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Doug McLeay is one of the founding members of the Warman Chamber and elected to the Executive as

Secretary – Treasurer. He and his wife, Kim, own and operate the Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant.

Doug and Kim moved to Warman in 2005 along with their 2 kids and their dog and settled right into town.

The next step for them was getting into business here. The Wagon Wheel was just the type of business

they were looking for. They purchased the family run business back in 2009 from the original owners.

Doug feels fortunate to live and work in Warman and the best part is their five minute commute to work. He

loves that he can walk, ride, or bike.

For Doug, the Warman Chamber of Commerce has been a way to connect with other business owner and

managers and grow their business through this networking.

As for hobbies, in his spare time Doug likes to golf. You may also see him cruising around town on his

Harley motorcycle.

Director “Spotlight”

Doug McLeay,

Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant

Warman Chamber Participates in 2015 Warman Parade What a fantastic morning we had partici-

pating in the 2015 Warman parade. It

was amazing to see all the enthusiastic

families that lined the streets in Warman

to take in this community event. We

proudly displayed our member’s mag-

netic signs on our float. Our parade

float would not happen without the sup-

port of our members and our volunteers.

We would like to extend our sincere

appreciation to Carman Dodman and his

son, Paul, with DDD+ Construction for

putting together our float; Menno Mar-

tens from Prairie Lane Builders for

chauffeuring our President, Ernie Quin-

tal through the parade route in his red

convertible; and Redhead Equipment for

donating a tractor to pull our float

through the parade route. We look

forward to continuing to support this

event in the years to come.

Wednesday Wake-Up 2

Chamber College 2

Member Strategic Plan 2

Chamber Spotlight 3

2nd Annual WCC Golf 3

New & Continuing Cham- 3

Raj Manek Mentorship 4

Saskatoon North Partner- 4

Nomination Deadline in June 30th We have some amazing businesses in

our community and because of this we

are encouraging businesses to submit

their nominations for an ABEX Award.

Being an ABEX finalist provides compa-

nies a significant opportunity to in-

crease the profile of their business as

well as celebrate accomplishments.

ABEX awards are open to all private

sector businesses operating in Sas-

katchewan and self nominations are

welcome. Click HERE for more infor-

mation. Don’t delay, deadline for nomi-

nations is June 30, 2015.

http://www.saskchamber.com/default.aspx?page=30

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C H A M B E R C H A T

DATES TO REMEMBER

June 2015

17 Chamber on Tap

24 Business Breakfast with Vaughn

Wyant

July 2015

14 WCC Executive Meeting

22 Chamber on Tap

29 Wednesday Wake-Up Business

Breakfast—”Putting the WOW back in

Customer Service” Dave Hagel, High

Performance Human Resources

August 2015

7 2nd Annual Warman Chamber of

Commerce Golf Tournament

11 WCC Executive Meeting

19 Chamber on Tap

26 Wednesday Wake-Up Business

Breakfast—”Marketing with Social

Media” Jade Gulash, Wit & Whim Mar-

keting & Event

Stay up-to-date on all the latest Cham-

ber news and events. Click on above

logo to be directed to our facebook

page.

Wednesday Wake-Up Business Breakfast We were pleased to welcome Wiegers

Financial & Benefits representatives,

Tamara Dundas and Kim Koop at our

business breakfast in May. The sold out

crowd heard Kim speak on the topic of

Employer RRSP’s. Chamber staff,

Jaimie Malmgren, followed by providing

members with a brief overview on the

benefits of the Member Information

Centre. Thank you to Doug McLeay

and staff at the Wagon Wheel Restau-

rant for serving everyone in attendance

another delicious breakfast.

If you haven’t had the chance to make it

to any of our past breakfasts, join us

Wednesday, June 24 as Vaughn Wyant,

Owner of Vaughn Wyant Group, shares

his inspiring story and speaks on the

importance of business mentorship.

Come & see for yourself what a great

opportunity networking can be. Tickets

are going fast and seating is limited so

do not delay. Get your tickets now by

clicking HERE or contact our Cham-

ber office.

We are also excited to announce our

upcoming line-up of breakfast speak-

ers. Please click HERE to view this

list and reserve your seat.

If you are interested in speaking on a

topic that would be of interest to our

business members, please contact

our office at 306-500-0185.

Another Successful Chamber College Saskatchewan Chamber of Com-

merce held their second Chamber

College on June 2 & 3 in Saskatoon.

Level 1 is designed for new Chamber

Executives and Directors with level 2

being exclusively for Chamber Execu-

tives. Chamber College is the first of

its kind in Canada. It educates Cham-

ber Directors and staff on the founda-

tional operations of a Chamber and

enables individual Chambers to tap

into the collective creativity of the

Chamber network for ideas that have

been tried and tested. We were fortu-

nate to have one of our Directors,

Jade Gulash, Wit & Whim Marketing &

Events attend as well as Chamber

staff, Jaimie Malmgren.

A general meeting was held on June

2nd ,2015 to give our members the

opportunity to review a draft of our

2015-2016 Warman Chamber of Com-

merce Strategic Plan. We had lots of

valuable feedback and will be taking

everything into consideration when we

go about writing the final draft. We

thank you for your participation!

Member Input on

Strat Plan

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New and Continuing Chamber Members We are delighted to welcome all of our

new Chamber members and thank those

businesses that show their continued

commitment by renewing their member-

ship. We continually strive to connect

you to one another and to the communi-

ty at large. Please visit their website (by

clicking on business name) or stop by to

introduce yourself.

NEW MEMBERS

Pizza Hut

Fabi Tax & Accounting

Temple Audio

Be sure to check out the June 25th

edition of the Clark’s Crossing Gazette

for the inaugural Chamber Spotlight

section.

This section will include a spotlight on

one of our Chamber members, and

information on upcoming Chamber

events.

Every business has a story worth

sharing with the community and that is

what the goal of our Chamber Spotlight

Chamber Spotlight

2nd Annual Chamber Golf Tournament Mark your calendars and dust off those

golf clubs for our 2nd Annual Warman

Chamber of Commerce Golf Tourna-

ment on Friday August 7, 2015 at The

Legends Golf Club.

This event is an excellent opportunity to

enjoy a beautiful day, network with local

business members and community

leaders all while enjoying a round of

golf.

We are very excited to have representa-

tives from Stars Air Ambulance in at-

tendance.

To register, visit our website or down-

load a registration form HERE.

There are still a few sponsorship spots

available, but they are going fast. Spon-

sorship is a terrific way of openly show-

ing support for the Warman business

community. It is also a great way to

bring awareness to your business.

Download our sponsorship package

HERE.

is. We want to shine the spotlight on

you, our members and bring awareness

to the businesses that our community

may not know that well. Our goal is to

promote our business members by con-

necting them to the people of Warman

and area. Business spotlight opportuni-

ties will be on a first come basis exclu-

sively to our members. Please contact

our office if you are interested in show-

casing your business.

Opportunities for members to advertise

in this section are also available. We

encourage members to contact Marie

Strumecki with The Clarks Crossing

Gazette at (306) 668-0575 if you are

interested in additional information on

RENEWING MEMBERS

Cherry Creek Homes

Prairie Lane Builders

Clothing Obsession

Foundations Realty

Jensen Consulting Group

Warman Farmers Market

Re/Max—Mark Caddy

RDM & Sons

Diamond Centre Pharmacy

Firebird Business Consulting

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Warman Chamber is a member of this

group. Other members include the

Cities of Warman, Saskatoon and

Martensville, the RM of Corman Park,

Meewasin Valley Authority, SREDA,

Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce,

NSBA, Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Authority, RMD Engineering, and Min-

istry of Highways representatives.

Our most recent meeting occurred on

May 29th. The Northern most portion

of the perimeter highway has basically

been set (within +/- 250 meters). The

highway department is looking for

letters of endorsement for the route

that has been decided. They are send-

ing the group members a more de-

tailed map, which we will pass on to

Warman Chamber members for your

information and input.

The South portion of the perimeter

highway location is still unclear. The

Saskatoon Perimeter Road Advisory Group

Raj Manek Mentorship Program September Intake If you are a new business, going

through challenging times or want to

grow your business—join the Raj

Manek Business Mentorship Program

The Raj Manek Business Mentorship

Program (RMMP) has been operating

since 1998 and is accepting applica-

tions for their September intake.

RMMP provides:

- one-on-one mentorship with an expe-

rienced mentor whose skill sets compli-

ment your targeted areas of improve-

ment

- monthly seminars on topics of interest

create an environment where partici-

pants can feel comfortable asking

questions.

- Technical advisors available one-on-one

in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Hu-

man Resources, IT, Legal, Sales, and

Strategic Planning.

- Program affiliations to access databases

and resources from other programs includ-

ing PCensus, Reference Canada, Hoo-

vers, iSell, Kompass

- Access to RMMP databases including

eStatement Studies, First Research, and

Profit Driver

- Peer-to-peer mentorship service where

business owners can congregate and

share their thoughts, ideas, and jointly

solve problems with the guidance of a

technical expert.

- Networking opportunities.

Ministry of Highways is holding public

meetings starting June 25th for public

input. It is hoped the South route will be

established by mid October 2015. The

South has many more constraints which

include limited bridge options, and a lot of

housing development.

Our group recommended that the Ministry

of Highways do the project in stages

starting with the North section to run from

#16 highway North West of Saskatoon to

#16 highway South East of Saskatoon.

We would like to see the project start

sooner rather than later.

Note that his perimeter highway is to be a

true freeway with speeds of 110km/hour

and all controlled intersections giving

access.

Other work going on or soon starting in

the area includes:

- The twinning of Highway #7 from Saska-

toon to Vancoy as well as passing lanes

added between Delisle and Rosetown.

(2015)

- The twinning of Highway #16 from

Saskatoon to Clavet (2015)

- Passing lanes being added to Highway

#5 from Saskatoon to Humboldt (starting

2016)

- Warman and Martensville interchanges.

Construction to start this Fall, with full

construction happening Spring 2016

- Interchange at Highway #16 and

Boychuk Drive (2015)

- North Commuter Parkway Bridge (is in

procurement stage with completion by

2018)

- Traffic Bridge (is in procurement stage

with completion by 2018)

- Work on the intersection of Highways

11/16 and Marquis Drive is in the works.

P.O. Box 2265

Warman, SK S0K 4S0

Phone: 06.500.0185 Fax: 306.500.0186

Email: admin@warmanchamber.com

www.warmanchamber.com

This relationship is an interactive

sharing environment which results in

an enriching, mutual learning experi-

ence.

To learn more about the Program,

please join us at our annual Busi-

ness Mixer to be held on Thurs-

day, September 10th at the NRC

Plant Biotechnology Institute, 110

Gymnasium Place. Saska-

toon, S7N 0W9.

To Register please call us at (306)

244-2151; email us at

info@manekmentorship.sk.ca; or visit

us HERE.

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