January/February | Vol. 31 No. 1 THE MILTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE 18TH ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020 RattleSnake Point Golf Club Tickets $175 plus HST Starring ALVIN WILLIAMS & JACK ARMSTRONG ALSO STARRING Eric Lindros, Tessa Bonhome, Tyler McGregor and Ken Reid Alvin Williams and Jack Armstrong added to Sports Celebrity Roster SEE PAGE 5 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 And so it begins... Happy 2020 everyone, it is with great pleasure that I begin my term as Chair of your Milton Chamber of Commerce. Now it’s time to welcome Kim Majetic 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair in a new business year! We are looking EXECUTIVE forward to participating in your business Chair success throughout 2020. Kim Majetic With more than 700 members and growing, Gordon Food Service there is a wealth of knowledge, experience Past Chair and opportunities for members that actively Walter Heyden Dufferin Aggregates participate in the chamber. I hope that you’ll 2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY find time to attend a few of our events or perhaps MILTON’S Vice Chair 905-878-7217 This is a proof copy of your advertisement for the 2015 Milton Chamber of STORE John Lobraico volunteer your time, energy, enthusiasm and Commerce Business Directory. Please check your ad carefully, verifying all copy, spelling of names, phone numbers, addresses, etc. Please mark any changes/corrections right on the copy. If you would like to discuss your ad, please telephone the Chamber (905) 878-0581 www.GallingerFord.com Chudleigh’s Ltd. skills on one of our committees. please initial the approval block below and return to us by fax: 905-878-4972 or email: [email protected] Approved: Approved with noted changes: The Chamber’s ability to connect you to Date: Past Chair CPA, CA, LPA Auditing, Accounting, Teresa Fujarczuk new people that can support your business is CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS Taxation, Bookkeeping 905-876-4633 T: 289 670 1111 www.fhkeystone Granite Ridge Golf Club CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS www.melissacoulson.ca A virtual, bilingual, marketing just one of our many membership benefits. T: 289 670 1111 www.fhkeystone and communications agency. 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My Grant Thornton LLP January 9, 2020 in The Champion Newspaper. thanks to our board and committee chairs as If you do not receive your copy of the Rob Duvall they volunteer many hours each year, all to RDC Networks Milton Chamber of Commerce Business support the success of Chamber businesses. Dion Farentino Directory in January, additional copies are RBC Royal Bank I would also like to take this opportunity available at the Chamber located at 251 Main Matt Rees to thank our Past Chair Teresa Fujarcuzk, Street East. ROCKWOOL Treasurer Buddy Edge and Director Stacey A special thank you to all of our Fred Scheuer Halliday; your dedication to the Chamber is Intrigue Media Halton Region Inc. advertisers as the Chamber would not be greatly appreciated. Kristina Tesser Derksen able to produce such a valuable product Town Council Representative without your support. Another thanks to 2020 BUSINESS DIRECTORY Tanya Vakil Fernandes Sam Kassam-Macfie for all her hard work in Forest Hill Real Estate Inc. Brokerage Keystone The 2020 Milton Chamber of Commerce putting the Directory together. Business Directory will be mailed to all CHAMBER STAFF Scott McCammon, ACE, CCE President & CEO Joanne Barrett Administrative Coordinator Krista Lenardon-Trull Marketing & Communications Coordinator Ashley Grant Events & Committee Administrator Sam Kassam Macfie Membership & Advertising Sales Representative HilaryMatthews.com Business News COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, INVESTMENT 251 Main Street East, Suite 104 Milton, Ontario L9T 1P1 OFFICE 905.858.3434 Telephone: 905.878.0581 CELL 647.354.9506 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 January/February 2020 UPCOMING EVENTS Upcoming events To register for any of the following Chamber events please visit www.miltonchamber.ca or call 905-878-0581 Changing the way Canadians MILTON BREAKFAST CLUB JANUARY think about investing their money PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BENSOL CONSULTING Wednesday, January 15 Private investments for 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Individuals & Corporations Members - $20 +HST | Non-Members - $30 +HST Southside @ Main, 200 Main St. E. Private Real Estate | Private Equity | Private Debt MILTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LEARNING SERIES Registered Plans Cash Tax Structures PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GORDON FOOD SERVICE Tuesday, January 22 Discover the potential of adding alternative investments to your portfolio 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Speaker: Eric Bastien Lynn Trevisan, BASc., MBA MEV Innovation Centre, 555 Industrial Drive Private Wealth Advisor 905.462.6989 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS [email protected] Tuesday, January 28 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hosted by: CIBC - Thompson & Steeles 1005 Maple Ave. Unit Q 18TH ANNUAL SPORTS CELEBRITY DINNER & AUCTION FEBRUARY Tuesday, February 4 5:30 PM Be RattleSnake Point Golf Club, 5407 Regional Rd. 25 S. pi d Tickets: $175 +HST Ins re Starring: Eric Lindros, Jack Armstrong, Tessa Bonhomme, Alvin Williams & Ken Reid See page 5 for more details MILTON BREAKFAST CLUB PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BENSOL CONSULTING Wednesday, February 12 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Members $20 +HST | Non-Members $30 +HST Southside @ Main, 200 Main St. E. MILTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Tuesday, January 22 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Tuesday, February 25 Tel: 905-876-4633 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fax: 905-876-2064 Hosted by: PBS Systems Inc. Toll Free: 1-877-289-2292 CPA, CA, LPA 8135 Esquesing Line A Professional Corporation MAYOR’S BREAKFAST Auditing, Accounting, 35 Hugh Street Friday, February 28 Taxation, Bookkeeping Milton, ON L9T 2C7 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM [email protected] Members $45 +HST | Non-Members $60 +HST www.melissacoulson.ca RattleSnake Point Golf Club SAVE THE DATE! COMMUNITY AWARDS GALA Friday, April 24 Granite Ridge Golf Club REWARDS PROGRAM ST "Earn Points, Get Free Golf" 31 ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT It's that simple Tuesday, June 9 905.878.5494 Granite Ridge Golf Club 1-877-GOLF-126 www.golfgranite.com 9503 Dublin Line, Milton • January/February 2020 3 Investment and PRESIDENT & CEO’S MESSAGE Insurance Planning 2019 Wrap-Up John Barrett, CFP, EPC Certifi ed Financial Planner For most people, 2019 seems to have gone extraordinarily quickly. Certainly Call 905-878-0007 for a personalized consultation that seems true for our Chamber. Yet Scott McCammon, ACE, CCE Toll free: 1-877-877-8575 x3009 here we are with another year over! President & CEO Fax: 905-276-4964 Thanks to our Chamber members, [email protected] www.johnbarrettfi nancial.ca our community partners and sponsors, the geographic centre of that Corridor. and the Chamber Board & staff, this Given our location and our young, 5070 Dixie Road Mississauga, ON has been a very successful year. The well-educated workforce, Milton is well L4W 1C9 Chamber hosted over 50 events that poised to capitalize on tech growth. were attended by a total of almost 3,000 Much of our success is due to our people! Those events hosted politicians invaluable Board of Directors and including Premier Doug Ford, Finance