Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce E-Bulletin Feb 19th 2015

Feb.19th 2015

Whitehorse Chamber E-Bulletin “The Voice Of Business”

Feb.19th-22nd 2015

In This Week’s Edition for Feb.19th 2015.....

1. Bravo Awards Business After Hours 2. ‘Whitehorse Connect’ Business Forum 3. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce: 5 Minutes For Business 4. Rendezvous At Night 5. Brent Sass Wins The Yukon Quest 6. ‘Ready, Willing and Able’ A Hidden Labour Pool - Breakfast Meeting 7. Whitehorse Economic Development Strategy Feedback 8. City Of Whitehorse Update 9. Pathways To Wellness

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Save The Date!

The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce is planning a Business to Business Conference for March 25/26th at the Coast High Country Conven?on Centre that will be like no other. You will have one on one opportuni?es to speak to experts, key note speakers and have lots of take aways. This event will not only stay with you, but you will benefit from it – you can also win prizes – and even aJend a Business ALer Hours event!

The speakers and experts are business suppliers such as IT Solu?ons technicians, Insurance Brokers, the City of Whitehorse, Banks, the Procurement Support Centre, Advanced Educa?on,YG Departments and the WCB ( including the Northern Safety Network) and many others.

Everything at this conference will address subjects that directly affect your businesses.

Watch your e-­‐mails and the next bulle5n for more details and how to register.

In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, our Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, looks at Europe to examine the risks and challenges ahead for those economies and what it all means for Canadian business. Collectively, the European Union is Canada’s second largest trading partner, and the world’s largest market with a $17 trillion economy, more than 20% of the global GDP. Media coverage of the EU has been focused on fears of another economic crisis. Indeed, GDP growth remains weak, unemployment is still high and there are tough challenges ahead. Greece undoubtedly needs debt relief, which will be a big political problem, but the overall European outlook is improving. The crisis forced governments to undertake much-needed reforms, from more flexible labour markets to improved regulation. At the same time, the European Central Bank is providing a tonne of liquidity, ₏60 billion per month, to support bank lending and lower interest rates. The EU economy has shown resiliency and today, even the troubled economies of Southern Europe are returning to growth. The road to recovery will continue to be bumpy, but if businesses can look ahead to the long term, they will see enormous opportunities.

Read 5 Minutes for Business.

For more information, please contact Hendrik Brakel.

Brent Sass Wins 2015 Yukon Quest Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Nine days, 12 hours and 49 minutes after the 2015 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race started in Whitehorse, it crowned a champion.

Brent Sass crossed the finish line in Fairbanks at 10:52pm AKST Monday, well ahead of second-place musher Allen Moore. It’s the first Yukon Quest victory for Sass, who came close in 2014 before suffering a head injury that ended his race just before the last checkpoint.

“It's unreal," an emotional Sass said after arriving at the finish. "I'm real proud of those 12 dogs."

Sass spoke in particular about lead dog Basin, saying he took him out of the lead position once and he was not happy, so he put Basin back where he belongs. Obviously it paid off.

Basin lead Sass and the rest of the team down the final 73 miles with a vengeance, pulling away from Moore after initially starting two minutes behind when they left Two Rivers.

What was the conversation when Sass passed Moore on the trail? It was easy-going according to Sass, who said Moore gave him a little smile in return. “This is fun, isn't it?!"

Sass takes home $24,061.92, which is 18.93% of a total $127,110 purse. He also claims four ounces of gold for being the first musher to arrive in Dawson City, then go on to finish the race. The gold is donated by the Fellars family in Dawson.

Moore arrived at the finish line over an hour after Sass, at 12:06 am, thanking his 11 dogs individually before thanking the crowd gathered to see him in.

"They just didn't have it in them this year," he said of his team. “I thought my team was going to be that team again."

At one point in the race, Sass held a 10-hour lead over Moore before over-sleeping on the trail from Circle to Central. Moore caught up and eventually passed him, but Sass and his team were able to turn it up when it counted most.

"It works! Fall asleep on the trail for 10 hours and you can come in first!" Sass joked.

After thanking all of his Wild and Free Mushing supporters, Sass had a message for his fans.

"Thank you for believing."

Ready, Willing and Able A solu on linking you to a hidden labour pool you might be missing out on.

We invite you to join us to a end a breakfast presenta on to hear more about a new program designed to support Yukon businesses, non proďŹ t organiza ons and government departments in accessing a pool of stable, reliable and dedicated workers that you may not have considered.

People who have a disability represent one of the largest sources of untapped labour in today’s economy, and yet many people who have a disability remain either underemployed or unemployed. We are told that some Yukon employers and businesses are not aware of this pool of poten al workers. Those who are aware may be uncertain about how to recruit, train or accommodate workers with a disability, and some employers are interested but have concerns about issues of costs or whether people have the skills necessary to perform jobs that are available.

Ready, Willing and Able represents a new na onal funding program which is coordinated na onally by the Canadian Associa on for Community Living, and delivered locally by a network of 13 provincial and territorial Community Living Associa ons.

Join Minister of Educa on Elaine Taylor and speakers from other Yukon business leaders as they share their own experiences, and hear more about how RWA can support your sta ng needs by: iden fying job opportuni es within your organiza on that may be cost e ec vely and safely completed by a person with a disability providing funding and comple ng all the paperwork required to support a new employee with a disability who needs accommoda on such as job coaching, custom so ware or other technology, or specialized training for your exis ng sta providing the ongoing support needed to ensure a con nued successful rela onship between your business or organiza on and your new employee

When: 8:00 9:00 am Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Where: Westmark Hotel, Conference Room 1 RSVP by calling 667 4606 or email yaclwhse@northwestel.net

Employment Central Your Job Search Headquarters

January 21, 2015

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FEEDBACK WHITEHORSE – The City has released public engagement results for the Community Economic Development Strategy update.

During the public engagement, 816 citizens responded to an online survey and 44 organizations participated in stakeholder and government interviews and focus group sessions. The survey results and summary notes from these meetings are now available at www.whitehorse.ca/ceds.

The City recognizes the need to actively participate in and promote economic development efforts for the sustained and continued growth of our population and economy. The City is developing a Community Economic Development Strategy that will be built on active community involvement and strong partnerships.

A draft strategy will be released in February for public review and comment.

Visit www.whitehorse.ca/ceds to view the public engagement results and information on the Community Economic Development Strategy.

For more information, contact Jordan Stackhouse, Economic Development Coordinator at 336-2097 or jordan.stackhouse@whitehorse.ca.

February 19, 2015

Heritage Day Friday February 20 Services and Hours

Happy Rendezvous!

The Canada Games Centre will be open special hours from 8am to 8pm.

Next City Council Meeting

Transit will run a normal Friday service.

Recognize Someone Special

Most other City facilities and services will be closed.

Get more details at whitehorse.ca/events.

We are a proud festival partner. Learn more about the many events and activities taking place at yukonrendezvous.com.

The next Regular Council Meeting is February 23 at 5:30pm in City Hall Council Chambers. View whitehorse.ca/agendas for Council and whitehorse.ca/CASM for CASM meetings.

Nominate a special individual or group for the Mayor’s Awards by March 6 at whitehorse.ca/mayorsawards. Nominations are also open until March 23 for the 2014 Volunteer of the Year.

Details can be found at whitehorse.ca/volunteeroftheyear.

Taxi Bylaw Survey Share your thoughts in our online survey by March 6 at whitehorse.ca/taxi.

Building Consolidation Project Opportunity Our Request for Proposals for the design and construction supervision of the Operations Building can be viewed until March 16, along with other bid opportunities, at whitehorse.ca/rfp.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines The Community Cleanup and Recreation Grants deadlines are March 16. See more information for all grants across the City of Whitehorse at whitehorse.ca/grants.

Ice Rental Times Available Canada Games Centre ice surface times are available during March as well as the summer. View at whitehorse.ca/cgcnews.

Current Job Opportunities

whitehorse.ca

Visit whitehorse.ca/careers to see a variety of exciting positions currently open across all City of Whitehorse departments.

Pathways to Wellness e-Tips conversation • connection • commitment

Law of least effort Most of us follow the law of least effort -- we do what's easiest, fastest and most convenient. Making an activity just a little more difficult (like putting snack food six feet from our desk) leads to doing it less often.

We can use this finding to our advantage by making healthier choices less effortful and unhealthy choices more effortful. Here are some examples to get you thinking on this track: •

Put the junk food in the back of a cupboard and in the vegetable bin in your refrigerator • Put healthier food in the front of the cupboard or on the top shelf of your refrigerator • Leave your running gear at the side of your bed so that you practically slip into it when you get out of bed • Keep a bowl of fruit on the kitchen counter You'll still take the path of least effort -- only now it's also the healthy choice.

Contact Info: Contact us at www.yukonwellness.ca/ contactus.php

Our Location 201 - #1 Hospital Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Mail: Pathways to Wellness, H-1 Health and Social Services Yukon Government Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 E-mail: yukonwellness@gov.yk.ca Jan: 867-667-3674