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Support for Private Member's Bill 73 - An Act To Amend The Endangered Species Act

May 9, 2012 - The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce was pleased to provide a letter of support for the Private Member's Bill 73. This past February, the Chamber drafted a resolution that was adopted May 5 in St. Catherine's and is now Ontario Chamber of Commerce policy. Bill 73 directly address the need to ensure the government of Ontario conducts and releases publicly socio-economic impact assessments of all legislation, regulation, and policies which is concurrent with our resolution. To view the letter - CLICK HERE

AND THE WINNER IS...

   The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners for our 18th Annual Business Awards, which were proudly presented by Bell. The awards were presented at a formal affair held at the Valhalla Inn, May 5th. This prestigious evening took place in front of a sold out ballroom with plenty of excitement as the winners were unveiled.

For the list of our winners CLICK HERE



Your Nominees                            2012 Business Awards Winners     Michael Nitz, Chair of the Board

Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce - Three for Three

May 5, 2012 - This past Saturday the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) members at their Annual General Meeting in St. Catherine's reviewed and voted on the resolutions brought forward by Chambers accross Ontario. The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce championed three of those resolutions, and was successful in having them all approved as OCC policy.

Allan O'Dette, President & CEO OCC

For the full story CLICK HERE

To see a complete list of 2012 OCC approved resolutions CLICK HERE

Successful NOACC Annual General Meeting

April 27-29, 2012 the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce held the 77th Spring Meeting & AGM in Sioux Lookout

This year focused resolutions were brought forward and approved by the membership, dealing with some of the critical issues affecting our region.

The Sioux Lookout meeting featured speakers including the new President & CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Allan O'Dette. Mr. O'Dette appreciated the first hand discussions on the opportunities in Northwestern Ontario and he will be talking about NOACC at the OCC - AGM in St. Catherine's in May.

Details - CLICK HERE

April 20, 2012 - MNR Minister Michael Gravelle met with Chamber Board members on April 20th to provide a brief update on several issues related to his Ministry. The Minister committed to setting up more regular meetings with the Board to discuss specific initiatives and ideas, their impact on business and how we can best improve the ecomony of Northwestern Ontario.

Left to right (Michael Nitz, Michael Gravelle, Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, Franco Crupi, Charla Robinson, Ed Schmidtke)

May 31, 2012 - Join the Chamber of Commerce as we host an Informative Breakfast with the David Tulk, Chief Canada Macro Strategist TD Securities .

The event will be held May 31, 2012 at the NEW Victoria Inn, Embassy Ballroom.

Registration and Hot Breakfast Buffet: 7:30am

Presentation: 8:15am        Register Online: CLICK HERE

    Presentation Description:                        Sponsored by:

North American Economic Outlook: Shifting the Balance of Risk. David will give an overview of global economic and financial market trends and what they will mean for Canada, interest rates and the currency.