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2010 Events in Review:
Bitar's kitchen and wait staff manned the cash bar and
kept a steady stream of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres circulating to tempt
members and guests into a little holiday indulgence; tender lamb kabobs,
roast beef crustini, jumbo shrimp, mini brushetta rounds and even
lobster stuffed mushroom caps. Never forgetting our less fortunate neighbours in need, our annual food bank collection box for Caring & Sharing was stuffed to overflowing this year by our generous members and guests; thanks to all who contributed. Thanks as well to new member Jymline Glass in the Elmsdale Business Park, for their donation of enough nicely etched 'holiday' glasses to provide gifts for every member!
Small Business Week was October 18 to 22... Thursday October 21, 8:00am to 9:00am, Community Room, Elmsdale Superstore An informative session, breaking down the nitty-gritty of what any business can and needs to do to manage their commercial waste. Andrea Trask, Waste Reduction Coordinator/Educator covered a wide range of topics, from the legal requirements in Nova Scotia to recycle, to the services provided free of charge by the Municipality, to the ins and outs of using commercial haulers to dispose of your waste and recyclables... What every business needs to know about waste management... Brought to you by the East Hants Chamber of Commerce, with thanks to the Solid Waste Department of the Municipality of East Hants. This event was FREE for Chamber Members - Just $5 for Potential Members.
Spring LUNCH & LEARN – Wednesday, May 26, 12:00noon to 1:00pm Downstairs at Shooter’s Restaurant Presenter - Christina DeGeer of The Healing Zone
A fun and interactive presentation to give us skills and information on how to make healthier, proactive
life choices, learning the how-to’s of health and gaining the rewards in
your business and wealth.
Christina taking questions after the presentation...
2010 Annual General Meeting - Wednesday, March 10 Quality Inn Halifax Airport, 60 Sky Boulevard, Goffs
President & Publisher, Progress Media Group
Neville has been
in the publishing industry for more than 30 years and has been an entrepreneur
for 25 of those years. Over the past several years he has been the Chair
of the Board of the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce, Chair of the Board
of the Greater Halifax Partnership, Chair of the Capital Campaign for the
Dartmouth General Hospital and the Chair of APCC’s Atlantica Council.
Many thanks to our AGM 2010 Sponsors and the generous businesses who donated merchandise for our door prizes. Click your mouse on the photo to see close-ups of the donations, click here to review the newly launched Chamber Strategic Plan for 2010 - 2012.
February 12th - Tourism Symposium Reception Tourism Tomorrow was the theme of the Municipality's second annual full day symposium & reception, hosted this year at the Milford Recreation Centre. The new venue provided space for multi-track programming and a larger crowd of representatives from many county tourism industry businesses and groups. A good number of Chamber business were represented at the Symposium and several of our Board members attended. Attendees enjoyed presentations by industry players and several intensive brainstorming sessions by working groups. Round robin presentations were made by each group identifying current tourism strengths and challenges within East Hants, as well as future goals and dreams. Frequent recognition was made of the many entrepreneurs and groups who are already so active in the industry. The intensive symposium culminated in an evening reception, sponsored by the Chamber, where the networking and brainstorming continued at a more leisurely pace, accompanied by a selection of hot and cold hors'doeurves by Chamber member Catering Unlimited.
Topic: Diffusing Hostilities - Constable Les Kakonyi, Community Policing Coordinator with the Enfield Detachment of RCMP spoke how to handle potentially violent confrontations and irate customers. Constable Kakoni, Community Policing Coodinator/Media Relations - RCMP Enfield Detachment Les Kakoni has 30 years of service with the RCMP, all in Nova Scotia and predominately on the South Shore and in the Annapolis Valley. In 1996 he was involved in a shoot-out with a suspect who had already shot and killed an officer near Lunenburg. Although the suspect was shot three times, he eventually killed himself. Les, along with two other officers at the scene, were awarded the Commissioner's Commendation for bravery. Cst. Kakonyi is a former incident commander with Ground Search & Rescue and also a former member of the Nova Scotia RCMP Tactical (riot) Troop deployed to the G7 in Alberta, as well as the Quebec G8 and Francophone Summit in 1998. With the Enfield detachment of the RCMP since March 2009, he is currently the police liaison to the community and is responsible for media relations.
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Guest
Speaker - Neville Gilfoy
He is the President and Publisher of Progress Media Group, a regional company
which publishes print and digital magazines, and which produces business events
and websites.
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