2014-2015

Annual Report

kawarthachamberca

Proudly Serving Curve Lake Douro-Dummer North Kawartha Selwyn and Trent Lakes

Page 2

Presidentrsquos Message

Laurie

Fellow Chamber Members

February leads us to the Annual General Meeting for the Kawartha Chamber of

Commerce amp Tourism and to the end of my term as President Partnerships in Growth amp Adventure is what we are all about and I would like to take this time to thank our members staff

board members and

committees for their dedication and commitment to our Chamber

One of the activities we focused on this year was to

review our strategic plan for 2013 ndash 2016 and reflect on our accomplishments to date From there we re-established our operational plan and since then we have been working on those

items identified as priorities We continue to make good progress against these and

this is a result of the strong leadership capacity we have in our General Manager Sherry Boyce Found

Our board too is very strong in terms of breadth and depth and together they bring a wealth of experience to the table I have been very fortunate to be

surrounded by this talented group of volunteers and I rely on their expertise candid input and

recommendations when it comes to making our business decisions

Partnerships have been a key focus for us and we have collaborated with many area associations such as the Buckhorn District Tourist Association and RT08 One of our board members has

been involved directly in each of these associations I thank them for taking on these additional volunteer duties

In May KPR DSB released their Long Term Accommodation report recommending that LDISS

be considered for closure Since then Chamber board members and staff have dedicated an enormous amount of time along with other community stakeholders to work

through this process The Chamber delivered two

presentations at the final public meeting on January 20th These were particularly impactful presentations and

my thanks to those who contributed to the content KPR staff have just released the report on the review process They are still recommending closure but it is the Trustees who will

make the final decision We remain hopeful that they will consider the bigger picture when addressing their

enrollment challenges

We have a solid membership base and our events continue to be well attended This speaks to a

strong staff and a creative Marketing amp Programs Committee who dedicate their efforts to meet our lsquoMembership to Valuersquo strategic direction Sponsorships also play a key

role in our success and there are many local businesses

that provide ongoing support and keep us strong I extend my personal thanks to Lori Neill and Lead The

Way Group of Clinics for being our Networking Event Sponsor for the past three years

Our website work is well underway recognizing that we needed to update to a

responsive and more

interactive site for members visitors and other stakeholders Watch for our new look in 2016 and if you have a business that would

benefit from managing social media more effectively we have an upcoming seminar in March that is designed to help you with this

Our BAH events create an

opportunity for networking face to face and what could be better than that when it

comes to meeting other members business owners and finding out more about our community in general

These events are one of my personal favourites and I am grateful to all of those businesses who have hosted us throughout the year

In closing itrsquos been a very

active year for your Chamber I am proud to have served as your president We welcome

your feedback look forward to serving you in 2016 and ask that you consider

becoming a volunteer or committee member and make us even stronger

Sincerely Kris Keller President

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Kris Keller RBC Royal Bank

LDISS Accomodation Review Committee meeting

Human Resources

Page 3 KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

2015 saw staff changes in both the Kawartha Chamber and ServiceOntario offices

Jasmine Sager began her maternity leave from the Chamber in April Jasmine will return to her role as Membership Coordinator in Spring 2016

Sylvia Dick resigned from her position as Engagement Coordinator in March 2015 after the daily bus service between Lakefield and Peterborough was cancelled leaving her with commuting challenges

Shannon Clark joined the Chamber in April 2015 as the Acting Membership Coordinator covering Jasminersquos maternity leave In August Shannon was offered a permanent position that she could not turn down and resigned from the Chamber

Stacey Sullivan

filled the Engagement Coordinator position in April 2015 Stacey had previously worked with the Chamber in the Fall of 2014 to assist with the Gala amp Awards of Excellence She

worked closely with Sylvia during that time making the transition a smooth one Stacey

maintains the front desk and prepares Chamber communications including the NewsFlash Newsletter and social media Stacey is also responsible for Accounts Receivable

Erica Milne took over the position as Acting Membership Coordinator for the rest of the maternity leave Erica worked for the Township of Selwyn for five

summers and was involved in planning the Jazz Art amp Craft Festival and Shamrock Festival Ericarsquos duties include planning of Chamber events

and responding to the needs of current and future members

Paula Edwards left the ServiceOntario office in the summer of 2015 for a new endeavor Kathy Duff joined ServiceOntario as a Customer

Service Representative in August Kathy brings experience from Kawartha Credit Union and General Electric

Many will recognize the smiling face of Deb Lowcock our Supervisor at ServiceOntario 2015 marked her 25th year with the Chamber We and the community are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and

knowledgeable staff member Thank you Deb

During the summer months the Chamber welcomed two students Jamie Jensen amp Anthony Taylor to assist with various tasks in the business office

We have met regularly this year as a Task Force rather than a Committee since we still have a vacancy and continue to try to recruit at least one more member

Our work this year has been aligned with supporting our Strategic Plan ndash specifically strengthening - Organization with Capacity

For year 1 ndash we have been working on stabilizing our staffing and focusing on recruitment There was a maternity leave to fill as well as another vacancy at the

Chamber office and at ServiceOntario as well as summer placements This included updating staff training new job descriptions

and evaluations for all staff

For the balance of the year we have been working on revitalizing our Committee and updating job descriptions for key positions ndash starting with General

Manager and then with the executive positions of the Board This will support succession planning and developing strong systems and processes that will build capacity

We plan to continue this work into

Year 2 and will meet 3-4 times over the coming year to complete these activities

Kathy Newton Human Resources Committee Chair

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Kathy Newton

Eastview Property

Management

Lorri Rork Community

Care

Shannon Clark amp Stacey Sullivan

Kathy Duff

Deb Lowcock

Erica Milne

As another year wraps up itrsquos always fun to look back and reflect on all thatrsquos been accomplished 2015 was

busy for everyone but as always we got a lot done

WEBSITE Itrsquos been on our radar for some time as itrsquos

part of our strategic

plan A Website Committee chaired by Tonya Kraan began the process in late fall and expects the website to launch in the spring The site will inject some

new vibrancy and encourage consumers to visit to explore what our members have to offer Visit the Member Information Centre on our site or call the

office to make sure your listing information is complete and up-to-date We will be establishing a separate Marketing Committee in

2016 If you would like to participate please contact the office for more details

WEALTH OF CHOICE BROCHURE Most of you will

remember we didnrsquot

produce a printed business directory as people tend to be moving towards online

tools We still wanted to have something to put in visitorrsquos hands however as Chamber staff get walk-in traffic asking for

something they can ldquoholdrdquo 2015 saw us introduce the Wealth of Choice brochure which is fun and colourful and full of valuable

information and a map

for visitors 15000 copies were printed and most were distributed to Tourism Centres throughout southern Ontario

EVENTS

Thanks to Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic for once again being our Networking Event

Sponsor Getting together with members at the various networking events throughout the year is always a highlight for

me Irsquom always amazed at the vision and dedication people have in making a business healthy and vibrant If you havenrsquot been to one of our Business After

Hours events why not make it a 2016

resolution to come out and get to know other business owners in the Kawarthas

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Another key event the Chamber hosted this year was an All Candidates Meeting for the prospective MPs

running in the Federal Election The turn-out was great and everyone appreciated getting to see and hear the candidates ldquoup close and

personalrdquo Thanks to the

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 (Lakefield) for providing the venue

MEMBERSHIPS The backbone of the Chamber is our members and we are

always trying to add value to what we provide This year the new website will be a great tool to drive traffic to members We are also looking at seminars that

are geared to small business with the first one being on March 16th It will be offered free to members Overall we are excited for 2016 and

the new opportunities it will present

Cindy Windover Marketing amp Programs Committee Chair

Marketing amp Programs

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Cindy Windover

Windover Plumbing

Kris Keller RBC Royal

Bank

Bryan Kingdon ISL

Tom LaBranche Village

Pet Food amp Supply

Tonya Kraan

Peterborough CFDC

Page 4

Page 5

Marketing amp Programs

A Warm Welcome to our New Members (Dec lsquo14 to Nov lsquo15)

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Nichole Herron Cedar Lane Home amp Garden

Dr Kim Facey amp Team Apsley Veterinary Services John Rufa amp Trish Dougherty

Kawartha Country Wines

Julie Le Blue Pigeon Resort Leslie Ellins Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

All Season Maintenance

Apsley Veterinary Services

Blue Diamond Window Cleaning

Blue Pigeon Resort

Canoe amp Paddle

Cedar Lane Home and Garden

Church-Key Brewing Company

Conlin Premier Construction Inc

Cross Wind Farm

East of Eden Antiques

Herod Financial ServicesmdashKarl Moher

Investments amp Insurance

Hunt Electrical Contracting Inc

Investors GroupmdashAdam McInroy

Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Highlands Signature Park

Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

Lew Gallery

Lynn Woodcroft Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

Miskin Law Office

Movingmedia

Paul Davis of Peterborough amp Kawartha

Lakes

Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Liberal

Association

Staples 160

Stoney Lake Market amp Grill

Stuffrsquod

Superior Propane

Trees Gardens Nature

Waterfront Interiors

Windover Plumbing

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

Page 2

Presidentrsquos Message

Laurie

Fellow Chamber Members

February leads us to the Annual General Meeting for the Kawartha Chamber of

Commerce amp Tourism and to the end of my term as President Partnerships in Growth amp Adventure is what we are all about and I would like to take this time to thank our members staff

board members and

committees for their dedication and commitment to our Chamber

One of the activities we focused on this year was to

review our strategic plan for 2013 ndash 2016 and reflect on our accomplishments to date From there we re-established our operational plan and since then we have been working on those

items identified as priorities We continue to make good progress against these and

this is a result of the strong leadership capacity we have in our General Manager Sherry Boyce Found

Our board too is very strong in terms of breadth and depth and together they bring a wealth of experience to the table I have been very fortunate to be

surrounded by this talented group of volunteers and I rely on their expertise candid input and

recommendations when it comes to making our business decisions

Partnerships have been a key focus for us and we have collaborated with many area associations such as the Buckhorn District Tourist Association and RT08 One of our board members has

been involved directly in each of these associations I thank them for taking on these additional volunteer duties

In May KPR DSB released their Long Term Accommodation report recommending that LDISS

be considered for closure Since then Chamber board members and staff have dedicated an enormous amount of time along with other community stakeholders to work

through this process The Chamber delivered two

presentations at the final public meeting on January 20th These were particularly impactful presentations and

my thanks to those who contributed to the content KPR staff have just released the report on the review process They are still recommending closure but it is the Trustees who will

make the final decision We remain hopeful that they will consider the bigger picture when addressing their

enrollment challenges

We have a solid membership base and our events continue to be well attended This speaks to a

strong staff and a creative Marketing amp Programs Committee who dedicate their efforts to meet our lsquoMembership to Valuersquo strategic direction Sponsorships also play a key

role in our success and there are many local businesses

that provide ongoing support and keep us strong I extend my personal thanks to Lori Neill and Lead The

Way Group of Clinics for being our Networking Event Sponsor for the past three years

Our website work is well underway recognizing that we needed to update to a

responsive and more

interactive site for members visitors and other stakeholders Watch for our new look in 2016 and if you have a business that would

benefit from managing social media more effectively we have an upcoming seminar in March that is designed to help you with this

Our BAH events create an

opportunity for networking face to face and what could be better than that when it

comes to meeting other members business owners and finding out more about our community in general

These events are one of my personal favourites and I am grateful to all of those businesses who have hosted us throughout the year

In closing itrsquos been a very

active year for your Chamber I am proud to have served as your president We welcome

your feedback look forward to serving you in 2016 and ask that you consider

becoming a volunteer or committee member and make us even stronger

Sincerely Kris Keller President

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Kris Keller RBC Royal Bank

LDISS Accomodation Review Committee meeting

Human Resources

Page 3 KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

2015 saw staff changes in both the Kawartha Chamber and ServiceOntario offices

Jasmine Sager began her maternity leave from the Chamber in April Jasmine will return to her role as Membership Coordinator in Spring 2016

Sylvia Dick resigned from her position as Engagement Coordinator in March 2015 after the daily bus service between Lakefield and Peterborough was cancelled leaving her with commuting challenges

Shannon Clark joined the Chamber in April 2015 as the Acting Membership Coordinator covering Jasminersquos maternity leave In August Shannon was offered a permanent position that she could not turn down and resigned from the Chamber

Stacey Sullivan

filled the Engagement Coordinator position in April 2015 Stacey had previously worked with the Chamber in the Fall of 2014 to assist with the Gala amp Awards of Excellence She

worked closely with Sylvia during that time making the transition a smooth one Stacey

maintains the front desk and prepares Chamber communications including the NewsFlash Newsletter and social media Stacey is also responsible for Accounts Receivable

Erica Milne took over the position as Acting Membership Coordinator for the rest of the maternity leave Erica worked for the Township of Selwyn for five

summers and was involved in planning the Jazz Art amp Craft Festival and Shamrock Festival Ericarsquos duties include planning of Chamber events

and responding to the needs of current and future members

Paula Edwards left the ServiceOntario office in the summer of 2015 for a new endeavor Kathy Duff joined ServiceOntario as a Customer

Service Representative in August Kathy brings experience from Kawartha Credit Union and General Electric

Many will recognize the smiling face of Deb Lowcock our Supervisor at ServiceOntario 2015 marked her 25th year with the Chamber We and the community are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and

knowledgeable staff member Thank you Deb

During the summer months the Chamber welcomed two students Jamie Jensen amp Anthony Taylor to assist with various tasks in the business office

We have met regularly this year as a Task Force rather than a Committee since we still have a vacancy and continue to try to recruit at least one more member

Our work this year has been aligned with supporting our Strategic Plan ndash specifically strengthening - Organization with Capacity

For year 1 ndash we have been working on stabilizing our staffing and focusing on recruitment There was a maternity leave to fill as well as another vacancy at the

Chamber office and at ServiceOntario as well as summer placements This included updating staff training new job descriptions

and evaluations for all staff

For the balance of the year we have been working on revitalizing our Committee and updating job descriptions for key positions ndash starting with General

Manager and then with the executive positions of the Board This will support succession planning and developing strong systems and processes that will build capacity

We plan to continue this work into

Year 2 and will meet 3-4 times over the coming year to complete these activities

Kathy Newton Human Resources Committee Chair

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Kathy Newton

Eastview Property

Management

Lorri Rork Community

Care

Shannon Clark amp Stacey Sullivan

Kathy Duff

Deb Lowcock

Erica Milne

As another year wraps up itrsquos always fun to look back and reflect on all thatrsquos been accomplished 2015 was

busy for everyone but as always we got a lot done

WEBSITE Itrsquos been on our radar for some time as itrsquos

part of our strategic

plan A Website Committee chaired by Tonya Kraan began the process in late fall and expects the website to launch in the spring The site will inject some

new vibrancy and encourage consumers to visit to explore what our members have to offer Visit the Member Information Centre on our site or call the

office to make sure your listing information is complete and up-to-date We will be establishing a separate Marketing Committee in

2016 If you would like to participate please contact the office for more details

WEALTH OF CHOICE BROCHURE Most of you will

remember we didnrsquot

produce a printed business directory as people tend to be moving towards online

tools We still wanted to have something to put in visitorrsquos hands however as Chamber staff get walk-in traffic asking for

something they can ldquoholdrdquo 2015 saw us introduce the Wealth of Choice brochure which is fun and colourful and full of valuable

information and a map

for visitors 15000 copies were printed and most were distributed to Tourism Centres throughout southern Ontario

EVENTS

Thanks to Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic for once again being our Networking Event

Sponsor Getting together with members at the various networking events throughout the year is always a highlight for

me Irsquom always amazed at the vision and dedication people have in making a business healthy and vibrant If you havenrsquot been to one of our Business After

Hours events why not make it a 2016

resolution to come out and get to know other business owners in the Kawarthas

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Another key event the Chamber hosted this year was an All Candidates Meeting for the prospective MPs

running in the Federal Election The turn-out was great and everyone appreciated getting to see and hear the candidates ldquoup close and

personalrdquo Thanks to the

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 (Lakefield) for providing the venue

MEMBERSHIPS The backbone of the Chamber is our members and we are

always trying to add value to what we provide This year the new website will be a great tool to drive traffic to members We are also looking at seminars that

are geared to small business with the first one being on March 16th It will be offered free to members Overall we are excited for 2016 and

the new opportunities it will present

Cindy Windover Marketing amp Programs Committee Chair

Marketing amp Programs

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Cindy Windover

Windover Plumbing

Kris Keller RBC Royal

Bank

Bryan Kingdon ISL

Tom LaBranche Village

Pet Food amp Supply

Tonya Kraan

Peterborough CFDC

Page 4

Page 5

Marketing amp Programs

A Warm Welcome to our New Members (Dec lsquo14 to Nov lsquo15)

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Nichole Herron Cedar Lane Home amp Garden

Dr Kim Facey amp Team Apsley Veterinary Services John Rufa amp Trish Dougherty

Kawartha Country Wines

Julie Le Blue Pigeon Resort Leslie Ellins Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

All Season Maintenance

Apsley Veterinary Services

Blue Diamond Window Cleaning

Blue Pigeon Resort

Canoe amp Paddle

Cedar Lane Home and Garden

Church-Key Brewing Company

Conlin Premier Construction Inc

Cross Wind Farm

East of Eden Antiques

Herod Financial ServicesmdashKarl Moher

Investments amp Insurance

Hunt Electrical Contracting Inc

Investors GroupmdashAdam McInroy

Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Highlands Signature Park

Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

Lew Gallery

Lynn Woodcroft Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

Miskin Law Office

Movingmedia

Paul Davis of Peterborough amp Kawartha

Lakes

Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Liberal

Association

Staples 160

Stoney Lake Market amp Grill

Stuffrsquod

Superior Propane

Trees Gardens Nature

Waterfront Interiors

Windover Plumbing

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

Human Resources

Page 3 KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

2015 saw staff changes in both the Kawartha Chamber and ServiceOntario offices

Jasmine Sager began her maternity leave from the Chamber in April Jasmine will return to her role as Membership Coordinator in Spring 2016

Sylvia Dick resigned from her position as Engagement Coordinator in March 2015 after the daily bus service between Lakefield and Peterborough was cancelled leaving her with commuting challenges

Shannon Clark joined the Chamber in April 2015 as the Acting Membership Coordinator covering Jasminersquos maternity leave In August Shannon was offered a permanent position that she could not turn down and resigned from the Chamber

Stacey Sullivan

filled the Engagement Coordinator position in April 2015 Stacey had previously worked with the Chamber in the Fall of 2014 to assist with the Gala amp Awards of Excellence She

worked closely with Sylvia during that time making the transition a smooth one Stacey

maintains the front desk and prepares Chamber communications including the NewsFlash Newsletter and social media Stacey is also responsible for Accounts Receivable

Erica Milne took over the position as Acting Membership Coordinator for the rest of the maternity leave Erica worked for the Township of Selwyn for five

summers and was involved in planning the Jazz Art amp Craft Festival and Shamrock Festival Ericarsquos duties include planning of Chamber events

and responding to the needs of current and future members

Paula Edwards left the ServiceOntario office in the summer of 2015 for a new endeavor Kathy Duff joined ServiceOntario as a Customer

Service Representative in August Kathy brings experience from Kawartha Credit Union and General Electric

Many will recognize the smiling face of Deb Lowcock our Supervisor at ServiceOntario 2015 marked her 25th year with the Chamber We and the community are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and

knowledgeable staff member Thank you Deb

During the summer months the Chamber welcomed two students Jamie Jensen amp Anthony Taylor to assist with various tasks in the business office

We have met regularly this year as a Task Force rather than a Committee since we still have a vacancy and continue to try to recruit at least one more member

Our work this year has been aligned with supporting our Strategic Plan ndash specifically strengthening - Organization with Capacity

For year 1 ndash we have been working on stabilizing our staffing and focusing on recruitment There was a maternity leave to fill as well as another vacancy at the

Chamber office and at ServiceOntario as well as summer placements This included updating staff training new job descriptions

and evaluations for all staff

For the balance of the year we have been working on revitalizing our Committee and updating job descriptions for key positions ndash starting with General

Manager and then with the executive positions of the Board This will support succession planning and developing strong systems and processes that will build capacity

We plan to continue this work into

Year 2 and will meet 3-4 times over the coming year to complete these activities

Kathy Newton Human Resources Committee Chair

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Kathy Newton

Eastview Property

Management

Lorri Rork Community

Care

Shannon Clark amp Stacey Sullivan

Kathy Duff

Deb Lowcock

Erica Milne

As another year wraps up itrsquos always fun to look back and reflect on all thatrsquos been accomplished 2015 was

busy for everyone but as always we got a lot done

WEBSITE Itrsquos been on our radar for some time as itrsquos

part of our strategic

plan A Website Committee chaired by Tonya Kraan began the process in late fall and expects the website to launch in the spring The site will inject some

new vibrancy and encourage consumers to visit to explore what our members have to offer Visit the Member Information Centre on our site or call the

office to make sure your listing information is complete and up-to-date We will be establishing a separate Marketing Committee in

2016 If you would like to participate please contact the office for more details

WEALTH OF CHOICE BROCHURE Most of you will

remember we didnrsquot

produce a printed business directory as people tend to be moving towards online

tools We still wanted to have something to put in visitorrsquos hands however as Chamber staff get walk-in traffic asking for

something they can ldquoholdrdquo 2015 saw us introduce the Wealth of Choice brochure which is fun and colourful and full of valuable

information and a map

for visitors 15000 copies were printed and most were distributed to Tourism Centres throughout southern Ontario

EVENTS

Thanks to Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic for once again being our Networking Event

Sponsor Getting together with members at the various networking events throughout the year is always a highlight for

me Irsquom always amazed at the vision and dedication people have in making a business healthy and vibrant If you havenrsquot been to one of our Business After

Hours events why not make it a 2016

resolution to come out and get to know other business owners in the Kawarthas

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Another key event the Chamber hosted this year was an All Candidates Meeting for the prospective MPs

running in the Federal Election The turn-out was great and everyone appreciated getting to see and hear the candidates ldquoup close and

personalrdquo Thanks to the

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 (Lakefield) for providing the venue

MEMBERSHIPS The backbone of the Chamber is our members and we are

always trying to add value to what we provide This year the new website will be a great tool to drive traffic to members We are also looking at seminars that

are geared to small business with the first one being on March 16th It will be offered free to members Overall we are excited for 2016 and

the new opportunities it will present

Cindy Windover Marketing amp Programs Committee Chair

Marketing amp Programs

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Cindy Windover

Windover Plumbing

Kris Keller RBC Royal

Bank

Bryan Kingdon ISL

Tom LaBranche Village

Pet Food amp Supply

Tonya Kraan

Peterborough CFDC

Page 4

Page 5

Marketing amp Programs

A Warm Welcome to our New Members (Dec lsquo14 to Nov lsquo15)

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Nichole Herron Cedar Lane Home amp Garden

Dr Kim Facey amp Team Apsley Veterinary Services John Rufa amp Trish Dougherty

Kawartha Country Wines

Julie Le Blue Pigeon Resort Leslie Ellins Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

All Season Maintenance

Apsley Veterinary Services

Blue Diamond Window Cleaning

Blue Pigeon Resort

Canoe amp Paddle

Cedar Lane Home and Garden

Church-Key Brewing Company

Conlin Premier Construction Inc

Cross Wind Farm

East of Eden Antiques

Herod Financial ServicesmdashKarl Moher

Investments amp Insurance

Hunt Electrical Contracting Inc

Investors GroupmdashAdam McInroy

Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Highlands Signature Park

Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

Lew Gallery

Lynn Woodcroft Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

Miskin Law Office

Movingmedia

Paul Davis of Peterborough amp Kawartha

Lakes

Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Liberal

Association

Staples 160

Stoney Lake Market amp Grill

Stuffrsquod

Superior Propane

Trees Gardens Nature

Waterfront Interiors

Windover Plumbing

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

As another year wraps up itrsquos always fun to look back and reflect on all thatrsquos been accomplished 2015 was

busy for everyone but as always we got a lot done

WEBSITE Itrsquos been on our radar for some time as itrsquos

part of our strategic

plan A Website Committee chaired by Tonya Kraan began the process in late fall and expects the website to launch in the spring The site will inject some

new vibrancy and encourage consumers to visit to explore what our members have to offer Visit the Member Information Centre on our site or call the

office to make sure your listing information is complete and up-to-date We will be establishing a separate Marketing Committee in

2016 If you would like to participate please contact the office for more details

WEALTH OF CHOICE BROCHURE Most of you will

remember we didnrsquot

produce a printed business directory as people tend to be moving towards online

tools We still wanted to have something to put in visitorrsquos hands however as Chamber staff get walk-in traffic asking for

something they can ldquoholdrdquo 2015 saw us introduce the Wealth of Choice brochure which is fun and colourful and full of valuable

information and a map

for visitors 15000 copies were printed and most were distributed to Tourism Centres throughout southern Ontario

EVENTS

Thanks to Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic for once again being our Networking Event

Sponsor Getting together with members at the various networking events throughout the year is always a highlight for

me Irsquom always amazed at the vision and dedication people have in making a business healthy and vibrant If you havenrsquot been to one of our Business After

Hours events why not make it a 2016

resolution to come out and get to know other business owners in the Kawarthas

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Another key event the Chamber hosted this year was an All Candidates Meeting for the prospective MPs

running in the Federal Election The turn-out was great and everyone appreciated getting to see and hear the candidates ldquoup close and

personalrdquo Thanks to the

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 (Lakefield) for providing the venue

MEMBERSHIPS The backbone of the Chamber is our members and we are

always trying to add value to what we provide This year the new website will be a great tool to drive traffic to members We are also looking at seminars that

are geared to small business with the first one being on March 16th It will be offered free to members Overall we are excited for 2016 and

the new opportunities it will present

Cindy Windover Marketing amp Programs Committee Chair

Marketing amp Programs

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Cindy Windover

Windover Plumbing

Kris Keller RBC Royal

Bank

Bryan Kingdon ISL

Tom LaBranche Village

Pet Food amp Supply

Tonya Kraan

Peterborough CFDC

Page 4

Page 5

Marketing amp Programs

A Warm Welcome to our New Members (Dec lsquo14 to Nov lsquo15)

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Nichole Herron Cedar Lane Home amp Garden

Dr Kim Facey amp Team Apsley Veterinary Services John Rufa amp Trish Dougherty

Kawartha Country Wines

Julie Le Blue Pigeon Resort Leslie Ellins Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

All Season Maintenance

Apsley Veterinary Services

Blue Diamond Window Cleaning

Blue Pigeon Resort

Canoe amp Paddle

Cedar Lane Home and Garden

Church-Key Brewing Company

Conlin Premier Construction Inc

Cross Wind Farm

East of Eden Antiques

Herod Financial ServicesmdashKarl Moher

Investments amp Insurance

Hunt Electrical Contracting Inc

Investors GroupmdashAdam McInroy

Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Highlands Signature Park

Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

Lew Gallery

Lynn Woodcroft Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

Miskin Law Office

Movingmedia

Paul Davis of Peterborough amp Kawartha

Lakes

Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Liberal

Association

Staples 160

Stoney Lake Market amp Grill

Stuffrsquod

Superior Propane

Trees Gardens Nature

Waterfront Interiors

Windover Plumbing

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

Page 5

Marketing amp Programs

A Warm Welcome to our New Members (Dec lsquo14 to Nov lsquo15)

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Nichole Herron Cedar Lane Home amp Garden

Dr Kim Facey amp Team Apsley Veterinary Services John Rufa amp Trish Dougherty

Kawartha Country Wines

Julie Le Blue Pigeon Resort Leslie Ellins Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

All Season Maintenance

Apsley Veterinary Services

Blue Diamond Window Cleaning

Blue Pigeon Resort

Canoe amp Paddle

Cedar Lane Home and Garden

Church-Key Brewing Company

Conlin Premier Construction Inc

Cross Wind Farm

East of Eden Antiques

Herod Financial ServicesmdashKarl Moher

Investments amp Insurance

Hunt Electrical Contracting Inc

Investors GroupmdashAdam McInroy

Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Highlands Signature Park

Leslie Ellins Tax Prep

Lew Gallery

Lynn Woodcroft Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

Miskin Law Office

Movingmedia

Paul Davis of Peterborough amp Kawartha

Lakes

Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Liberal

Association

Staples 160

Stoney Lake Market amp Grill

Stuffrsquod

Superior Propane

Trees Gardens Nature

Waterfront Interiors

Windover Plumbing

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

Page 6

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Governance

2015 featured several fabulous networking events Once again various Chamber Businesses opened their

doors for Business After

Hours attended by members staff and colleagues These unique events are a highlight for many and give members a sneak peak at a local

business they may not otherwise have visited

We couldnrsquot have done it without Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy amp Foot Health Clinic

part of Lead the Way

Group of Clinics our 201516 Networking Events sponsor

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Many thanks to our BAH hosts

Kawartha Lakes

Construction

Youngrsquos Point

Personal Training

Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant

Kawartha Country

Wines

Stoney Lake Boat

Cruises

Thanks to all door prize

donors and to those who attended and made each event an excellent opportunity to network and learn about the host

business

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Chamber supported a number of community events this year

Sponsorship was provided

for PolarFest ice carving in Selwyn Township We worked with Lakefield merchants to stage the annual Sidewalk Sale participated in the first annual All-Ways Apsley

Motorcycle Rendezvous and fourth annual Rock the Locks event in Buckhorn Board Members laid wreaths at Remembrance Day services in Apsley Buckhorn Bridgenorth

Lakefield and Warsaw

The Chamber also provided sponsorship for the Junior Achievement Company Program in Lakefield Chamber Board Members were among the mentors

for the program

Marketing amp Programs Committee

Networking amp Special Events

The governance committee does not meet on a regular basis in most years In 2015 we had a series of electronic meetings to

facilitate a recommendation to the Board of Directors in regards to changes to the By-Laws These were slightly modified by the Board and circulated to be voted on at the next Annual General Meeting

We have undertaken as a committee to perform a full review of the Constitution and By-Laws in 2016 We will be

paying particular attention to the direction of the strategic plan and will recommend any changes that are necessary to facilitate reaching the goals of the organization

Chris Wilson Chair Governance Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Chris Wilson

Letrsquos Get Digital

Brian Ehmke Broker

REMAX Eastern Realty Inc Brokerage

Lori Neill Lead the Way

Group of Clinics

Tonya Kraan

Community Futures Peterborough

Brenda amp Ivy Chemong Physiotherapy

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA

Guests poured in to Viamede Resort for the 16th Annual Awards of

Excellence Gala

The mood was perfectly set and elegantly decorated thanks to Sue Swankie of Swanky Events With a great

turn out the arearsquos

finest business men and women joined together with local organization representatives to celebrate and honour outstanding achievement in our communities

The networking hour sponsored by the Township of Douro- Dummer and the Township of Selwyn was a wonderful way to

start the evening Adam

Woodhouse of Woodhouse Photography joined us to capture the memories Michelle Ferreri was the MC for the evening

Congratulations to all nominees and recipients who were recognized for their excellent work There were just under 100 nominations submitted In categories

with very high submission rates judges opted to select more finalists The recipients (in bold) and category finalists (alphabetical) are as follows

Citizen of the Year Brenda Neill

Finalists not announced

Outstanding Business Achievement EcoVue Consulting Services

and Timberline Custom

Homes Beachwood

Marketing amp Programs

Networking amp Special Events

Page 7

Community Health Care Centre

Retailer of the Year Kawartha Country Wines Paris

Marine Village Pharmacy Lakefield

TourismHospitality Beachwood Resort

Canoe amp Paddle Cottage Country Connection

The Awards of Excellence

Gala is the Chamberrsquos premiere event of the year Chamber and community members come together to celebrate local businesses and

organizations and recognize the excellent work being done in our communities A special thank you to Award amp

Gala Sponsors auction item donors and

dedicated committee members for making this evening possible

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Resort Marlin Travel Peterborough

Young Professional Lisa Besseling Stony Lake Furniture Co

Finalists not announced

Commercial Development or Renovation Canoe amp

Paddle Blue Pigeon Resort Tribal Voices Youngs Point

Personal Training

Customer Service Excellence Apsley Veterinary Services Nuttshell Next Door Scott Concrete Stoney Lake

Market amp Grill Village Pet Food amp Supply

Entrepreneur Innovation Noble

Purification

Church-Key Brewing Company Youngs Point

Personal Training

Not-For-Profit Excellence Community Care - Apsley Buckhorn Ennismore Lakefield

Cuddles for Cancer Habitat for Humanity Peterborough amp Kawartha Region Morton

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

GALA COMMITTEE

Chair Cindy

Windover Windover Plumbing

Tom LaBranche

Village Pet Food amp Supply

Rita OrsquoBrien RBC

Sue Swankie Swanky

Events

Tammy Underwood

Hendren Funeral Homes

2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients

Page 8

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

Chamber Members tour Youngrsquos Point Personal Trainingrsquos 24 Hour Facility

Krista Michael amp Joanne of Beachwood Resort amp

Frederickrsquos Restaurant hosted the Chamberrsquos New Member

Welcome

Chamber Members listening to guest speaker Boots amp Hearts founder

Shannon McNevan at the Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Chamber Members board the Kawartha Spirit for the annual Boat Cruise

Community partnerships in action BCC BDTA and the Chamber present Rock the Locksmdashlive music in front of Pizza Alloro

All Candidates Meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 (Lakefield)

Chamber Members and other local retailers offered deals for Shop the Neighborhood Mary McGillis of Celtic Connection

shows off her Shop the Neighborhood swag

Chamber Events

Chamber Members mingle at Kawartha Lakes Constructionrsquos Christmas Drop In

Page 9

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Esther Inglis

The Gallery on the Lake

Dick Crawford

Crawford Building

Consultants and PKA SoftTouch

Gillian Exton Stuff

Stuffrsquod and Canoe amp Paddle

Heather Sadler EcoVue

Consulting Services

Kevin Dyck Kingdon

Timber Mart

Public Policy The KCCT Public Policy

Committee continued to advocate on issues that are of concern to our

membership I would like to express my gratitude to this hard-working team of dedicated members

PROVINCIAL PLAN REVIEW The Provincial Plan

Review is concerned with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe the Greenbelt

Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation

Plan Stakeholders and communities were invited to provide input There are concerns that ldquosettlementrdquo areas would be favoured to receive provincial funding while

ldquonon-settlementrdquo ndash rural areas would be shut out In addition changes in land use policies have negatively impacted growth and led to closure

for many businesses

In efforts to have these concerns addressed Heather chaired a meeting in late June 2015 which was attended by businesses Provincial

Ministers and municipal politicians

LDISS IS OPEN

This year saw an

unprecedented challenge for much of our area KPRDSB announced the

recommended closure of the high school in Lakefield thatrsquos been the

heart of our community since 1952 A group of concerned citizens including Chamber staff and directors felt that we needed to get involved with the goal to save the

school as closure will directly affect businesses youth and families in our area

A stakeholder group was

formed in June and often met weekly throughout the summer to prepare

for the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) meetings Literally hundreds and hundreds of hours have been put toward this cause and the response from the

community has been nothing short of amazing Many thanks to Chamber Board Director Cindy

Windover who represented the business

community on the ARC and to GM Sherry Boyce-Found who found a way to add another huge job to an already extremely busy schedule The group continues to work on the

communityrsquos behalf to ensure other options for LDISS are being heard

TRENT-SEVERN

WATERWAY

We continued to advocate for sustainable capital and

operational funding in conjunction with ldquoVoices for the TSWrdquo and the new Trent-Severn Waterway Working Group

We were pleased to note

that operating hours were maintained at 2014 levels and businesses noticed a further increase in economic activity as a result In June 2015 the Federal Government

announced additional capital funding for TSW projects some of which are currently underway

We assisted in the organization and provision of ldquoAll

Candidatesrdquo meetings ahead of the Federal Election With a change of Government in October we are awaiting further communication and

information on the new

Governmentrsquos priorities as

they relate to the TSW

SIGN BY-LAWS

The Committee continued its efforts regarding municipal Sign By-Laws

Trent Lakes noted our

concerns with the process and spent most of 2015 requesting input from and incorporating the publicrsquos input into the new draft by-law

An updated draft by-law

was presented at its November 2015 Council meeting where it was noted that many issues were addressed

OTHER BUSINESS

As the winter of 2014-2015 got underway many merchants in downtown Lakefield

expressed concerns about snow banks blocking access to their businesses and negatively impacting

sales Committee members conveyed these to the Township of

Selwyn requesting additional snow plowing during periods of high snowfall Council has since purchased new equipment for snow

removal on the sidewalks that should allow them to more frequently and efficiently remove the snowbanks

If you would like to be part of a group that

effectively advocates membersrsquo concerns we hope that you would seriously consider joining us Please contact a Committee member with your ideas and passion

Esther Inglis Public Policy Committee Chair

2015 Event Sponsors

We are very appreciative of the tremendous support that many generous businesses provide to the Chamber through

event sponsorship amp donations

A Very Special Thanks to

Business After Hours Hosts

Breakfast Club Speakers

Prize donors for many events

A multitude of event and

committee volunteers

Networking amp Special Event Sponsor Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy Foot Health Clinic

201415

BOARD of DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE Kris Keller President RBC Heather Sadler Past President EcoVue Consulting Services Chris Wilson First Vice President

Letrsquos Get Digital Kathy Newton Second Vice President Eastview Property Management John Penny Secretary-Treasurer JC Penny Accounting amp Tax Services

DIRECTORS Brian Harrington Clearview Cottage Resort

Bryan Kingdon ISL Insurance

Cindy Windover Windover Plumbing Garry Douglas Kawartha Lakes Construction Gillian Exton Stuff Stuffrsquod Canoe amp Paddle

Kevin Dyck Kingdon Timber Mart Tom LaBranche Village Pet Food amp Supply Tonya Kraan Community Futures Peterborough Tracy Logan

Logan Tree Experts

STAFF Sherry Boyce-Found General Manager generalmanagerkawarthachamberca Stacey Sullivan

Engagement Coordinator infokawarthachamberca Erica Milne Acting Membership Coordinator membershipkawarthachamberca Jasmine Sager (on leave)

Membership Coordinator Deb Lowcock ServiceOntario

Supervisor Krista Laidley ServiceOntario Assistant Supervisor Carla Hunt Customer Service Rep Deb Yandt Customer Service Rep

Jennifer Kidd Customer Service Rep Kathy Duff Customer Service Rep

Business Office 12 Queen Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-6963 Fax 705-652-9140 Toll Free 1-888-565-8888

ServiceOntario Office 133 Water Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-3141

KawarthaChamberca

16th Annual Awards of Excellence Gala

Award Sponsors BDC Celtic Connection County of Peterborough Darling Insurance Eastview Property

Management Ennismore Automotive Repair Nexicom Community Futures

Peterborough RBC Royal Bank Networking Sponsors Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Selwyn Wine Sponsor Viamede Resort Table amp Deacutecor Swanky Events

Gala Sponsors Nexicom Chemong Home Hardware amp

Building Centre Clearview Cottage Resort Coylersquos Tire amp Auto and

Lakefield Athletic Club ISL Insurance Brokers Lakefield IDA Pharmacy OT Group RampJ Machine Savage Arms Canada Summit Mechanical Timberline Custom Homes Town amp Country Marine The Village Inn Auctioneer Keith Monk Auction Serivce Photography Woodhouse Photography

Page 9

KAWARTHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amp TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN GROW TH amp ADVENTURE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Esther Inglis

The Gallery on the Lake

Dick Crawford

Crawford Building

Consultants and PKA SoftTouch

Gillian Exton Stuff

Stuffrsquod and Canoe amp Paddle

Heather Sadler EcoVue

Consulting Services

Kevin Dyck Kingdon

Timber Mart

Public Policy The KCCT Public Policy

Committee continued to advocate on issues that are of concern to our

membership I would like to express my gratitude to this hard-working team of dedicated members

PROVINCIAL PLAN REVIEW The Provincial Plan

Review is concerned with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe the Greenbelt

Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation

Plan Stakeholders and communities were invited to provide input There are concerns that ldquosettlementrdquo areas would be favoured to receive provincial funding while

ldquonon-settlementrdquo ndash rural areas would be shut out In addition changes in land use policies have negatively impacted growth and led to closure

for many businesses

In efforts to have these concerns addressed Heather chaired a meeting in late June 2015 which was attended by businesses Provincial

Ministers and municipal politicians

LDISS IS OPEN

This year saw an

unprecedented challenge for much of our area KPRDSB announced the

recommended closure of the high school in Lakefield thatrsquos been the

heart of our community since 1952 A group of concerned citizens including Chamber staff and directors felt that we needed to get involved with the goal to save the

school as closure will directly affect businesses youth and families in our area

A stakeholder group was

formed in June and often met weekly throughout the summer to prepare

for the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) meetings Literally hundreds and hundreds of hours have been put toward this cause and the response from the

community has been nothing short of amazing Many thanks to Chamber Board Director Cindy

Windover who represented the business

community on the ARC and to GM Sherry Boyce-Found who found a way to add another huge job to an already extremely busy schedule The group continues to work on the

communityrsquos behalf to ensure other options for LDISS are being heard

TRENT-SEVERN

WATERWAY

We continued to advocate for sustainable capital and

operational funding in conjunction with ldquoVoices for the TSWrdquo and the new Trent-Severn Waterway Working Group

We were pleased to note

that operating hours were maintained at 2014 levels and businesses noticed a further increase in economic activity as a result In June 2015 the Federal Government

announced additional capital funding for TSW projects some of which are currently underway

We assisted in the organization and provision of ldquoAll

Candidatesrdquo meetings ahead of the Federal Election With a change of Government in October we are awaiting further communication and

information on the new

Governmentrsquos priorities as

they relate to the TSW

SIGN BY-LAWS

The Committee continued its efforts regarding municipal Sign By-Laws

Trent Lakes noted our

concerns with the process and spent most of 2015 requesting input from and incorporating the publicrsquos input into the new draft by-law

An updated draft by-law

was presented at its November 2015 Council meeting where it was noted that many issues were addressed

OTHER BUSINESS

As the winter of 2014-2015 got underway many merchants in downtown Lakefield

expressed concerns about snow banks blocking access to their businesses and negatively impacting

sales Committee members conveyed these to the Township of

Selwyn requesting additional snow plowing during periods of high snowfall Council has since purchased new equipment for snow

removal on the sidewalks that should allow them to more frequently and efficiently remove the snowbanks

If you would like to be part of a group that

effectively advocates membersrsquo concerns we hope that you would seriously consider joining us Please contact a Committee member with your ideas and passion

Esther Inglis Public Policy Committee Chair

2015 Event Sponsors

We are very appreciative of the tremendous support that many generous businesses provide to the Chamber through

event sponsorship amp donations

A Very Special Thanks to

Business After Hours Hosts

Breakfast Club Speakers

Prize donors for many events

A multitude of event and

committee volunteers

Networking amp Special Event Sponsor Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy Foot Health Clinic

201415

BOARD of DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE Kris Keller President RBC Heather Sadler Past President EcoVue Consulting Services Chris Wilson First Vice President

Letrsquos Get Digital Kathy Newton Second Vice President Eastview Property Management John Penny Secretary-Treasurer JC Penny Accounting amp Tax Services

DIRECTORS Brian Harrington Clearview Cottage Resort

Bryan Kingdon ISL Insurance

Cindy Windover Windover Plumbing Garry Douglas Kawartha Lakes Construction Gillian Exton Stuff Stuffrsquod Canoe amp Paddle

Kevin Dyck Kingdon Timber Mart Tom LaBranche Village Pet Food amp Supply Tonya Kraan Community Futures Peterborough Tracy Logan

Logan Tree Experts

STAFF Sherry Boyce-Found General Manager generalmanagerkawarthachamberca Stacey Sullivan

Engagement Coordinator infokawarthachamberca Erica Milne Acting Membership Coordinator membershipkawarthachamberca Jasmine Sager (on leave)

Membership Coordinator Deb Lowcock ServiceOntario

Supervisor Krista Laidley ServiceOntario Assistant Supervisor Carla Hunt Customer Service Rep Deb Yandt Customer Service Rep

Jennifer Kidd Customer Service Rep Kathy Duff Customer Service Rep

Business Office 12 Queen Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-6963 Fax 705-652-9140 Toll Free 1-888-565-8888

ServiceOntario Office 133 Water Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-3141

KawarthaChamberca

16th Annual Awards of Excellence Gala

Award Sponsors BDC Celtic Connection County of Peterborough Darling Insurance Eastview Property

Management Ennismore Automotive Repair Nexicom Community Futures

Peterborough RBC Royal Bank Networking Sponsors Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Selwyn Wine Sponsor Viamede Resort Table amp Deacutecor Swanky Events

Gala Sponsors Nexicom Chemong Home Hardware amp

Building Centre Clearview Cottage Resort Coylersquos Tire amp Auto and

Lakefield Athletic Club ISL Insurance Brokers Lakefield IDA Pharmacy OT Group RampJ Machine Savage Arms Canada Summit Mechanical Timberline Custom Homes Town amp Country Marine The Village Inn Auctioneer Keith Monk Auction Serivce Photography Woodhouse Photography

2015 Event Sponsors

We are very appreciative of the tremendous support that many generous businesses provide to the Chamber through

event sponsorship amp donations

A Very Special Thanks to

Business After Hours Hosts

Breakfast Club Speakers

Prize donors for many events

A multitude of event and

committee volunteers

Networking amp Special Event Sponsor Chemong Physiotherapy and Lakefield Physiotherapy Foot Health Clinic

201415

BOARD of DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE Kris Keller President RBC Heather Sadler Past President EcoVue Consulting Services Chris Wilson First Vice President

Letrsquos Get Digital Kathy Newton Second Vice President Eastview Property Management John Penny Secretary-Treasurer JC Penny Accounting amp Tax Services

DIRECTORS Brian Harrington Clearview Cottage Resort

Bryan Kingdon ISL Insurance

Cindy Windover Windover Plumbing Garry Douglas Kawartha Lakes Construction Gillian Exton Stuff Stuffrsquod Canoe amp Paddle

Kevin Dyck Kingdon Timber Mart Tom LaBranche Village Pet Food amp Supply Tonya Kraan Community Futures Peterborough Tracy Logan

Logan Tree Experts

STAFF Sherry Boyce-Found General Manager generalmanagerkawarthachamberca Stacey Sullivan

Engagement Coordinator infokawarthachamberca Erica Milne Acting Membership Coordinator membershipkawarthachamberca Jasmine Sager (on leave)

Membership Coordinator Deb Lowcock ServiceOntario

Supervisor Krista Laidley ServiceOntario Assistant Supervisor Carla Hunt Customer Service Rep Deb Yandt Customer Service Rep

Jennifer Kidd Customer Service Rep Kathy Duff Customer Service Rep

Business Office 12 Queen Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-6963 Fax 705-652-9140 Toll Free 1-888-565-8888

ServiceOntario Office 133 Water Street PO Box 537 Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 Phone 705-652-3141

KawarthaChamberca

16th Annual Awards of Excellence Gala

Award Sponsors BDC Celtic Connection County of Peterborough Darling Insurance Eastview Property

Management Ennismore Automotive Repair Nexicom Community Futures

Peterborough RBC Royal Bank Networking Sponsors Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Selwyn Wine Sponsor Viamede Resort Table amp Deacutecor Swanky Events

Gala Sponsors Nexicom Chemong Home Hardware amp

Building Centre Clearview Cottage Resort Coylersquos Tire amp Auto and

Lakefield Athletic Club ISL Insurance Brokers Lakefield IDA Pharmacy OT Group RampJ Machine Savage Arms Canada Summit Mechanical Timberline Custom Homes Town amp Country Marine The Village Inn Auctioneer Keith Monk Auction Serivce Photography Woodhouse Photography