centre of York Region (WCYR). Catherine comes to WCYR with over 20 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. Catherine succeeds Kirsten Eastwood who, after almost six years as Executive Director, is leaving to pursue new opportunities. wcyr.ca • To The ERA for being recognized as York Region’s Large Business of the Year at the recent Colossal Chamber Networking Event on June 10, 2014. yorkregion.com • To Williams HR Law Professional Corporation for being recognized as York Region’s Small Business of the Year at the recent Colossal Chamber Networking Event June 10, 2014. williamshrlaw.com • To The Fresh Tea Shop on their Grand Opening Friday, June 6, 2014. thefreshteashop.ca 6

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Innovation Updates Vision-Setting: Gigabit Corridor in Newmarket

An Exciting Peek Into the Future: OCE Discovery Conference 2014

Recently, the Town of Newmarket and its partners hosted a team of experts from US cities that have deployed Gigabit networks in partnership with the private sector. Meeting with business owners, developers and community leaders, concepts were explored as to how a leading edge, high speed network could support the long term strategic plans for the community.

A Gigabit community is one that has ultra-fast Internet connectivity for residents and businesses, typically more than 100 times faster than what is commercially available. In the US, Google has been instrumental in changing the Internet landscape, working with cities such as Kansas, Austin and Salt Lake to fundamentally advance connectivity infrastructure outside of traditional models. Internationally, other cities in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Korea and France have invested in Gigabit infrastructures for their economic development priorities.

The annual innovation summit at the Discovery Conference hosted 2500+ attendees and featured an astonishing showcase of ideas and inventions.

Several local companies were featured at the York Region pavilion, organized by ventureLAB. An eye-opening presentation was delivered by two Canadians from Singularity University – a US program geared to training leaders on how to navigate exponential, disruptive changes.

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Key to a successful Gigabit strategy is leveraging existing assets to create momentum and interest for partnering with the private sector. In Newmarket, owning our municipal hydro distribution network provides opportunities to leverage pole infrastructure and smart meters to build out a community network, an advantage not shared by most other communities. The consultations identified several other opportunities related to the Secondary Plan, the intensification planned for Davis Drive and Yonge Street, Main Street/Riverwalk Commons, and addressing infrastructure deficits in the Harry Walker industrial areas.

A report on the findings will be presented to Council later this summer.

These changes are driving major shifts impacting all segments of society: it used to take 20 years to grow an opportunity into a Billion $ enterprise.

Google did it in nine years. Facebook did it in three.

Groupon did it in less than a year. The efficiencies of technologies are doubling each year. It has been predicted that 100% of the world’s energy could be delivered by solar in 25 years, with major implications for resource-based economies such as Canada’s. Robotic, self-driving cars are here. All major car manufacturers have announced their own versions by 2020. But new entrants in the market are more agile – Google and Tesla have stated they will have cars on the market by 2015. There will be consolidation in the marketplace, and major shifts in locations of manufacturers. What will the impact be to Ontario’s economic base and how will our communities change?

Another example of these changes is the half-life of a skill; it used to be 30 years. It is now five years and continues to decrease.

All these examples have a common thread: they are disruptive to the existing economic and societal systems that we have built. They are also on exponential curves, meaning that they will happen whether or not we are ready for them. The key message is that we need to start discussing these trends more openly and asking our leaders for their vision/views. Welcome to the Innovation Imperative!

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