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Austen Noble Insurance Brokers Ltd November/December | Vol. 31 No. 6 Community Awards Celebration SEE PAGE 12 FOR MORE INFORMATION Austen Noble Insurance Brokers Ltd. Milton’s • Business Insurance • Commercial Auto • Personal Auto • House • Condo • Tenants Insurance Local Monthly Payment Plans Available Coffee established 1956 Roaster Mike Austen [email protected] John Austen [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-425-5405 Phone: 905-636-0922 www.austeninsurancebrokers.com • 205 Main St. E., Milton • 905.878.7217 Email: [email protected] CHAIR’S MESSAGE It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to reach out to my fellow community members and provide Kim Majetic an update on how some of our local Chair businesses are exceeding rules and regulations to keep our families safe, to share how restaurants cannot sustain life with distancing 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS this pandemic has affected various industries, measures in effect. Patios are closing down, and keep you informed on the aid that the EXECUTIVE no holiday parties in sight and no government government is providing especially for our programs designed for their unique situation. Chair Kim Majetic community’s independent businesses. So far the restaurant industry has lost 800,000 Gordon Food Service We all know how important mental & jobs and if there are further closures this Past Chair physical wellness is, especially during times number will continue to rise. For all of these Walter Heyden like these. Our local gyms are showing us just reasons the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Dufferin Aggregates how committed they are to keeping us healthy has launched the “Our Restaurants” Campaign. Vice Chair by exceeding the recommended guidelines The campaign puts a spotlight on Canada’s John Lobraico so we can still feel comfortable to go out and restaurants current situation. The campaign is Chudleigh’s Ltd. enjoy a pastime. Many gyms have now frozen national, bilingual, includes paid advertising, Past Chair memberships for those who reside in “hot spots” and the launch of the website OurRestaurants. Teresa Fujarczuk Granite Ridge Golf Club which means you will not be billed during this ca (NosRestaurants.ca in French). The ‘Our time of closure. They are urging folks in these Restaurants’ campaign underscores the urgent Treasurer Nathan Porter higher transmission areas to stay home and not need for Canadians – both the public and our 4Sight Search Solutions visit other community clubs to promote health governments – tocome together to support and safety during this time. Some clubs have these usinesses in their time of need. DIRECTORS started checking ID’s at the door and turning Here in Milton, we are fortunate to have Stephanie Carruth ONE for Freight folks away who don’t reside in their region. very a proactive and empathetic Town staff. As I think about these local businesses and how Mihaela (Mickey) Dinis They worked extraordinarily hard to approve Grant Thornton LLP they are trying to do everything possible to keep expanded patios in record time. This proved Rob Duvall their doors open I truly hope that our government invaluable for many restaurants since their RDC Networks will consider a more strategic and specific approach indoor capacities were severely reduced. With Maria Artuso to its closures and select them based on actual data winter upon us, the Town is now looking to RBC Royal Bank where we have confirmed community spread, extend the timelines for patios that are on Matt Rees versus the blanketed regional approach. ROCKWOOL private land. Those patios occupying sidewalks Our local economy needs this. One sector Fred Scheuer and rights-of-way are more difficult since they Intrigue Media Halton Region Inc. that has been hit especially hard, which is very potentially interfere with snow clearing and Kristina Tesser Derksen near and dear to my heart is the restaurant create pedestrian safety issues. Town Council Representative industry. More than 60 percent of Canada’s I would like to personally thank you and Tanya Vakil Fernandes restaurants risk having to close their doors the Town of Milton staff for your continued Forest Hill Real Estate Inc. Brokerage Keystone permanently by November, according to support in this area! government data. The article notes that the CHAMBER STAFF Scott McCammon, ACE, CCE President & CEO Joanne Barrett Administrative Coordinator Krista Lenardon-Trull Marketing & Communications Coordinator Sam Kassam Macfie Membership & Advertising Sales Rep. Alyssa Smith Conestoga College Co-op Student Events and Committee Administration HilaryMatthews.com Business News COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, INVESTMENT 251 Main Street East, Suite 104 Milton, Ontario OFFICE 905.858.3434 L9T 1P1 CELL 647.354.9506 Telephone: 905.878.0581 Facsimile: 905.878.4972 [email protected] Hilary Matthews SALES REPRESENTATIVE [email protected] RE/MAX Realty Specialist Inc. www.miltonchamber.ca Brokerage Each Office Independently Owned & Operated 2 November/December 2020 UPCOMING EVENTS Upcoming events Changing the way Canadians To register for any of the following Chamber events please visit www.miltonchamber.ca. think about investing their money CUSTOMERS... WHO NEEDS THEM? HOW YOU ‘SHOW UP’ TO YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN Private investments for WHETHER THEY STAY YOUR CUSTOMER. Individuals & Corporations Thursday, November 5 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Private Real Estate | Private Equity | Private Debt Topic: Customers... Who Needs Them? Registered Plans Cash Tax Structures Presenter: Sharon Worsley, Senior Manager Chamber Success, OCC Free for Chamber Members Discover the potential of adding Online Webinar alternative investments to your portfolio VIRTUAL MILTON BREAKFAST CLUB Lynn Trevisan, BASc., MBA PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BENSOL CONSULTING Private Wealth Advisor Wednesday, November 11 , 2020 905.462.6989 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM [email protected] Free for members VIRTUAL MILTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Free for members Be VIRTUAL BUSINESS AFTER HOURS pi Tuesday, November 24 Ins red 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Free for members MILTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Joanne Barrett to Retire After almost 18 years as Administrative Coordinator at the Milton Chamber of Commerce, Joanne Barrett is setting her sights on a well-deserved retirement. Joanne began her career at the Milton Chamber of Commerce in May 2003 and has been an important part of our organization since. If you’ve attended any Tel: 905-876-4633 Fax: 905-876-2064 of our events over the years you would have Toll Free: 1-877-289-2292 seen Joanne’s friendly face at registration, CPA, CA, LPA welcoming attendees, and chatting with A Professional Corporation members to see how business is going. Auditing, Accounting, 35 Hugh Street Inside the Chamber office, Joanne Taxation, Bookkeeping Milton, ON L9T 2C7 has not only been our gatekeeper but our [email protected] problem solver, always willing to lend staff forget her contributions to the Milton www.melissacoulson.ca a helping hand with anything from an excel Chamber of Commerce. Please join the Milton spreadsheet, event setup or even fixing a Chamber staff and Board of Directors in broken a chair. Her contributions have been wishing Joanne all the best in her retirement integral to our success and continuity. at [email protected]. We will all miss Joanne, and will never REWARDS PROGRAM The job posting for the Administrative Coordinator position is available at "Earn Points, Get Free Golf" It's that simple miltonchamber.ca/employment. Interested applicants can email Scott McCammon, 905.878.5494 President & CEO at [email protected]. 1-877-GOLF-126 www.golfgranite.com 9503 Dublin Line, Milton • November/December 2020 3 Investment and PRESIDENT & CEO’S MESSAGE Insurance Planning Fall usually has Chambers travelling to attend the Canadian Chamber convention. John Barrett, CFP, EPC, RIS With the host city changing each year, Scott McCammon, ACE, CCE Certifi ed Financial Planner it’s an incredible way to see our country. President & CEO Not this year, though. COVID cancelled Call 905-878-0007 for a personalized consultation the in-person event. But the need to lobby Toll free: 1-877-877-8575 x3009 government on behalf of businesses, One of the issues debated relates to Fax: 905-276-4964 including those in Milton, remains as rural and near urban access to digital [email protected] www.johnbarrettfi nancial.ca strong as ever. So, the convention went broadband. Certainly, an issue that affects 5070 Dixie Road virtual on October 26 and 27. many Miltonians. The pandemic has Mississauga, ON If the pandemic has any positive, it’s worsened this issue as people moved to L4W 1C9 that a virtual convention allowed many home offices and internet bandwidth was more Chambers to attend – 267 different challenged to its limits…and sometimes local Chambers and Boards of Trade and beyond. Right now, two million Canadian almost 1,000 delegates. Importantly, households cannot access a reliable that also means that most of Canada’s internet connection. Rural download 308 electoral ridings have a voice at this speeds in April were nearly 12 times slower Investments Inc. convention. than for urban users, according to the ® Registered trademark owned by Dejardins Financial Security. That’s critical for us to truly be Canadian Internet Registration Authority. representative of Canada’s business The Canadian Chamber is calling on community. It’s what differentiates the federal government to accelerate the Chambers from other business associations Universal Broadband Fund to quickly and what makes us truly grassroots. expand broadband access. Here in Halton, The convention is the opportunity the Region, Town, MP Adam, MPP Parm, for local Chambers to help set the policy and the Chamber are working to put a local direction for the Canadian Chamber. perspective on the issue, including having In total, there were 61 resolutions Zoom meetings with concerned businesses. debated this year, ranging from finance It’s a great example of how many partners, and taxation issues to infrastructure, locally and nationally can work together on CCAB Audited digital economy, skills, transportation, a grassroots issue.
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