Welcome to our newest members: Canadian Tire, LaPrairies Alternative Funeral Services and Xatsull Heritage Village.
Nomination forms for the 21st Annual Business Excellence Awards are still available however the deadline to nominate is Feb. 5.
Do you know of an individual or business that deserves recognition for a great job? Let them know you appreciate what they are doing to make our community a better place to work, stay and play.
Forms are available at Community Futures and the Chamber office. You can nominate online or you can download one from our website at www.williamslakechamber.com. Forms must meet all the criteria, must be completed, signed, and then returned, e-mailed or faxed to our office by deadline of Feb.5.
The awards will be held on March 5, 2016 at the Elk’s Hall.
This year’s theme for the awards evening is Discover China. The evening will include a fabulous dinner, the presentation of eight awards, entertainment, special photographs of the award winners and an auction. True to tradition, the evening is conducted in an academy style atmosphere so everyone is kept in suspense until the award winners are announced. Tickets are still $75 and are available only at the Chamber of Commerce office. Tickets may also be reserved over the phone 250-392-5025 with a credit card.
The Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce offers a very unique Group Insurance Plan offered through Engage Financial Services. We have exceptionally low rates for Visa MasterCard and Interact. For more information on these and any other of our benefits offered to Chamber members please call our office 250-392-5025.
Check out the Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce website at www.williamslakechamber.com. Our website promotes local and regional events encouraging visitors to come to the area and increase their length of stay. There is no cost to list your events on our website, give us a call or e-mail at visitors@telus.net.
We have many benefits available to all members to help your business grow and retain employees. Ask about the member to member discount program that we have for you and your staff.
Congratulations to Sandtronic Business Systems Ltd. for their 30th anniversary and a very successful business mixer held recently.
Hats off to Ingolf and his team for a great achievement in Williams Lake.
Thanks to all members who have already paid their membership fees, this early payment will allow us to carry on the Chamber business.
We are working on policies to advocate on behalf of our members. If there are any volunteers out there that would like to help us on this committee, you would be most welcome, call the office.
Our deadline for policy submission is March 15, so lots to do before the BC Chamber AGM in May.
Each year we review our contract with location and meal providers and this year is no different.
We will be in touch with our members, however, please note that future meeting locations and prices may be changed. We invite everyone to attend our General Meeting on Jan. 28, 2016 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Signal Point Restaurant.
Our guest speakers this month are Lyn Anglin, Chief Scientific Officer with Imperial Metals/Mount Polley Mine and Inspector Milo MacDonald, Williams Lake RCMP Detachment Commander. Chamber meetings offer members the opportunity to meet other businesses and talk about ideas and issues that you have in your lives.
Members are encouraged to enter one of our draws and your business could be profiled in one of two Chamber Chatters.
