“Spring is in the air”!

A “big” thank you to

Heather Nielson for all her

hard work and dedication

to the Swan Valley Cham-

ber of Commerce over the

past 2 years. We look for-

ward to working closely

with her as the new Eco-

nomic Development Officer

of RISE.

On April 6, 2016 we held

our annual AGM. We had a

great turn out and are ex-

cited that we have a full

Board of Directors. Wel-

come aboard to: Jason Eis-

ner, Kyle Machan, Shane

Unruh and Johnny Win-

toniw. We look forward to

working with fresh faces

and new ideas!

We also had 2 long stand-

ing board members step

down: Brian Gilroy and

Bev Potten. Thank you so

very much for your many

years of dedication to the

Swan Valley Chamber of

Commerce – you will be

missed.

It’s that time of year when everyone is excited with new and fresh ideas – see you at our General Mem-bership Meeting on June 8, 2016

President’s Report submitted by Naomi Neufeld

SWAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE HOURS

9:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M.

Monday to Friday

Contact Information Erin Brown -

Executive Coordinator Box 1540 Swan River, MB

ROL IZO Phone: 204-734-3102

Fax: 204-734-4342 Email:

chamberofcommerce@chamber8.ca

**Hours will be in effect until June 1, 2016. After

June 1 hours will be Mon—Fri,

9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Saturdays TBD.

Chamber Update Newsletter—April 26, 2016

Chamber Board of Directors

President—Naomi Neufeld

Vice President—Vacant

Past President - Heather Nielsen

Jack Dyck

Jason Eisner*

Warren Genik

Kyle Machan*

Gillian McGrath

Kevin Neely

Brent Scales

Shane Unruh*

Jodi Willis

Johnny Wintoniw*

*New Members 2016

Upcoming Valley Events:

May 7—Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Dinner

May 14—16 - Manitoba High School Rodeo

May 23-27—Rural Week—MB Office Rural & Northern

Health (4 visiting students this year!)

June 8—Chamber General Membership Meeting—

presentation by Spruce Products

2016 Chamber of Commerce

Parade Theme...

VALLEY IN MOTION!

SHOWCASE

RECREATION We are asking businesses, or-

ganizations, families, sporting

groups, and anyone else inter-

ested in having a float in the

parade to celebrate physical

activity and movement around

the Valley!

Recreation is a key component

to the great quality of life we

enjoy here in Swan Valley.

Whether you’re a curler, swim-

mer, runner or just enjoy being

out in nature, we’d love to see

your portrayal of how physical

activity affects and benefits

your life.

Call to register your parade

entry with Erin at the Chamber

Office—734-3102.

Hello Everyone. It’s

been quite a while since

our last newsletter.

Apologies, but we have

had a lot going on, not

just in this office but in the building in

general.

Swan Valley RISE is here, as they are

now housed inside the Swan Valley

Chamber of Commerce Building. Dur-

ing the start of the new year, Northern

Specialties constructed a new office in

the Chamber building, and on March 1,

2016, SV RISE moved in. Welcome to

Heather Nielsen of SV RISE. We are

looking forward to working with you.

We have a full slate of Directors! Wel-

come aboard to our newest directors:

Jason Eisner, Kyle Machan, Johnny

Wintoniw, and Shane Unruh. This

group will be referred to often as the

“young guns”. We are looking forward

to their ideas and participation.

Thank you to outgoing directors

Brian Gilroy and Bev Potten.

Both Brian and Bev have served

on the Chamber board for a nice

long time, and both felt it was time

to step down and make room for

our new board members. We ap-

preciate all that both Brian and

Bev have done for the Chamber

and the community. We know we

will still work with both of them a

bunch!

Thank you to outgoing President,

Heather Nielsen. There is no ques-

tion that your efforts have created

the interest from the business

community that garnered our new

directors and increased attendance

at our functions. We look forward

to continuing to work with you

under RISE.

Welcome back to President Nao-

mi Neufeld. Naomi has graciously

agreed to a one year term, to help

mentor our soon to be named

Vice President, and guide us

through getting to know the

feisty new “Young Guns”.

Look for the newest Chamber

Directories coming your way

soon. Businesses receive two

copies of the 11 X 17 lists,

and residential mailboxes will

receive the 8.5x14 copies.

There are at least 9 new mem-

ber numbers on the lists, all of

which we believe will be wel-

come and useful to you.

As we move into spring &

summer, please get out there

and enjoy all the scenery and

beauty this fabulous Valley

has to offer.

Have a happy spring!

Executive Coordinator—Erin Brown

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WELCOME NEW CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS:

JASON EISNER, DIRECT LIQUIDATION KYLE MACHAN, SIGN HERE/RUMORS

SHANE UNRUH, FIT 24/7 JOHNNY WINTONIW, Y NOT JOHNNY’S

-Looking forward to working with all of you “Young Guns”.

Welcome to our newest Chamber Members:

CN Rail

Giant Tiger

Home Hardware

Northern Lights Window Cleaning & Carpet

Care

Office Innovations

Stech Construction

Swan Valley Primary Care Centre

Thunderhill Motel & Suites

Tim Hortons

UCN—University College of the North

Yoga with Corinna

Page 3 SWAN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Quarterly Newsletter

March 2016

Memberships are out! Thanks

to all our returning members,

and welcome to our new

members!

Check out your membership

packages. Full of info and

items for you, our Chamber

members.

The Swan Valley Chamber of Commerce works to represent businesses in Swan Valley with one voice. We welcome your input as we move forward and work on increasing membership numbers and involvement. If you have sugges-tions or ideas, we want to hear them. We encourage all members to stand up and be heard. The more members involved the stronger we become!

Ways to get involved with Chamber:

What Does the Chamber of Commerce Do?

MEMBERSHIP RATES

Categories Fee 1-5 Employees $175.00 + 8.75 GST = $183.75 6-20 Employees $200.00 + 10.00 GST=$210.00 21 Employees & Over $350.00 + 17.50 +GST= $367.50 Non-Profit/ Organizations $ 95.00 + 4.75 +GST =$99.75 Home Based Businesses $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50 Professional/Trades $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50 Past/Retired Member/ Individual Citizen $50.00 + 2.50 GST =$52.50

General Membership meetings Held quarterly—next meeting June 8, 2016

Join a committee - Choose from: events, retail, membership, or communications

CHAMBER BUCKS!! Purchase and use them around town at our par-ticipating businesses.

The Swan Valley Chamber of Commerce is going to launch our Chamber Bucks program, be-

ginning June 1, 2016. Participating businesses will have signage stating they will accept

Chamber Bucks. You can purchase Chamber Bucks from the Swan Valley Chamber of Com-

merce, Monday—Friday, 9 a.m.—2 p.m.

More information will soon be available via the website and Facebook page. If you want to

register your business to receive Chamber Bucks, please contact Erin at the office, 734-3102,

or by email, chamberofcommerce@chamber8.ca. Chamber Bucks are available in $25 or $50

denominations.

2016 AGM SPONSOR

Super 8 Motel