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The Langley Times • Tuesday, June 5, 2012 • 1 ] N E W S L E T T E R ˚ M A Y 2 012 [ A Unique Learning Experience The CHAMBER VOICE GREATER LANGLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 1-5761 Glover Road, Langley V3A 8M8 www.langleychamber.com 604.530.6656 Fax: 604.530.7066 email: [email protected] N estled in the courtyard of Langley Mall, Accomplished Learning Centre’s computer lab is busy changing lives. It is there where scientifically designed and proven software programs transform learning and cognitive weaknesses into strengths. Struggling students and people with more serious cog- nitive issues become better learners and thinkers with the use of special computer programs and brain train- ing exercises. After-School and Summer Programs for Children There are two ways to learn in school—by listening and by read- ing. If your child is weak in either or both areas, school will be difficult. A child must be at least at grade level in these abilities in order to succeed in that grade. At Accomplished, we assess hundreds of struggling stu- dents each year. At least 95 percent of them are weak in listening attention and 60 percent are weak in reading. These results are supported by scientific research into the causes of learning challenges in children. Research clearly shows that learning problems are a result of language deficits: how that person listens, reads, and expresses himself or herself in writing or orally. Children with minor deficits will often be overlooked. They may be considered lazy, unmotivated, or inattentive. Many teachers may think these students are “behaviour problems.” But if reading and listening abilities are weak, schoolwork is harder than it should be and the child may be trying to escape from a bad or potentially embarrassing situation. Those children with more serious deficits may be diag- nosed with Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities or ADHD. These children will usually be placed on an Individual Education Plan (IEP). An IEP does not meet the criteria for the BC Ministry of Educa- tion curriculum and so these chil- dren will actually fall further behind each year and be ineligible for a Dogwood Diploma. Whether your child is just strug- gling or has a more serious diag- nosis and is on IEP, Accomplished Learning Centre can help! Neuroplasticity. The brain can be changed. Thinking skills can be learned and developed! But it does require the proper tools. To learn to swim, you need water; to learn to ride a bike, you need a bike. To improve listening and reading and understanding you need a brain fitness program. Accomplished Learning Centre is proud to be North Amer- ica’s largest private provider of Scientific Learning’s family of Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™ products. We are experienced with children with a diverse set of needs. These include: Struggling Students, Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Reading Problems, Audi- tory Processing Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Language Disabilities, Anxiety Disorders, Brain Injury. Programs for Adults Adults with learning disabilities or brain injury from acci- dents, stroke, illness, and chemo brain can also benefit from brain fitness programs. They attend Accomplished in the morning and early afternoon. Programs for Everyone Since 2001 Accomplished Learning Centre has been offer- ing brain fitness programs to people of all ages. A variety of programs enables us to better meet the needs of different ages, personalities, abilities, and challenges. See our website for details on the full range of programs for children and adults. www.accomplished.ca Notice of 81 st Annual General Meeting: TUESDAY, JUNE 19 TH , 2012 Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel & Convention Centre 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley 6:00 pm RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Please call 604-530-6656. $30 +HST per member Non Members: $45 +HST The agenda for the meeting will include the election and swearing in of Officers and Directors to form the 2012/2013 Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Turn to page 3 for more event details! Project Expediter Carla Robin [email protected] cell: 604.220.6906 Public Art Project www.langleyarts.org a s t r il Langley i l L a n g l e y Serving Royal LePage Customers Since 1982 Andrea Hammond Sales Representative (604) 530-0231 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED www.apro-auto.com #104 - 5968 - 205A St., Langley (beside Aircare) 604.534.3693 Book your appointment today!! Translation Services The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is proud to be able to provide contact information of members who are willing to provide translation assistance for business inquiries. Currently the languages available are: Vietnamese, Chaozhou (Chinese dialect), Cantonese, Cambodian, Finnish, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Dannish, German, Hindi, Gujarati, Italian and French Parisian. For more information, please contact the chamber office at 604-530-6656 or [email protected].

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Page 1: Chamber News JUNE 2012 - Microsoft for the BC Ministry of Educa- ... Vietnamese, Chaozhou (Chinese dialect), Cantonese, Cambodian, Finnish, ... seven Board Members

The Langley Times • Tuesday, June 5, 2012 • 1

] N E W S L E T T E R ˚ M A Y 2 0 1 2 [

A Unique Learning Experience

The CHAMBER VOICE

GREATER LANGLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 1-5761 Glover Road, Langley V3A 8M8 • www.langleychamber.com • 604.530.6656 • Fax: 604.530.7066 • email: [email protected]

Nestled in the courtyard of Langley Mall, Accomplished Learning Centre’s computer

lab is busy changing lives. It is there where scientifically designed and proven software programs transform learning and cognitive weaknesses into strengths. Struggling students and people with more serious cog-nitive issues become better learners and thinkers with the use of special computer programs and brain train-ing exercises.

After-School and Summer Programs for Children

There are two ways to learn in school—by listening and by read-ing. If your child is weak in either or both areas, school will be difficult. A child must be at least at grade level in these abilities in order to succeed in that grade.

At Accomplished, we assess hundreds of struggling stu-dents each year. At least 95 percent of them are weak in listening attention and 60 percent are weak in reading. These results are supported by scientific research into the causes of learning challenges in children.

Research clearly shows that learning problems are a result of language deficits: how that person listens, reads, and expresses himself or herself in writing or orally.

Children with minor deficits will often be overlooked. They may be considered lazy, unmotivated, or inattentive. Many teachers may think these students are “behaviour problems.” But if reading and listening abilities are weak, schoolwork is harder than it should be and the child may be trying to escape from a bad or potentially embarrassing situation.

Those children with more serious deficits may be diag-nosed with Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities or ADHD. These children will usually be placed on an Individual Education Plan (IEP). An IEP does not meet the

criteria for the BC Ministry of Educa-tion curriculum and so these chil-dren will actually fall further behind each year and be ineligible for a Dogwood Diploma.

Whether your child is just strug-gling or has a more serious diag-nosis and is on IEP, Accomplished Learning Centre can help!

Neuroplasticity. The brain can be changed. Thinking skills can be learned and developed! But it does require the proper tools. To learn to swim, you need water; to learn to ride a bike, you need a bike. To improve listening and reading and understanding you need a brain fitness program.

Accomplished Learning Centre is proud to be North Amer-ica’s largest private provider of Scientific Learning’s family of Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™ products.

We are experienced with children with a diverse set of needs. These include: Struggling Students, Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Reading Problems, Audi-tory Processing Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Language Disabilities, Anxiety Disorders, Brain Injury.

Programs for Adults

Adults with learning disabilities or brain injury from acci-dents, stroke, illness, and chemo brain can also benefit from brain fitness programs. They attend Accomplished in the morning and early afternoon.

Programs for Everyone

Since 2001 Accomplished Learning Centre has been offer-ing brain fitness programs to people of all ages. A variety of programs enables us to better meet the needs of different ages, personalities, abilities, and challenges.

See our website for details on the full range of programs for children and adults. www.accomplished.ca

Notice of 81st Annual General Meeting:

T U E S D A Y , J U N E 1 9 T H , 2 0 1 2Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel & Convention Centre

20393 Fraser Highway, Langley

■ 6:00 pm■ RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.Please call 604-530-6656.■ $30 +HST per member

■ Non Members: $45 +HST■ The agenda for the meeting will include the election and swearing in of Officers and Directors to form the 2012/2013 Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Turn to page 3 for more event details!

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Carla [email protected]: 604.220.6906

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The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is proud to be able to provide contact information of members who are willing to provide translation assistance for business inquiries. Currently the languages available are:

Vietnamese, Chaozhou (Chinese dialect), Cantonese, Cambodian, Finnish, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Dannish, German, Hindi, Gujarati, Italian and French Parisian.

For more information, please contact the chamber office at 604-530-6656 or [email protected].

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O n May 3 a delegation of seven Board Members went to Victoria for a very

full day of meetings. In the morning, we met with Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon to discuss concerns re the shortfall in funding for transportation in our region. We also questioned the Minister on the possibility of a study of the potential impact universal or regional road tolling would have to address funding concerns however such a study is unlikely in the foreseeable future.

Next we met with Minister of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation Pat Bell to discuss government programs to support small and medium sized enterprises in BC, and a progress report on the Fraser Valley Mobile Business License initiative. Minister Bell confirmed that the financials from each of the municipalities have been analyzed and that a report and recommendations from the Ministry should be completed by the end of June.

Following Question Period, we met with Minister of Transportation Blair Lekstrom to talk further about transportation funding solutions, governance, tolling and an update on the Mufford Rail Overpass

I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to MLA Mary Polak for arranging these most worthwhile meetings.

Also last month I attended the BC Chamber of Commerce AGM and Conference in Penticton along with Vice-President Angie Quaale and Executive Director Lynn Whitehouse. The agenda for the meeting was very full and included educational sessions, Industry Presentations, Policy Sessions and a speech from Premier Christy Clark.

I am happy to report that we were successful at gaining the unanimous support of the 300+ delegates at the conference on our resolutions calling for changes to the Property Transfer Tax and Funding for the Fraser River Flood & Navigation Management. Full details on these and numerous other resolutions will be posted in our website in the very near future. In September our delegates will advance the Fraser River resolutions to the Canadian Chamber AGM and Conference to be held in Hamilton, Ontario.

We were also very pleased with Premier Clark’s announcement of a new Skills-Training for Micro Businesses Program. The program will target micro-business owners who do not have any formal training beyond a high-school diploma and could benefit from tuition-free training to boost their business productivity, create jobs and help them excel in BC’s economy. Details on this unique program will be distributed to our members as soon as it is made available.

It is hard to believe that the Term of Office for the current Board of Directors has completed. On June 19th we will hold the 81st AGM and elect the 2012/13 Board of Directors. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the members of the Board that I had the pleasure to serve with. We addressed many issues on behalf of the Langley business community, and introduced new programs and events to increase the suite of opportunities available to our members. We worked closely with other chambers within our region and throughout the province. I have enjoyed representing the Chamber at the municipal, provincial and federal levels and will continue to serve on the Board in the capacity of Past President.

Thank you to all of the members for your support and trust; it has been a pleasure to serve as President of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce.

Denni Bonetti - 2011/2012 President

THE VOICE OF BUSINESS FOR THE

GREATER LANGLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 1-5761 Glover Road, Langley V3A 8M8 • www.langleychamber.com

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— CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2012 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY DRAW WINNER —

2 • The Langley Times • Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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The Langley Times • Tuesday, June 5, 2012 • 3

CITY AND TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY

Phone: 604.530.6656 • Fax: 604.530.7066 • email: [email protected]

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— 81ST ANNUAL — GENERAL MEETING

Join Hon. Rich Coleman MLA at the 81st Chamber AGMTh e Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce invites

you to the 81st Annual General Meeting with special guest speaker Hon. Rich Coleman, MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Housing.

“We are very pleased to have Rich Coleman joining us for our 81st AGM and we look forward to his provincial update,” states Chamber President, Denni Bonett i. “We are also pleased that Mayor Fassbender and Mayor Froese will also be att ending to swear in the 2012/2013 Board of Directors.”

Th e 81st Chamber Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 19th at Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel and Convention Centre (20393 Fraser Highway, Langley) with networking from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (dinner and presentations).

Th e cost of this dinner meeting is $30.00 + HST for Chamber members and $45.00 + HST for non Chamber members (registration closes June 15th at 5:00 pm). People can register by calling the Chamber offi ce at 604-530-6656 or online at www.langleychamber.com.

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A big thank you to all of our members who participated in this year’s annual Membership Survey. Below are some interesting

results from the survey regarding the make up of our membership, our services, our events and our communication efforts.

The full survey results can be found on the www.langleychamber.com home page.

How many full-time or equivalent employees work for your business/organization?

Answer Response Ratio

1 - 9 78.0%

10 - 24 12.1%

25 - 49 2.4%

50+ 7.3%

Please advise of the top 3 services you expect to receive from your Chamber:

Answer Response Ratio

Advocacy (Voice of Business to Government) 52.4%

Business Information/Resources 58.5%

Business Recognition and Promotion 35.3%

Educational Programs for Business 36.5%

Member Benefit Programs 37.8%

Networking Opportunities 71.9%

What is the best time to hold a Chamber event?

Answer Response Ratio

Morning 15.8%

Lunchtime 17.0%

Afternoon 7.3%

Evening 58.5%

No Responses 1.2%

Which day of the week is most suitable for you to attend Chamber events?

Answer Response Ratio

Monday 7.3%

Tuesday 45.1%

Wednesday 24.3%

Thursday 12.1%

Friday 9.7%

No Responses 1.2%

Please advise what speakers/topics you would recommend for future Chamber events: *Please note that these answers have been edited to correct spelling errors only.

Answer

Any topics relevant for non-profit are great. Also marketing/Social Media etc

Our local member of parliament and local member of the provincial MLA.

Business building, business coaching and social media.

Management and sales training. Communication, prospecting, presenting and closing more sales.

Colin Sprake.

Ones like show me the money for non-profits.

City development, city plans, city policing - their strategies, progress etc - these have been presented and should be continued.

Peter Legge is always my personal favorite - looking forward to seeing him anytime. It would also be nice to have more local speakers - local businesses who have something special to talk about and possibly present a power point.

Something fun. Something inspirational. Positive messages

CEO of Fraser Health Authority for an update on the FHA response to the Ombudsperson’s report on Seniors and Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health. Also, their 3-5 year plan for seniors care in Langley.

Social media and web design.

Information about a community foundation.

I would attend a seminar on phone technology i.e. what can a smart phone really do and how to interface to a computer etc. to be most efficient.

The Chamber uses various tools to communicate upcoming events, programs, advocacy efforts, etc. Please select all of the ways that you receive updates from the Chamber office:

Answer Response Ratio

Email 95.1%

Direct Mail 12.1%

Facebook 17.0%

Fax 0.0%

In Person 29.2%

LinkedIn 2.4%

Newsletter 31.7%

Newspaper 24.3%

Phone 43.9%

Twitter 7.3%

Website 29.2%

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WHO’S WHO at the CHAMBEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident: Denni Bonetti, Bonetti Meats (2010) Ltd.1st Vice-President, Angie Quaale, Well Seasoned Gourmet Foods Inc.2nd Vice-President, Jeremy East, BDO Canada LLPSecretary-Treasurer, Kristine Simpson, KPMGPast President, Milt Kruger, OfficeCore Business Solutions

COMMUNITY DIRECTORSLANGLEY CITY: Jamie Moi, Dominion Lending Centres – West Coast Mortgages, NORTH LANGLEY:Vivian Barber, Facet Advisors Inc.SOUTH LANGLEY: Danielle Nielsen, Aldergrove Credit UnionALDERGROVE: Michelle Chandra, Sutton Group – West Coast Realty

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Now featuring our luxury style Pillow top

Mattresses, Duvets, HD TVs in Guest Rooms

and with our Full Hot Buffet Breakfast

along with Indoor Pool & Hot tub.

Country Meadows3070 264th St., Aldergrove, BC

604-856-9880 toll free 1-800-834-0833

www.bestwesterncountry.comCompletely Renovated ~ New Elevator

Ask about our Business Class and Jacuzzi Suites where comfort and luxury awaits you.

Call us now to book your accommodation and Best Rates in the Valley!

**Special Wedding Group Rates available***Centrally located between Langley & Abbotsford on 264th St & Fraser Hwy intersection.

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STAYINDULGENT.

24726 - 52nd Avenue, Langley, BC, Phone: 604-856-2431Open Monday - Saturday 9:30 am - 6 pm

Sundays 10 am - 5 pm

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