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At right: From left to right - Chris
Minor, Manager of Planning and
Dispatch (and Chamber director);
Steve Baker, President; and Steve
Jelich, North East District Manager
of Union Gas; Chamber President
Derek Shogren; and Mike Shannon,
Vice President of Union Gas.
Union Gas President Steve Baker
presented “Natural Gas in Ontario’s
Energy Mix” at the January board
meeting.
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Union Gas representatives were
presenters at the January board
meeting for the Chamber. The
topic was “Natural Gas in On-
tario’s Energy Mix”. This low
cost energy alternative for On-
tario is being expanded with
opportunities to build additional
pipelines from the expansive
shale gas deposits in northern
New York and Michigan. To
view the presentation - CLICK
HERE. Union Gas is owned by
Spectra and provides for 1.4
million customers in Ontario
with 67,000 kms of pipeline.
Unlike most utilities, they pay
almost $63 million in property
taxes across the province.
Union Gas employs 2,200 and
operates the largest integrated
underground storage complex in
Canada called the Dawn Hub.
When people speak of high
energy costs, they are usually
speaking of electricity. With the
business concerns of the increas-
ing energy costs in Ontario and
our inability to compete with our
neighbours in other provinces
and northern states, natural gas
could potentially be a very
viable and stable option. Oppor-
tunities include: connecting new
rural and remote communities;
power generation; utilizing more
natural gas for transportation;
industrial uses; and energy for
mining opportunities in North-
ern Ontario.
Union Gas infrastructure is one
of the best in North America.
President Shogren offered a
huge Congratulations to the
World Ringette Organizers and
volunteers on the 50th Anniver-
sary World Championships held
over the holidays. It was fantas-
tic to see the international and
varsity teams here in the birth-
place of Ringette. Over 40
games were played in the five
days which utilize all our ice and
we even saw a Battalion game
snuck in between. Thanks to the
Jacks family for their support.
President Shogren also took the
opportunity at the January board
meeting to provide congratula-
tions to Mark King as he moves
on to City Council as of January
20th. Mark started with the
Chamber board in 2002 and then
took a two year hiatus coming
back in 2005, he then became
the President in 2006 and 2007
and remained on the board to
this day, so for just over 10
years of volunteer service to the
Chamber. President Shogren
expressed that it has been a great
honour and pleasure working
with Mark on the Chamber
board and some of the highlights
included Mark’s tenure as the
Chair of the Government Affairs
committee as well as his two
year term as President. Presi-
dent Shogren stated “as many of
you know, Mark’s dad Don was
an alderman for many years with
the township of Widdifield and
then through the amalgamation
with the City of North Bay.
Mark, I can honestly say that
your dad would be damn
proud!” On becoming a coun-
cillor, Mark will now have to
tender his resignation from the
Chamber board, as part of the
procedural bylaws.
President Shogren noted that
City Council recently approved
their budget for 2014. He gave
credit to the current council for
bringing the budget increase
down to 1.57% for 2014. He
noted there were items put
forward by the Chamber in the
pre-budget presentation to
council and while some were
not proven in the budget, many
items were taken into considera-
tion. President Shogren thanked
the Executive Director Patti Carr
who attended all the City budget
committee meetings on behalf of
the Chamber. These meetings
were long hours and afforded
the Chamber a deeper look and
explanation into the budget.
NOTES FROM JANUARY’S BOARD MEETING
IN THIS ISSUE Natural Gas in
Ontario’s Energy Mix Member Crawls? Open House at Lion’s
Gate Wellness - Jan 18 North Bay Newcomers
Network 3rd Annual Members Breakfast - January 21
2014 Board of Directors
Executive:
President Derek Shogren
Vice President Jake Lacourse
Vice President Steve Dreany
Vice President Mandy Strang
Past President John Strang
Treasurer Charles Elliott
Executive Director Patti Carr
Directors:
Tanya Bedard
Karen Chamberlain
Gisele Cousineau
Paul Daigle
Carrie Delongchamp-Robinson
Brad Gavan
Anna Iati
Mark King
Lucie Laperriere
Chris Minor
Sharon Mosley-Williams
Darren Patey
Cliff Pilon
Susan Ray
Peter Rooney
Kyle Selle
Denise Sherritt
Irene Smit
Crystal Thompson
Kelly Wallace
Staff:
Sue Adams, Executive Assistant
Genevieve Small,
Membership Sales & Services
Kimberley Lyon, Museum
Director
Carol Porter, Get Trained
Workers - Nipissing Coordinator
North Bay & District
Chamber of Commerce
1375 Seymour Street
North Bay, ON P1B 9V6
Tel: 705-472-8480
Fax: 705-472-8027 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.northbaychamber.com
CHAMBER NEWS
is a publication of the North
Bay and District Chamber of
Commerce. Advertisements and
the views expressed herein are
not necessarily endorsed by the
Chamber, its Board of Directors,
staff or its membership.
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‘Member Crawl’ Opportunities!
The Board of Directors, along with the
Membership Committee, of the North Bay &
District Chamber of Commerce is looking for
businesses to tour to get a better knowledge
of the different sectors in our region.
If you have 30 minutes - 1 hour to provide a
tour of your operations, we would love to visit
your location and discover more ways in
which we, your Chamber of Commerce,
can better serve you, our members!
Contact the Chamber Office today, 705.472.8480
to speak with Genevieve about how this
opportunity can benefit you, and to set up a
‘Member Crawl’!
Or Click Here to
email.
The 'Celebration of Marriage' is back!
This year there will be a special afternoon at the Capitol Centre on
Sunday, February 16th, 2014 from 2-4 pm.
Back by popular demand will be entertainment by 'Elvis', along with
Amy and Christopher Wallace who recently had three standing ova-
tions at the Davedi Club.
Buy tickets for your parents and yourselves. The Perfect Valentines
Day Gift for your parent or parents. Widows and widowers are
very welcome. Proceeds will go to The Heart and Stroke
Foundation.
Tickets are $15 each and are available at the Capitol Centre.
COOPER APPLIANCES
Voting Member: Robert Cooper
42 Riverbend Road
North Bay, ON P1B 8Z4
Phone: 705-499-3228
Website: www.cooperappliances.ca
* Appliance service, warranty authorized
service centre
HUSH LASER & ESTHETICS
Voting Member: Sophea Wellard
423 Main Street West
North Bay, ON P1B 2V3
Phone: 705-478-8744
Website: www.hushesthetics.ca
* Esthetics studio focuses on laser
hair removal and high end services
and products.
HUTCHISON INSURANCE
SERVICES LTD.
Voting Member: Timothy R. Hutchison
420 Main Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 1B5
Phone: 705-475-0001
Fax: 705-475-0011
Website: www.hutchisonins.com
* Full Service General and Life Insur-
ance Broker (all classes of insurance)
NORTH BAY BATTALION
HOCKEY CLUB LTD.
Voting Member: Mike Griffin
100 Chippewa Street West
North Bay, ON P1B 6G2
Phone: 705-495-8603, ext. 2700
Website: battalionhockey.com
* OHL Hockey Club
SHELDON FORGETTE
Voting Member: Sheldon Forgette
6B Milford Crescent, Suite 1
North Bay, ON P1A 1M3
Phone: 705-845-0714
Website: www.sheldonforgette.ca
* Rental Property / Property Services /
Computer Services
.
A warm welcome to our NewMembers
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Esso Business Card Program 3.5 cent per litre discount
To apply or if you have any questions, simply contact the
Chamber office at (705) 472-8480 or go to
http://www.essofleetoffers.com/CHAMBER/home.php
**Please note that this is
NOT a Member-2-Member discount.
Chamber members must apply for an Esso
Business Card to qualify for the savings.**
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NBACF Annual
Foundation Dinner!
This year’s dinner will
be taking place at the
Best Western on
Friday, May 2nd.
If you have an employment
opportunity you wish to have posted,
visit the website.
A database for employers to
post their job vacancies.
For more information contact Carol Porter at
705-474-2151, ext. 3153
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BDO CANADA LTD.
Voting Member: Mark Cooper, CIRP
101 McIntyre Street West, Suite 301
North Bay, ON P1B 2Y5
Phone: 705-495-2000 Fax: 705-495-2001
Website: www.northbaymoneyproblems.com
Facebook: /pages/North-Bay-BDO-Debt-
Help/122078234602030
Description: BDO Canada are your local debt
help professionals with more Canadians turning
to BDO than any other firm (Source: OSB) for
help taking control of their debt problems.
Change Note: New Facebook page
BLUEWAVE ENERGY
Voting Member: Roger Menard
100 Lillian Avenue
North Bay, ON P1A 0G1
Phone: 705-472-5440 Fax: 705-495-2855
Website: www.bluewaveenergy.ca
Description: Bluewave Energy is the largest
branded distributor of Shell Fuels and Lubri-
cants in North America. We supply furnace
oil; clear and dyed diesel; gasoline, heavy fuel;
lubricants; Cardlock self-serve dispensers and
install bulk tanks and pumps.
Change Note: New voting member, address,
and description
BRUMAN CONSTRUCTION INC.
Voting Member: Terry Desmarais
1141 Carmichael Drive, PO Box 1153
North Bay, ON P1B 8K4
Phone: 705-476-2513 Fax: 705-476-2296
Website: www.brumanconstruction.ca
Description: Heavy construction, excavation,
blasting and demolition, commercial snow
removal, and aggregate sales.
Change Note: New website
COLLINS BARROW, SUDBURY -
NIPISSING LLP/SRL
Voting Member: Francois Roberge CGA, LPA
1850 Bond Street, Unit A
North Bay, ON P1B 4V6
Phone: 705-494-9336 Fax: 705-494-8783
Website: www.collinsbarrow.com
Description: Chartered Professional
Accountants
Change Note: Updated description
Member Updates EVANS BERTRAND HILL WHEELER
ARCHITECTURE INC.
Voting Member: Ian Hill
528 Cassells Street
North Bay, ON P1B 3Z7
Phone: 705-472-0980 Fax: 705-472-2486
Website: www.ebhwarchitecture.ca
Description: Architects, planners, interior de-
sign, master planning studies
Change Note: New voting member
GLENN CUNDARI
Voting Member: Glenn Cundari
156 Massey Drive
North Bay, ON P1A 4G5
Phone: 705-492-2152 Fax: 705-494-7832
Twitter: @glenncundari
Description: Independent
Change Note: New Twitter account
HILLTOP DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC
Voting Member: Chantal Pannell
423-101 Worthington Street
North Bay, ON P1B 1G5
Phone/Fax: 705-478-8584
Website: www.hilltopdentalhygieneclinic.com
Facebook: facebook.com/166661303401869
Description: Accessible oral hygiene care in
a modern, comfortable and relaxing setting.
Dental cleaning/polishing, oral cancer screen-
ing, periodontal assessment, referrals to den-
tists and other health professionals, whitening,
and more! Senior rate. Service en francais.
Change Note: Address update
K & T PORT-A-JOHN LTD.
Voting Member: Troy Seguin
P.O. Box 750
Callander, ON P0H 1H0
Phone: 705-476-5311 Fax: 705-752-5453
Website: www.ktportajohn.ca
Description: Rental of Portable Toilets for
construction sites, weddings, parties and large
events, pumping of septic tanks, trailers, boats
Change Note: Voting member & description
LORI'S TRAILER SALES
Voting Member: Lori Ricci
1971 Bond Street
North Bay, ON P1B 4V6
Phone: 705-478-8097 Fax: 705-478-0566
Website: www.loristrailersales.com
Description: Sales of Trailer Parts and
Accessories/Used Trailers/Campers; Exciting
news: added remolded & recycled passenger
& light truck tires, all season/winter, made in
Canada for us Canadians.
Change Note: Description Update
MARINA POINT - AUTUMNWOOD
MATURE LIFESTYLE
COMMUNITIES
Voting Member: Becky Bosselle
225 Oak Street West
North Bay, ON P1B 0A9
Phone: 705-474-9494 Ext. 820
Fax: 705-474-9467
Website: www.autumnwood.ca
Description: Marina Point meets the
changing needs and diverse preference
of today's older adult. Includes 83
independent living with full service suites,
as well as 40 independent living apartments
with service (housekeeping and emergency
assist), all rentals.
Change Note: New voting member
NORTH BAY FOOD BANK
Voting Member: Amber Livingstone
101 Worthington Street East, P.O. Box 1
North Bay, ON P1B 1G6
Phone: 705-495-3290 Fax: 705-495-0413
Website: www.nbayfoodbank.wix.com/
north-bay-food-bank
Facebook: /NorthBayFoodBank
Description: Provide Food and Supplies
to those in need.
Change Note: New website
NORTH BAY RECOVERY HOME
Voting Member: Wendy Prieur
393 Oak Street West
North Bay, ON P1B 2T2
Phone: 705-472-2873 Ext. 215
Fax: 705-472-6442
Website: www.nbrh.org
Facebook: /pages/North-Bay-Recovery-
Home/168793049942396
Description: Recovery Home
Change Note: New Facebook page
ONTARIO NORTHLAND/ONTERA
Voting Member: Rebecca McGlynn
555 Oak Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 8L3
Phone: 705-472-4500 Fax: 705-472-1695
Website: www.ontarionorthland.ca
Twitter: @OntNorthland
Description: Telecommunications/
Transportation/Refurbishment, Ontera
website: www.ontera.ca
Change Note: New Twitter account
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PRICE ADVERTISING INC.
Voting Member: Tom Withers
215 Allison's Point Road
Huntsville, ON P1H 1B5
Phone: 705-474-7474 Fax: 866-591-7444
Website: www.PriceAd.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PriceAdInc
Description: Are you looking for simple,
effective and affordable advertising? Then
call Price Advertising to learn more about
the power of billboard advertising. With
over 350 billboards we can deliver real
results in North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins,
Muskoka and the rest of Northern Ontario.
Change Note: New phone number
PROFESSIONS NORTH
Voting Member: Martin Giguere
128 Larch Street, Suite 601
Sudbury, ON P3E 5J8
Phone: 705-222-1766 ext 2
Fax: 705-222-3766
Website: www.professionsnorth.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
professions.nord
Twitter: @ProfessionsNord
Description: Professions North/Nord (PNN)
helps Northern employers benefit from
the skills and wealth of experience of interna-
tionally trained professionals living here in
Ontario. By working with PNN, employers
have access to pre-screened candidates with
only the best qualifications to answer their
workforce needs, and at no cost.
Change Note: New voting member
SEPTIVAC SERVICE
Voting Member: Troy Seguin
P.O. Box 750
Callander, ON P0H 1H0
Phone: 705-476-5311 Fax: 705-752-5453
Website: www.ktportajohn.ca
Description: Pumping of septic tanks &
minor repairs
Change Note: New voting member
SYMETRICS
Voting Member: John Davis
510 Main Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 1B8
Phone: 705-497-1975 Fax: 705-497-8556
Website: www.symetricsonline.com
Description: Institute for Integrated Physical
Rehabilitation, physiotherapy, chiropractic,
massage therapy, fitfore golf, intramuscular
stimulation, functional movement screen,
urban poling, vestibular rehabilitation,
intramuscular manual therapy
Change Note: Description update
Member Updates continued…. THE DATA GROUP OF COMPANIES
Voting Member: Tom Tucker
207-1399 Hammond Street
North Bay, ON P1B 2J2
Phone: 705-494-7210 Fax: 705-472-9663
Website: www.datagroup.ca
Description: Integrated Document Manage-
ment - Business & Marketing Communication
Solutions - Printing - Billing Solutions
(Electronic or print) - Digital Archiving
(Records) - Bar Code Systems & Equipment
Change Note: Updated description
TRANQUILITY SPA
Voting Member: Brigitte McLean
60 Champlain Street, Suite 103
North Bay, ON P1B 7M4
Phone: 705-478-8772
Website: www.tranquilityspanorthbay.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
TranquilitySpaNorthBay
Description: Spa Services, & specialty
services such as: microdermabrasion, anti-
aging treatments, non-surgical face-lift,
advanced footcare & electrolysis
Change Note: New Facebook page
VAN'S DELIVERY, MOVING AND
STORAGE LTD.
Voting Member: Paul Stickle
352 McIntyre Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 1C8
Phone: 705-474-5870 Fax: 705-474-4701
Website: www.vansmoving.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Vans-
Delivery-Moving-Storage/149833125058950
Description: Furniture moving, delivery,
heated indoor storage units, self storage, and
outdoor for boats & RV's, also container
storage at your location or our yard. Sea
container for sale
Change Note: New Facebook page
ZORBA'S GRILL - GREEK ITALIAN
EATERY
Voting Member: Mitch Kolios
540 Lakeshore Drive
North Bay, ON P1A 2E6
Phone: 705-223-3333
Website: www.zorbasgrill.ca
Twitter: @zorbasgrill
Description: Greek Italian eatery.
Change Note: New Twitter account
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Please ensure all your staff have the Member-2-
Member card so they can take advantage of
discounts offered by Chamber members too.
Please provide them with the QR code so they can
easily search the offers via their smart phones.
HeartZap Services
20% off regular pricing for Workplace First Aid and CPR/AED Training Programs, 15%
off regular pricing for first aid kits and supplies.
Phone: 705-494-8488
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.heartzap.ca
CAA Auto Club and Travel Agency Special preferred membership rate for members of the Chamber.
Contact: Judie Pigeau
Phone: 705-474-8230
Office Central
We would offer members an exclusive special price list that is customizable for YOUR
business. We offer FREE next day delivery to North Bay & surrounding area with no fuel
charge, or minimum order size. We can save you BIG on your office supply needs.
Contact: Kim Snider
Phone: 705-223-7588 | Toll Free: 866-798-6489
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.officecentral.com
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