UPCOMING
SPECIAL EVENTS
BUSINESS
EDUCATION SEMINARS
Look
for details of all Chamber seminars on the Seminars
page.
Click here for details
of our special Economic Uncertainty Seminar Series.
MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - October
14
Each
year Mayor Cam Jackson presents his views on the City of Burlington's
accomplishments for the past year and his perspectives of the City's
challenges for the upcoming year. This year's Address will be
Mayor Jackson's third. There have been several important items on
the city's agenda for the past three year and some high profile items
are becoming a reality (McMaster campus, Performing Art Centre).
The Mayor's State of the City Address is often viewed as the Mayor's
most important speech of the year and we are pleased to be holding it at
the Burlington Golf & Country Club. We expect this event to sell
out quickly so book your ticket soon to avoid disappointment.
SPONSORS
| Date: |
October 14, 2009 |
| Location: |
Burlington Golf & Country Club
422 North Shore Blvd. East |
| Time: |
7:30 am
Registration Desk Opens
8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Conclusion |
Price:
(incl
GST) |
$TBC Members
$TBC Non-members |
| |
 |
Cancellations
after October 7 cannot be refunded.
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RECENT
SPECIAL EVENTS
PAST CHAIR'S GOLF TOURNAMENT SUCCESS DESPITE
RAIN
The Chamber of Commerce Past Chair's Golf Tournament
was played on June 25 at Carlisle Golf Club.
Click here for details.
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BUSINESS AWARDS GALA
The
2009 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala was held on May 7 at
the Burlington Convention Centre. Click here for details.
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2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
More
than eighty people attended the
Chamber’s sixty-second Annual General Meeting which was held on April 1
at the Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre.
Highlights of the meeting included introduction of the new
Board of Directors and Executive
Council, approval of the Chamber’s 2008 financial statements,
approval of the 2008 AGM minutes and the appointment of Deloitte as the
Chamber’s auditor for 2009. Outgoing Chair, Janet Whitehouse
thanked the Board and volunteers for making her year as Chair such a
success. New Chair Francis Mackan outlined his plans for the
Chamber for his year as Chair. Immediately following the AGM the
Chamber held its Volunteer Appreciation Reception. This event,
coordinated by the
Membership Committee, was held to thank those Chamber members who
sat on various committees throughout the year. Volunteers were
treated to dinner and drinks. Each committee chair made a short
presentation of the accomplishments of his or her committee and
presented everyone on the committee with a certificate and a gift.
2009
ECONOMIC FORECAST PANEL
The 2009
Economic Forecast Panel was a terrific success with more than
double the attendance of last year's event, no doubt due to a keen
interest in the current economic situation. Returning to
our panel this year (by very popular
demand)
were
Paul Ferley, Assistant Chief Economist with
RBC
Royal Bank
and Douglas Newson, Director of Central Region with
Statistics Canada. Both
presenters were enlightening and
entertaining. Some of the highlights of the presentations include:
-
forecasted
oil price of $55 per barrel in 2009 and $70 per barrel in 2010
-
forecasted
negative growth in 2009 Q1 and slightly positive growth in Q2
-
forecasted
unemployment of 7.5% in 2009
-
less than
1% of eligible Burlingtonians collect EI
-
average
family income in Burlington is $75k compared with $60k in Ontario
and $54k in Canada
-
50% of
adult Burlingtonians have a college or university education
Click here for Paul Ferley's (RBC) presentation
Click here for Doug Newson's (StatsCan) presentation
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US TRADE
FORUM - BORDERING ON OPPORTUNITY
Building on the success of the 2007 China Forum,
four local Chambers (Brantford Brant,
Burlington,
Hamilton and
Oakville) worked together to bring
focus to the strategies and tactics of doing business with the
United States. An outstanding line-up of speakers at this special event included Consuls
General from both Canada and the U.S., bankers, lawyers, accountants
and a variety of business people with specific expertise in doing business in the
U.S. There was very high demand for copies of the speakers'
presentations so they are available below.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORS
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MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
On
October 15, Mayor Cam Jackson delivered his second annual State of the
City address to a sold out crowd of Burlington business leaders.
The event was held at the newly rebuilt clubhouse at the Burlington Golf
& Country Club. Special guest Mayor DeGraff of Apeldoorn was
recognized for continuing to develop the close relationship between our
two cities. Mayor
Jackson's remarks focused on the city's plans to ensure that Burlington is
a leader in environmental issues and inclusivity. The Mayor also
expressed his positive view that both the Performing Arts Centre will
"continue to move forward" and that the enhanced McMaster proposal is
"proceeding very positively."
Click here for the full Mayor's
Address. Special thanks to our sponsors: Bell Canada,
Burlington Youth Soccer Club, CMA Certified Management
Accountants, and Scotiabank.
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ALL CANDIDATES MEETING
The Chamber
hosted an All Candidates Meeting featuring candidates for MP for
Burlington riding. Visit our
Advocacy page for details. This event was sponsored by
Hilton Garden Inn.
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CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE
July 9 marked the fifth anniversary of the Burlington
Chamber's relocation to the Team Burlington
Building on Locust Street. On July 9 2003, the Chamber held
its first Board meeting in the new building. To celebrate the
Chamber held an open house with cake and coffee and door prizes.
Click here for the photo
gallery.
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2008 BUSINESS AWARDS GALA
At the Chamber Business Awards
Gala 400 business people gathered at the Burlington Convention Centre to
celebrate business excellence in Burlington. The Chamber announced
the winners of the 2007 business excellence awards and several other
awards were presented.
Click here for details and winners.
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BURLINGTON
BUSINESS SUMMIT
 |
Sam Baio
President & CEO
West 49 Inc. |
Our
Story, Our Burlington. On April 16
Team
Burlington hosted an exciting networking
breakfast with keynote speaker Sam Baio, CEO and President of West 49
Inc. West 49 Inc. is a multi-banner specialty retailer of apparel,
footwear and accessories related to skateboarding, snowboarding,
surfing, and the music industry. CEO and President Sam Baio
is a transplanted American from Buffalo, who moved to St. Catharines in
1974 and has been skating since the 60s. With their head office in
Burlington, West 49 Inc. operates over 130 stores in nine provinces.
Since 1995, the company has donated more than $400,000 to schools,
community events, charity organizations and skate parks across Canada.
West 49 Inc. has a world-renowned professional skateboard team, sponsors
over 150 amateur athletes and holds Eastern Canada’s largest
skateboard competition, the West 49 Canadian Open World Cup.
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