Appetizers CoConut Shrimp $ 12Jumbo crispy fried shrimp served with a malibu rum & coconut dipping sauce.

Steamed muSSelS $13Sautéed in a white wine gorgonzola sauce with chopped parsley and tomatoes.

naChoS el Grande $12A generous portion of homemade corn chips topped with cheddar cheese and banana peppers. Served with sour cream and homemade salsa.

Add seasonal ground beef or diced herb chicken for $3

ChiCken WinGSServed with carrot and celery sticks and blue cheese dressing.

Traditional pub wings with your choice of dusted Cajun spice, honey garlic, mild, medium, hot or Dave’s homemade suicide sauce $9

Calamari athena $9 Lightly breaded marinated squid served with tzatziki sauce.

SpinaCh & artiChoke dip $10A creamy blend of spinach, artichoke

hearts, cream cheese and delicate seasonings. Served with tortilla

chips and grilled flat bread

merChant munChie

platter $20A combo platter of nachos, onion rings, chicken wings, chicken tenders, garlic pork tenders and veggies spring rolls. Served with sour cream, salsa and sweet & sour sauces for dipping.

Steamed aSparaGuS

Wrapped in Smoked Salmon

$15Steamed asparagus

and sun dried tomatoes wrapped in salmon rubbed

in our infused herb oil. Served with crustinis and cream cheese.

ChiCken tenderS $8Breaded tenders fried and served with our homemade fries and a sweet chili mango dipping sauce.

GarliC CheeSe Bread $6Toasted baguette smothered with a blend of melted cheeses.

onion rinGS $6 Large battered onion rings deep fried

and served with sour cream.

merChant poutine $7Homemade fries, cheese

blend and beef gravy.

ChiCken QueSadilla $ 9Whole wheat parmesan tortilla stuffed with herb chicken, diced tomatoes, banana peppers and a cheese blend.

Main coursesMain courses

Pasta Have your pasta baked with a cheese blend for $3.

We use homemade fettuccini for all pastas.

Smoked Salmon & dill $13Thin sliced smoked salmon, red onions, capers and fresh dill in a white wine cream sauce.

BourBon Shrimp $13Jumbo shrimp in a bourbon chipotle garlic cream sauce with roasted red peppers caramelized onions, asparagus ands sun dried tomatoes.

ChiCken & muShroom alfredo $12Sliced herb chicken breast and mushrooms in a creamy garlic &

cheese sauce.

Spaghetti with meat SauCe $12Garlic infused meatballs in a zesty tomato sauce.

Merchant’s Fish & chips

1pc. $9 2 pc. $12Deep fried haddock coated in our

famous beer batter and homemade fries.

8oz strip loin steak $15Grilled to your liking served with your

choice of wild rice pilaf, garlic mashed potatoes or homemade

fries and seasonal vegetables.

pan seared atlantic salMon $17An 8 oz. maple glazed fillet topped

with citrus compound butter. Served with your choice of

wild rice pilaf, garlic mashed potatoes or homemade fries

and seasonal vegetables.

Braised laMB shank $15Tender lamb shank braised in a red wine gremolata, finished

with a drizzle of lamb jus. Served with your choice of wild rice

pilaf , garlic mashed potatoes or homemade fries and seasonal

vegetables.

pineapple chicken $14Grilled chicken breast

topped with a pineapple salsa. Served with your

choice of wild rice pilaf, garlic mashed potatoes

or homemade fries and seasonal vegetables.

PizzaPrepared on our thin crust & topped with cheese blend.

Approximate serving time is between 20 – 25 mins.

merChant SpeCial $12Pepperoni, mushroom, onions, bacon, green peppers

& tomato sauce

Vegetarian $12Portabella mushrooms, green peppers, onions, black olives, and feta & tomato sauce.

the CarniVore $12Pepperoni, seasoned ground beef, sausage,

bacon & tomato sauce.

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Institute for Health & Human Potential

Derick Lengwenus Comedian

Doing What’s Difficult to Drive Performance3:15 pm, may 3, 2011

When we avoid what is difficult we become less effective causing irreversible consequences to the busi-ness and to our people. al-ternatively, successful people push through the anxiety and discomfort to do the right thing. In fact, research shows that leaders who approach the difficult outperform those who avoid it by 21%. Imagine the impact on your organization and customers if everyone on your team performed 21% higher.

The power of approach identifies five key traits that help leaders consistently perform at their best, under even the most demanding circumstances. This compel-ling keynote reveals how the micro decisions of leadership silently sabotage or enable leaders, and provide new ways of thinking that will enhance your learning capac-ity, leading you to sustained performance and well-being.

DecaDent Dinner anD crazy

comeDy Walnuts, Pecans anD Work: they’re all nuts!7:00 pm, may 2, 2011

a consultant turned comic, Derick knows the craziness of the work treadmill. Quite frankly… it’s nuts! He’ll have you howling with im-personations of his German father, ranked as one of the most popular comedy skits running on CBC today. His humour pulls heavily from the insanity that naturally exists in every work environ-ment. Derick has learned that being funny is easy. Getting people to care is the hard part. The only true way to accomplish this is to take bold risks. and this is exactly what guests to Derick’s show are guaranteed to witness.

Derick is an international headliner known for his bold and intelligent style. The Just for Laughs Festival describes his act as, “…clever comedy with a quick left turn into absurdity.”

Kim PetersFounder of Workopolis.com

attract gen-y by builDing a best-in-class branD 8:30 am, may 3, 2011

Learn what’s required to turn your website into your organization’s most valu-able talent attraction tool. your corporate website should be the hub of your internet recruitment strate-gy, and your most valuable long-term talent attraction asset and everything else — social media, search engines, blogs, advertising, should support the brand and drive traffic back to that website. measure it all so you can invest in what works best.

Kim will share examples of Best practices in com-municating employer of choice positioning, illus-trate how search engines can drive traffic at little or no cost and de-mystify So-cial media for recruitment and talent attraction. you’ll walk away with concrete examples and tactics to immediately implement.

Mike LipkinMotivational Speaker

President, Environics/Lipkin

the ten traits of vital leaDers 4:00 pm, may 2, 2011

as someone who talks to over 100 000 people a year around the world, mike knows what it takes to achieve preeminence - where you become the benchmark by which all others are judged. It’s where you and your team play at such a level that you set the standard for your industry. It is achievable. In fact, it’s necessary. If you want to win, you have to define the standard.

These are extreme times. We’re all being subjected to extraordinary scrutiny by everyone around us — our col-leagues, our clients, and our communities. Good enough isn’t good enough. mike will give you the insights into “The Ten Traits of Vital Lead-ers” that will enable you to create and cultivate a thriving workplace. He will create a transformational experience for you using his fun, high energy style. In this engaging keynote, mike will give you actionable strategies you can apply for immediate results.

Keynote Speakers

Your Hosts

Amy Lyman, Ph.D.Chair of the Board

Great Place to Work®

leaD With honour anD integrity 1:30 pm, may 2, 2011

Trust-based relationships between leaders and managers contribute to an organization’s success in many ways — through improved communication, respectful support for professional growth, and the development of loyalty and commitment that support long term strategic planning. Creating trust-based relationships can be challenging, yet many great trustworthy leaders manage to do it with consistency and grace. This presentation will cover the key trust-building components of honour and integrity, and will provide numerous examples of trust in action as well as evidence for how great leaders have developed their ability to be trustworthy. amy will also present key behavioural differentiators found in high trust workplaces, as well as qualitative evidence of the impact trustworthy behaviour has on employee’s perceptions of the quality of their workplace.

PreConference WorkshopsChoose one of the following workshops for an additional fee of $295.

Giftwork© Building trust in the workplace is a powerful investment in your team and in your company. But transforming workplace culture doesn’t happen by edict. It starts on the ground, in everyday interactions between managers and their employees. The Great place to Work® Institute uses an approach that doesn’t require drastic changes in the way you conduct your business. Rather, it’s about infusing what you already do with a renewed sense of generosity, individual intention, and inclusion.

We’ll show you the secrets behind some of world’s best workplace cultures by reviewing video interviews with employees and discussing best practices. This session will help you develop the personal skills every manager should master — and learn what it takes to build an inspiring, productive workplace culture. This session is highly interactive, immersive and fun.

Venti-EngagedNorth americans know “Venti” as the biggest coffee they can wrap their hands around. Employee engagement is much like our ubiquitous java ritual—we need “venti” engaged employees because an organization’s people are a key competitive advantage. But therein lies the challenge. Like a coffee order, talent management and engagement strategies are not one-size-fits-all. The challenge is that what is “most critical” to engaging one employee, may not be the same for

another. Engaging employees is done one person at a time. But how is this possible to implement efficiently and effectively on an organization-wide scale?

In this fun, venti-engaging, interactive workshop, we will move beyond the level of suggestion and get right down to it with tools and actions that you can take back to your organization to impact employee engagement and performance right away. Come join us and wrap your hands around a refreshing cup of eye-opening engagement strategies.

Jose Tolovi NetoManaging Partner

Great Place to Work®

Vera AsaninPresident and CEO

Your Workplace

Jen Wetherow Directorgreat Place to Work®

David mcleanchief talent leader getkeepgrow inc.

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A1: Devon Canada Corporation Concurrent Series A ( CHOOSe One )

Concurrent Series

A2: Lutherwood Making a good thing greatIt may be cliché, but employees say that Devon still has a ‘small company’ feel. Much of this stems from Devon’s ability to embed the company’s values into all elements of its culture — from opera-tions to community involvement to environmental practices. Learn about the values-based techniques and tactics used to engage more than 1,500 employees, partner effectively with divisions in the U.S. and tackle major initiatives such as changing corporate strategies and new operations. Devon Canada is the Canadian operating division of Oklahoma-based Devon Energy, a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

Susanne Beaton Manager of Talent Management

Lutherwood is a not-for-profit organization that provides a wide range of mental health, employment development, housing, and family support services to more than 18,500 people annually in Waterloo Region, Ontario. This award-winning organization has been attaining results with their highly successful 7-step staff recruitment and engagement strategy, “Engaging Hearts”. Learn why employees love to work at Lutherwood.

Dr. John ColangeliCEO

Sandra WattDirector of HR and Administration

B1: Disney Online Studios Canada

C1: Infrastructure Ontario

Concurrent Series B ( CHOOSe One )

Concurrent Series C ( CHOOSe One )

B2: edmonton Oilers Hockey Club

C2: Starbucks Coffee Company

Work Hard. Play Hard: How penguins, passion and people power built an award-winning workplaceThrough its journey from tiny start-up to shining jewel in the Disney crown, Disney Online Studios has built and nurtured an incredible workplace culture. Lynn D’Albertanson was one of the early employees of Club Penguin. This is the story of how a handful of passionate people held onto their core values while achieving phenomenal success, international growth, and becoming part of one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.

Lynn D’Albertanson Director of Studio Engagement

Established five years ago to assist in the delivery of Ontario’s infrastructure priorities, Infrastructure Ontario has brought 50 alternative financing and procurement projects worth more than $22 billion to market and advanced over $3.5 billion in loans to help finance almost $7 billion in local projects. Infrastructure Ontario has attracted high quality leaders and employees, and prides itself on building a private sector culture while working on public priorities for the provincial government as its single shareholder. Join in the conversation about Infrastructure Ontario’s successful track record as a leading organization.

David Livingston CEO

The Edmonton Oilers are an NHL Team whose culture is developed entirely around the idea that we are ALL part of the team. The strength of their people practices has contributed to both a successful workplace culture and to the sense of pride that is felt throughout the wider community and amongst sports fans everywhere. The Oilers endeavour to hire the best, be the best, and grow their business around the idea of culture, best practices, and team work. Join us to hear more about life inside the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club.

Patrick LaForge President and CEO

When you work at Starbucks, you are more than an employee. You are a partner — someone who shares in the mutual success and rewards of the company. Two years ago the Starbucks Canada partner resources team set their vision of becoming recognized as the best place to work in Canada. By drawing on the Starbucks strong mission, values and culture and by leveraging existing and introducing new programs, Canadian partners are fully engaged to meet the company’s growth plans. Learn the key secrets Starbucks has used to establish and maintain its connection with partners and the role of partner resources in ensuring the company’s success.

Sara Presutto DirectorPartner Resources

Mike LipkinMotivational Speaker

President, Environics/Lipkin

Kim PetersFounder of Workopolis.com

Dr. J.P. Pawliw-FryLeadership Speaker

Institute for Health & Human Potential

Amy Lyman, Ph.D.Chair of the Board

Great Place to Work®

Jose Tolovi NetoManaging Partner

Great Place to Work®

Vera AsaninPresident and CEO

Your Workplace

LEARN best practices and solutions from some of Canada’s most thriving workplaces.

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Conference 2011 is about community – it’s about sharing ideas and practices to develop healthy and successful organizations.

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ProgramConcurrent Series A (choose one): A1: Devon Canada Corporation A2: Lutherwood

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