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JIM HOPSON
GREY CUP REFLECTIONS
November 2Volum
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SATTCNTERNATIONAL TRADESPEOPLE IN SK
DOUG ELLIOTTHOUSING IN REGINA
CELEBRATION INRIDER NATION101st Grey Cup
Photo credit: Saskatchewan Rough
In This Issue
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Content5 CHAIRS MESSAGE
November 2013 Volume 15, Issue 9
ChamberLink, the ofcial business magazine
of the Regina & District Chamber of Commerce, is published ten
times a year. ChamberLink is distributed to all chamber members,
their representatives and approximately 1,600 non-member busi-
nesses. Total circulation is 4,000 copies.
2013 Board of Directors
Gord Archibald, Chair
Brian Drayton,Vice Chair
Dan Broderick
Bill Coulthard
Bob Kasian
Randy Lear
Larry Mything
Lorne Pavelick
Bob Taylor
Nadia Williamson
Tyler Willox
Keri Ziegler
Staff
John Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Deans, CMA, Chief Financial Officer
Jeanette Tonita, Events Manager
Amanda Baker, BFA, Member Relations Manager
Aimee Sudom, BComm, BA, Communications Officer
Margaret Semeniuk, Director of Membership Sales
Denine Lacerte, B. Ed., Employment Coordinator
Bree Paul, Receptionist
Kali Bourhis, Policy Analyst
Please address inquiries to:Regina & District Chamber of Commerce
2145 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 2V1
T(306)757-4658
F(306) 757-4668
reginachamber.comEditorial Comments:306.757.4644For Advertising Inquiries306.757.4658
*Views expressed in ChamberLink are those of contributors andindividual members and are not necessarily endorsed by, or policy
of, the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce.
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18 NEW MEMBERS
6 SATCC
Int Workers In Regina
10 DOUG ELLIOTTSask Trends Monitor
8 JIM HOPSON Grey Cup Reflections
18 NOVEMBER EVENTS
14 FROM THE DEAN
9 GREY CUP Festival Schedule of Events
17 WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
17 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
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The phenomenal economic benet that ahost city receives is invigorating for both
the business community and the commu-nity at large. For example, the 100th Grey
Cup Festival brought in $133.1 million ofeconomic activity to the province of On-tario, with $94.7 million of that occurring in
the host city of Toronto. Our governmentresources will also benet, with tax revenue
generated by the same event totaling closeto $25.3 million.
The intangible benets of national events
such as the Grey Cup and the successfulhosting of the Junos earlier this year are,of course, harder to quantify. Neverthe-
less, they resound thoroughly throughoutthe hearts and minds of individuals which,
for some, will be their rst experience inRegina. These newcomers will experiencea taste of the hospitality and friendliness
that our prairie city is known for and willreturn home to spread the word about our
progressive city.
The pride the city will feel will also be evi-dent. Over the past decade, Regina has ex-
perienced a surge in growth that has result-ing in new high rises, new residential areas,a revitalized core and new businesses. This
is something Regina can proudly point outto these visitors as evidence of our progress
and the promise of a bright future.
As part of the fastest growing economy in
Canada, Regina, as a city, has been in thenational spotlight for a number of years.
This has attracted the interest of many indi-viduals and businesses, some of whom have
moved to the city and made it home. Thissurge in interest has been particularly ben-ecial in attracting national events, such as
the Grey Cup and the Junos.
It would be great to continue this mo-mentum. By continuing to attract national
events, such as the upcoming 2014 NorthAmerican Indigenous Games, we will con-
tinue to benet from increased tourismspending, investment in special events in-frastructure, tax dollars and successful large
scale events that organizers can look at andsay, Wouldnt Regina be an amazing place
to hold our event.
Finally I would like to extend congratula-
tions to Chamber CEO John Hopkins forhis Canadian Chamber award as executive
of the year for communities with morethan 100,000 in population at the Cana-
dian Chambers annual general meeting.This award recognizes the terric job John
has done on behalf of the Regina businesscommunity. Well done John!
Thank you for your continued support andhave a wonderful time at the Grey Cup fes-
tivities.
Gord ArchibaldChair, Regina & DistrictChamber of Commerce
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FROM THE CHAIRS DESKReginas In The Spotlight
elcome to Regina!
This will be a common greeting that willsoon ll the air, along with the excitement
of star CFL players, pep bands and goodnatured sports rivalry hitting Regina when
the 101st Grey Cup and all its festivities en-
ter our city.
Diehard fans from all across the country willconverge in Regina, some to support their
favorite teams hard fought efforts on thegridiron to get into the nals but many will
come simply because the Grey Cup is oneof the best professional sports celebrations
in the world.
The CFL is a great blend of homegrown
and international athletes often highly in-volved in the community, game day tickets
in all price ranges and 101 years of excitingCanadian football. One of the great exam-
ples of how the sport has been embraced byCanadians is the Grey Cup parade, a trulyentertaining experience highlighting the
pride of the host city, after which fans fromall across the country join the walk to show
off their hometown spirit with Rider fans,no matter the host city, the largest proces-
sion of them all. It, along with the innumer-able special events held throughout the city,should not to be missed.
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Bringing International Tradespeople To SKby The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
askatchewan is facing the issue of
too much work and not enoughskilled tradespeople for the jobs available.A good problem, but a problem nonethe-
less. There is more than just one solution tothe issue, and multiple approaches must be
taken to address the need for skilled people.
The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship andTrade Certication Commission (SATCC)is a large part of the solution. The mandate
of the SATCC is to develop and executean apprenticeship training and certication
system to meet the needs of industry.
The core business of the SATCC is to de-velop and train our own local apprentices.However, with the rising needs of skilled
tradespeople in industry, there is a need foradditional people who are already trained
and ready to work.
Many internationally trained workers havethe necessary skills and face a work short-age in their own countries. Saskatchewan
industry can provide them not only jobs,but careers.
The SATCC provides one of the links be-
tween skilled internationally trained trades-people and the employers looking to hire.As an employer, you want to know you
are hiring someone who can do the neces-sary work. In Canada, the Interprovincial
Standards Red Seal Program provides theassurance that someone has been properly
trained, has the experience, and is certiedto do the work. Every country has a unique
certication system. So, what qualies inCanada?
This is when the SATCC provides its ser-vices. The Assessment unit at the SATCC
has long provided services locally de-termining if people are eligible to write
the journeyperson exam, and if trade timehours may qualify.
Now the unit is also providing assessmentservices for internationally trained work-
ers before they even come to Canada. Anassessment must be completed for those
Sworking in the compulsory apprenticeshiptrades of electrician, plumber, refrigeration
mechanic and sheet metal worker, prior to aperson doing any work in the trade.
In the SATCCs voluntary trades, this ser-
vice is certainly available, but not neces-sary. It is recommended for the workerwho would like to have his or her previous
training and certication recognized once inCanada.
The rst steps of the assessment can be
completed prior to someone arriving in
Canada. The internationally trained work-er lls out the SATCCs Form 9, and also
sends his or her certicates and transcripts,employer letters verifying apprenticeship,
or trade experience hours with the requiredfee. After the assessment takes place, eli-
gible applicants receive a letter deemingthem eligible to work in Saskatchewan andchallenge the certication exam. The letter
the applicant receives can be used to showpotential employers that they have recog-
nized skills and training in a particular trade,which helps secure an offer of employment.
Once in Saskatchewan, if in a compulsory
trade, the person submits a copy of his or
her work permit to the SATCC, along withan Apprenticeship Contract. After work-
ing one year with a special permit card, theperson is eligible to complete a Form 2, pay
the fee, and write the Interprovincial Jour-neyperson exam. In a voluntary trade, the
person may complete a Form 2 upon arrivain Saskatchewan, pay the fee and write theexam after submitting a copy of his or he
work permit.
Remember that the necessary immigrationprocedures still apply. Please see the follow
ing links for more information:
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Pro
gram (SNIP) - http://www.economy.govsk.ca/sinp
Citizenship and Immigration Canada -
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp
To learn more about SATCC services forinternationally trained workers, see the
following link: http://www.saskapprenticeship.ca/client-groups/internationally-
trained-workers/ or contact us at 1-877363-0536.
Photo credit: SATCC
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New Legislation
Protects Foreign Workers
The Government of Saskatchewan has
introduced new legislation to ensure
Saskatchewan continues to be a destination
of choice for immigrants seeking a good place
to live and work.
The Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration
Services Act, proclaimed October 11, 2013,
protects foreign workers from exploitation
and mistreatment during the immigration and
recruitment process. Employers also benefit
from greater transparency in services providedby recruiters and immigration consultants.
Under the Act, recruiters and immigration
consultants must be licensed by the
Government of Saskatchewan before providing
services to Saskatchewan employers or
immigrants moving to the province. Both
employers and foreign workers must give their
signed consent in advance to all services and
fees. Only employers pay costs associated withrecruitment. Neither recruiters nor employers
can charge recruitment fees to foreign workers.
As of November 12, 2013, Saskatchewan
employers are required to register with the
provincial government before making a job
offer to a foreign worker whether through
a federal or provincial immigration program.
There is no cost, and the registration remains
valid for up to two years. Employers already
registered through the Saskatchewan Immigrant
Nominee Program are automatically registered
under the new Act.
Providing better protection for foreign workersmeans more skilled immigrants will come here
to live and work. Thats good for employers and
good for our growing economy.
For more information on the Act and how to
register, go to www.saskimmigrationcanada.ca
or email [email protected].
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Grey Cup Reflections with Jim Hopsonby Aimee Sudom, R&DCC
he Saskatchewan Roughriders are an
institution embedded within the fabricof our city and province. Most Saskatch-ewanians have many fond memories that re-
volve around the evolving CFL game. Fromthe days of Lancaster and Reed, the U.S. ex-
pansion years or the recent resurgent yearsof Rider Nation many of us have grown up
with our lives intrinsically linked to the upsand downs of the Roughriders.
Jim Hopson, CEO and President of theRoughriders, was raised in the shadows of
Mosaic Stadium and has a history with the
Riders that most of us can only dream of.I was born and raised during the 50s in theNorth Annex...this was not even part of theCity of Regina at the time, so I have really
seen the evolution of the city and the sta-dium.
As a young fellow, Jim was caught up in
the excitement of the Roughriders bring-ing home their rst Grey Cup. One of myfavorite memories I have of the Grey Cup
was in 66, I would have been in high school.That was the rst Grey Cup the Riders won,
so I do have great memories of that time.It was a huge celebration in the city, Ronnie
(Lancaster) and George Reed were the he-roes, of course. I remember being with myschool friends as I was in Grade 10 at the
time. People were up and down Albert St.,parading and honking their horns.
By 73, Jim was hitting that same turf him-
self as a Riders guard and offensive tackle,experiencing the excitement of the game
with those same childhood football idols.This was when he experienced playing in theGrey Cup, as a young player.
The rst Grey Cup I attended was the one I
played in, which was the 76 Grey Cup. GreyCups back in the 60s and 70s were played
in Toronto and Vancouver. In 76 the Ridersmade it to the Grey Cup, which was playedin Toronto. I was thinking that we were go-
ing to win, but we snatched defeat from the
jaws of victory when we lost late in the game
and Ottawa beat us. It is not a great memory,but it is a memory. Jim chuckled.
Jim was not able to experience all of therevelry during the 76 Cup being a player
intent on the game plan. As a player, youare focused on practice and rest. We stayed
at the Royal York downtown so you wouldsee some things such as the horse Calgarybrought. That was the only Grey Cup that I
experienced rsthand until they brought theGrey Cup here in 95.
Other Grey Cups also bring back manymemories for Jim. I remember watchingthe 89 Grey Cup and Dave Ridgeways kick.Pretty good memories of 66 and 89 not
so good of 76. And then of course, greatmemories of 07 with our rst victory in a
long time in Toronto. As Team President,that was a tremendous win for us. The whole
year was tremendous for us. Then of course,I have the memories of 09 when we lost thegame in Calgary. Should have won it, but we
didnt, Jim recounted.
Though the Riders have been in the GreyCup twice during Jims time as CEO and
President, this is the rst Grey Cup festivalthat the Riders have hosted during his ten-ure.
Last time the Grey Cup was played in Re-
gina, I was on the management board as aspecial adviser of the Alumni and I attended
as a spectator. Grey Cup before I was a fansitting in the stands with the other fans. Ive
gone from fan, to more than fan, to Presi-dent and CEO of the Riders and vice chairof the Grey Cup. It has been quite an evolu-
tion for me as well.
Though Jim has been heavily focused onthe Rider regular season, the realities of
the impending Grey Cup and all its festivi-ties are materializing with each ag raisedand tent set up. I have always been excited
about Grey Cup but it is always out there in
a distance where we are planning towards it
and are more focused on our regular seasongames and on being successful to get ourteam into the Grey Cup. Now I see the tents
are going up downtown and it is becomingmore real.
None of this would have been a possibility
if it werent for the legions of fans trans-formed into volunteers, supporting andraising the banner for the numerous events
that will be happening during the Grey CupFestival.
The committee chairs and volunteers andhundreds and hundreds of people have putin an amazing amount of time and now itis starting to really happen, businesses are
starting to decorate, events are starting tosell out or are sold out. So it is becoming
very real for us. Now it is about makingsure that we have everything ready for the
big game itself, hosting, security, parking,bussing, concessions, all the details that willmake it great, Jim enthused.
Beyond the city of Regina, even the Prov-
ince of SK, a lot of our volunteers are com-ing from outside the city. People are literally
taking their holidays and coming to the cityjust to volunteer. There are volunteers thatare also coming from beyond the province
and coming from across Canada. We evenhave some from the United States who want
to come back. The Grey Cup is always a uni-fying experience that gives us a common tie
and a common purpose.
Of course, history loves to see the home-town team get to and win the big game. Butas those who have bonding during countless
hours of excitement over the trials and tribu-lations of the game, the 2013 Celebration in
Rider nation will also be about hometownpride and a celebration of togetherness as
the nation gathers to celebrate the most sto-ried sporting event in our nation, the 101stGrey Cup.
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Mosaic UndergroundTent
Wed Nov 20 -Saturday Nov 2311 am 7 pm
Mosaic Festival VillageDowntown City SquarePlaza
This undergroundparty will feature liveentertainment, specialappearances and coolcontesting.
Free
Nissan Family Zone Wed Nov 20 Saturday Nov 23
Mosaic Festival Village,Downtown, CitySquare Plaza
This family friendlycelebration will includeinatable fun, specialappearances, carnival games,cook-offs and the amazingjuggling act Duo Lumix.
Free
Telus Street Festival Wed Nov 20 -Saturday Nov 23
Mosaic Festival Village,Downtown, CitySquare Plaza
Autograph opportunities,interactive fun for CFL fans,plenty of games and excitinglive entertainment everynight.
Free
101st OpeningCeremony
Wed Nov 20noon 2:00 pm
Mosaic Festival Village,Downtown, CitySquare Plaza
Kick off celebrations! Free
Riderville Wed Nov 20 to SunNov 24
Credit UnionEventPlex, Evraz Place
Riderville - a Celebration inRider Nation
Please see CFL Hospitality Rooms pricing
CFL HospitalityRooms
(including Riderville)
Thurs Nov 21 - SatNov 23
Credit UnionEventPlex, Evraz Place
Featuring the Lions Den,Stamps House, TouchdownManitoba, the Double BlueBash, Tiger Town
Team Party Pass (sold out)Individual Day Passes (all room access: available at the doo
while supplies last)Thursday $35, Friday $40, Saturday $40
Gibsons Finest CFLPlayer Awards
Thurs Nov 21 6:30pm - 9:00 pm
Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Drive
The Gibsons Finest CFLPlayer Awards recognizesoutstanding achievement
at this exciting awardsceremony.
Premium Awards Ticket: $150 + applicable fees (includesLeader-Post Party)
Awards Show Tickets from $40 - $80 + applicable fees
Ticket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Leader-Post PlayersAwards Post Party
Thurs Nov 21 - PostCFL Players Awards
Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Drive
Enjoy delicious food,featured drinks &entertainment while mingling
with CFL Greats.
Admission Included With Premium Ticket
Molson Canadian LiveChampions Concert
Series - HEDLEY
Thurs Nov 21 7:00pm - 11:00 pm
Brandt Centre 1700Elphinstone Street
Hedley is a four piece multi-platinum pop group from
Vancouver, BC.
Tickets from $39-$69 + applicable feesTicket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
CFLAA LegendsLuncheon Presented
by Sask Lotteries
Fri Nov 22 12:00pm 2:00 pm
QueensburyConvention Centre
A Celebration of CFLAlumni
Ticket price: $150 + applicable feesTicket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Molson Canadian LiveChampions Concert
Series BARE NAKEDLADIES
Fri Nov 22 7:00 pm 10:00 pm
Brandt Centre 1700Elphinstone Street
Canadian Band celebratingtheir 25thAnniversary
Tickets from $39-$69 + applicable feesTicket information:
http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Canadian FootballHall of Fame Party
Fri Nov 22 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm
Travelodge Hotel &Conference Centre
Proceeds go to the CanadianFootball Hall of Fame andMuseum
For tickets and more information please contact [email protected] or (905) 528-7566
The Safeway Grey CupParade
Sat Nov 23 9:30am start
Begins at the LegislativeBuilding, follows theGreen Mile and nishesat Regina CentreCrossing
A parade to celebrate theGrey Cup
Free
Scotiabank Gala Taste of the Nation
Sat Nov 23 5:00 pm 11:30 pm
Casino Regina & DeltaHotel
An evening of CFL spirit,comedy & music featuringHost Brent Butt & aperformance by Juno award-
winner, Serena Ryder
For ticket inquiries, please send your contact information [email protected]
Molson Canadian LiveChampions ConcertSeries BIG & RICH
Sat Nov. 23 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
Brandt Centre 1700
Elphinstone Street
American musical act with
hits such as Get Your GameOn and Rock the Boat
Tickets from $39-$69 + applicable fees
Ticket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Pre-Game Party Sun Nov 24 12 pm 5:00 pm
Credit UnionEventPlex EvrazPlace
Cabaret-style celebrationsincluding performance by theSheepdogs
$25 + applicable feesTicket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Countdown To Kickoff Sun Nov 24 12:00pm - 5:00 pm
QueensburyConvention Centre
Features a Tailgate Grill,End Zone Edibles andSaskatchewan entertainment
Ticket price: $150 + applicable feesTicket information:http://101greycupfestival.ca/tickets
Practice Field Party Sun Nov 242:00 pm 5:00 pm
Mosaic Stadium Practice Field
Biggest Practice Field Partyof the year!
Free
101stGrey Cup Sun Nov 24 5:00 pm Mosaic Stadium atTaylor Field
101stGrey Cup Game Get ready to pack Mosaic Stadium!
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SPECIAL CHAMBERLINK FEATURE BY SASK TRENDS MONITOR
a significant number of newer dwellings to the cityshousing stock. Figure 2 shows the age of dwellings basedon the year of their original construction. Fully 12% ofdwellings in the metropolitan area (the equivalent of10,000 units) were built after 2000.
Tenure
In 2011, 71% of dwellings were owned by the occupant.This is an increase from 69% in 2001 so almost all of theincrease in the last ten years has been among owner-occupied dwellings. The majority (58%) of those ownedhomes have a mortgage. One in nine dwellings (11%) ispart of a condominium.
Regina homes are more likely to be owned than those inSaskatoon 71% compared with 69%. Condominiums aremore common in Saskatoon than Regina 16% comparedwith 11%.
Condition
Respondents to the NHS were asked if their dwelling wasin need of any repairs (and not to include any desirablerenovations). The possible responses were:
No, only regular maintenance is needed(painting, furnace cleaning, etc.);
Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loosefloor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps,railing or siding, etc.); or
Yes, major repairs are needed (defectiveplumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairsto walls, floors, or ceilings).
This is a somewhat subjective measure of housingcondition but useful nonetheless.
Given the increase in the number of new dwellings, onewould have expected a decline in the number of dwellingsin need of repairs. Figure 4 shows that this is not the case.From 2006 to 2011, the proportion of houses in need ofrepairs grew from 36% to 38%. There was also anincrease in the proportion of dwellings in need of majorrepairs. Apparently the quality of the citys housing stockhas deteriorated, at least from the perspective of the
occupants.
The proportion of Regina dwellings in need of majorrepairs is higher than in Saskatoon (9% vs. 6%). This hastypically been the case over the years and may aconsequence of Reginas famous gumbo.
Suitability
In spite of the fact that families are smaller than they usedto be, dwellings are not. The average Regina dwelling had6.7 rooms in 2011 compared with 6.5 ten years ago.
The number of bedrooms in a dwelling combined with thenumber, age, and sex of the persons living there can beused to derive a measure of crowding or what CMHCcalls housing suitability. For example a married couplewith two teens could make do with a two-bedroom houseif the children were of the same sex but (according to thestandard) would require three bedrooms if they were ofdifferent sexes.
In 2011, about 4,200 Regina dwellings or 5% of the totalwere classified as crowded. Crowded conditions are muchmore common among rented dwellings where 11% arecrowded compared with 3% for owned dwellings.Crowded housing is slightly more common in Saskatoon
than in Regina.
32%
30%
30%
37%
40%
41%
31%
30%
29%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
2001
2006
2011
Figure 3: Tenure of Dwellings, Regina CMA
Owned without mortgage
Owned with mortgage
Rented
8%
8%
9%
28%
29%
29%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
2001
2006
2011
Figure 4: Condition of Dwellings, ReginaCMA
Needs major repairs Needs minor repairs
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
C hamber member Gavin Semple andBrandt Industries Thanks a Billionprogram made a donation of $1.75 millionto Luther College.
Youngs Equipment Inc. celebrated its 25thanniversary with a $500,000 donation to the
air ambulance rescue STARS foundation.
Joel Pinel, owner of WOW Factor Media inMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan - won the 2013BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest
and the $100,000 national grand prize withthe turning point project, Equipment Edge.
Sasktel had the highest customer satisfactionrating among the countrys full service wire-less companies in a JD Power & Associatesannual survey. Sasktel, the countrys small-
est full-service wireless company, polled thehighest in six of the seven categories.
Congratulations to One Stop Vacuum Cen-
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business this year.
Congratulations to Alliance Energy on their100th year anniversary.
Wallnuts Expressive Catering & WickedMeals-To-Go, located at 232 College Ave.
East, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Virtus Group, one of the largest indepen-dent rms of professional accountants andbusiness advisors in Saskatchewan, is cel-
ebrating its 50th year in business.
Bradbury Branding & Design has been rec-
ognized twice in Graphis Poster Annual2014, a yearly publication featuring the bestposter designs from around the world, fortheir work on the Secret Gardens Tour and
New Dance Horizons May Day Spring Pre-lude fundraiser. They were also recognized
with a Silver Award in Interactive Design forthe Bradbury website in the Graphis Design
Annual 2014.
Pro AV is celebrating serving Saskatchewan
for 30 years.
Susan Barber, senior partner with McDou-
gall Gauley LLP, was awarded the Dr. Robert& Norma Ferguson Award for Outstanding
Service at the University of Reginas AlumnAssociation awards. Mark Stefan, investmen
adviser with RBC Dominion Securities Inc.was also honoured with the Award for Dis-tinguished Humanitarian & Community Ser-
vice.
TD Bank Group generously contributed
$350,000 to support Aboriginal students atthe University of Regina.
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Wage Subsidy ProgramConnecting Job Seekers with Disabilities to Employers
he Neil Squire Society is a national
not-for-prot organization that usestechnology, knowledge and passion to em-
power Canadians with disabilities. The Soci-ety has developed innovative programs and
services and some of the worlds leadingedge assistive technology for people with
disabilities.
Today, during its 29th year, the Neil Squire
Society is pleased to present a new wage sub-sidy employment program called Working
Together. The Working Together Programis funded by the Government of CanadasOpportunities Fund for Persons with Dis-
abilities.
The Working Together Program connectsjob seekers with disabilities to employers by
providing a wage subsidy for a minimum of
six months. During this exciting opportunity,the Neil Squire Society will be partnering
with the Regina Chamber of Commerce; to-gether they will help employers create a more
diverse and inclusive working environment.
There is often an assumption that someonewho has a disability is unable to participate inthe workforce. By introducing this new pro-
gram, and providing employers with a wagesubsidy, employers will experience the ben-
ets of hiring people with disabilities. Thisprogram will help eliminate stereotypes andmyths that are placed upon people with dis-
abilities and their ability to be employed.
If you are an employer and you would liketo learn more about the Working Together
wage subsidy program please contact th
Neil Squire Society, or the Regina Chambeof Commerce.
Neil Squire Society
www.neilsquire.ca
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Events Calendar
Wine and Cheese Mixer Host: AllStar Tech
WHEN: Thursday, November 28, 2013 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
WHERE: TBA- Check reginachamber.comfor updates
Prices:$15 Member Pre-registered / $ 20 Member at the door$30 Non-member Pre-registered / $35 Non-member at the door(Prices include GST)
Proudly Presented By:
Breakfast Series -It TakesPower To GrowSaskPowerPresident & CEO Robert Watson
WHEN:Wednesday, November 13th 11:30 amRegistrationWHERE: Delta Regina,Lombardy RoomPrices:$25 Member Pre-registered / $30 Member at the Door$40 Non-member Pre-registered / $45 Non-member at the Door(Prices include GST)
Groovetime Creative
Your message needs to be seen and heard but
you cant afford a big ad agency. GroovetimeCreative offers big ad agency experience,
ideas and results at freelance rates for clientsand projects of every size. Visit groovetime.
ca to view some of the provinces mostmemorable campaigns and lets groove.
Lee Jonesgroovetime.ca
ITC Codes Marketing
A new and innovative marketing programthat could potentially help to save a life! Ex-
plode sales $$$$, increase customer loyalty,generate referral business and most importu-
nately support your community. It can assistsomeone in trauma! Marketing and Possi-
bly Life Saving. Are you ready? I have yourI.C.E. keytags.
Bambi Blair
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Christie Lites Sales
Christie Lites Sales provides a high qual-ity experience through focus, relationships,value, and most importantly, by placing our
customers rst. We are a national lightingtechnology company that supplies the nest
equipment and services to an extensive clientbase from coast to coast, including theatre,
worship spaces, trade shows, television andlm, architectural, display installations, andspecial events.
1.800.668.2207christielitessales.com
Now accepting nominationsfor the2014 ParagonAwards!Go to reginachamber.comfor moredetails.
New Members
The Sign Guy
The Sign Guy is Reginas largest portablesign company providing both letter and mini
billboard type signs. Rentals to suit yourneeds for any length of time. We DO NOT
lock you into a lengthy contract. We adhereto all city bylaws & have locations in and out
of Regina.
Darrell Strugari
306.522.7446
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