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3rd Annual Business Showcase is Fri. Oct. 23/15Travelodge Silver Bridge Inn
Exhibitor Info & Schedule
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Luncheon 5-Packs - Great Value & Flexible Too!Our new 5-packs are proving very popular. They are flexible - you are purchasing 5seats - so you can use them in any configuration you choose, for anyone in yourbusiness or to bring a guest! We have a great line of speakers for the next 7lunches. 5-packs are the route to go if you are considering attending 3 or 4 lunchesthis year, or wish to share among your office or, invite your clients.
Contact Elizabeth Croft to purchase your 5-PackRemember - we still require your RSVP for each luncheon you attend.
All Candidates Forum - Oct. 6The Chamber is holding an All Candidates' Forum forthe Federal Election on Tues. Oct. 6, 7 pm at theCowichan Performing Arts Centre. This is a free,public event. We are accepting your questions beforethe event via email, fax and drop off at the VisitorCentre.
All Candidates Forum - Federal ElectionTues. Oct. 6, 7 pm
Cowichan Performing Arts [email protected] | F: 250.746.8222
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Chamber Events 2015/16 Oct. 14 Directors & Officers Liability Insurance with Don Hatton
Oct. 23 Business Showcase, Seminars & Monthly Luncheon: MarketingAnalysis for Sm. Bus seminar; Digital Marketing for Sm. Bus, &Chamber Luncheon with Aerospace Industries Assoc. of Canadapresenting
Oct. 28 & 29 Lvl. 1 First Aid. Accredited & special Members-only pricing!
Introduction to Google Analytics with Radar Hill Technology
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Nov. 26 Luncheon: John Elzinga of the CVRD presents on Sport Tourism
Jan. 28/16 Luncheon: Steelhead LNG Presenting
Feb. 18/16 Luncheon: Mike Corrigan Pres. & CEO BC Ferries Presenting
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3rd Annual Business Showcase - Last 4 Tables - Seminars, Luncheon & AfterParty RSVP's Still OpenTables are still available for the Chamber's 3rd Annual Business Showcase on Fri.Oct. 23 at the Travelodge Silver Bridge Inn. The price is unchanged from last year -just $100 for a 6 or 8 foot table. Power is included on a first come, first served basis.This year we've added a second morning seminar and members can attend bothsessions for just $20. Your registration includes attendance for 1 individual at bothmorning seminars. That's great value for your dollar!The Chamber luncheon takes place onsite, also on Oct. 23. We'll have a guestspeaker presenting on BC's Aerospace Industry, with an emphasis on the activity onVancouver Island.Download Information & Registrations:3rd Annual Business Showcase Oct. 23
New Member Welcome ProgramThe Chamber offers members the opportunityto reach out to new members.We prepare and distribute about 50 WelcomePackages for new members every year. Eachnew member receives a welcome letter,membership certificate and a selection ofinformation about members' businesses and
services. This may include information, offers, coupons, or other enticements. Thepackage is often of particular interest to start-up businesses. Whenever possible, thepackage is personally delivered by Marilyn Cringan, the Chamber's WelcomeAmbassador.As of Oct. 1, the Welcome Package becomes a cost recovery program. For anominal fee of $25 per year, members can include their materials in the WelcomePackage. Because the package is personally presented, you can be sure that yourmaterials will be highlighted and brought to the attention of the new members.The Packages are well received - we often received a thank you email, inappreciation of the personal touch, and the valuable information.
New Member Welcome Program$25 per year
Put your business top of mind with new Chamber membersContact Elizabeth Croft at the Chamber
[email protected] | 250.748.1111
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New Rack CardsWe've update the Chamber and Visitor Centre rack cards! We include them in most promotional and informationpackages and presentations. If you have a place for rack card at your business, please consider carrying the Chamber'srack cards. Contact Elizabeth Croft at the Chamber for your supply:
Elizabeth Croft | 250.748.1111
BC Chamber Appoints Jon Garson President & CEOThe Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Garson as the new Presidentand CEO of the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Jon has dedicated more than a 10 years tothe Chamber of Commerce movement - first as Director, Policy Development and Communicationthen as Vice president, Policy Development and Government Relations. See the complete pressrelease here.
Visitor Centre News
September Stats - Recording Breaking!We continue to break records: We serviced 2414 visitors last month, up 7.2 % over September 2014. We also serviced230 visitors last month through community outreach via our new mobile visitor services program. Still lots of visitorsfrom Europe, United States, Alberta and the mainland.
Halloween Train Tickets - Early Bird pricesGet your Halloween Train Tickets at the Visitor Centre for Early Bird Pricing.
Halloween Train Tickets Available at the Visitor CentreAdults & Seniors $10 | Youth & Children $8 | 2 & Under Free
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Sat. & Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
Savour Cowichan Festival GuideThe Visitor Centre is fully stocked with Savour Cowichan Festival Guides. Pick one up to planyour Savour tours and activities this weekend.
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Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre CrabFest - TONIGHT - Fri.Oct. 2Come and enjoy Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre's CrabFest on Fri. Oct. 2, 6 - 9 pm. The CrabFest kicks off the Centre'sPier Restoration Fundraising Drive. Get your tickets early - only 300 crabs will be offered at $25 per plate. Come andcrack a crab! Beer and wine available.
CrabFest at the Cowichan Bay Maritime CentreFri. Oct. 2, 6 - 9 pm
$25On the Pier,1761 Cowichan Bay RdCall for your tickets: 250.746.4955
Wild Wings Festival is Underway with Celebrate Somenos TOMMOROW - Sat. Oct. 3Celebrate Somenos is a family friendly open-house style event held each year on the Somenos Marsh boardwalk and atother locations around the Valley. It is the perfect time to visit the marsh for the first time or the hundredth time becauseit's stock it full of all local experts who are itching to share their knowledge about the special ecosystems that make this
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place precious. Follow the link below for times, locations and description. It looks it will be a beautifulday so come out an join the fun!
Wild Wings - Celebrate SomenosSat. Oct. 3, 10 am - 2 pm
Somenos Marsh & Other LocationsComplete Details - Wild Wings Art Exhibition and Auction
New this year - kids can be entered to win a pair of Bushnell binoculars and a bird book if they takepart in three presentations and collect three unique stamps. Pick up your Swamp Stamp Card at the
welcome table on Saturday.
Literacy Now - Trivia Challenge Oct. 4Use your knowledge of popular culture, music, the arts and any other mad trivia skills you have to support literacy andlearning in your community by joining a Team Trivia Challenge! Teams are a minimum of 2 people to a maximum of 6individuals. The fun goes down at Just Jakes on Sun. Oct. 4, starting a 3 pm. (Crazy hats optional!)
Literacy Now - Trivia ChallengeSun. Oct. 4, 3 - 7 pm
Just Jakes on Craig St.Contact Literacy Now to register: [email protected]
Silverside Celebrates Savour CowichanIn additions, Silverside is open every afternoon during Savour Cowichan for free wine tastings. Chamber members havea special invitation to celebrate Savour at Silversides.
Silverside Winery & Farm Celebrates Savour CowichanFree Daily Tastings to Oct. 4, 1 - 4 pm
3810 Cobble Hill Rd, Cobble Hill [email protected] | 250.743.9149
Cowichan Estuary Restoration & Conservation Assoc Fundraiser - Oct. 9The Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association (CERCA) invites you to their fundraising dinner tosupport priority projects in the Cowichan Estuary. Guests will enjoy a fine dinner and art auction and spectacular viewsof Gulf Islands and Mount Baker at the Arbutus Ridge Banquet Room. An auction of exquisite original pieces of art willbe the highlight of the evening presented by well-known artist, and witty auctioneer Will Millar. Grammy-nominatedpianist Michael Creber provides the musical entertainment. RSVP's requested by Sept. 15.
CERCA Fundraising VIP Dinner & Art AuctionFri. Oct. 9, 6 pm
Arbutus Ridge Golf Club1500 Telegraph Rd.
$150 ea, Table Wine Included RSVP: [email protected] | 250.748.4878
Please click here to share this invitation Sponsored by Island Savings, a Division of First West Credit Union
Savour Cowichan EventsLast weekend at Savour Cowichan. Follow the links below for a taste of finalweekend events.
Blue Grouse Estate Winery and VineyardUnsworth Winery
Averill CreekEnrico Winery
MerridaleCherry Point Estate Wines
Cycle Therapy Presents Cowichan Valley WILL Ride - Autism Fundraiser - Oct. 4Cowichan Valley WILL Ride is a fundraiser to support the Canucks Autism Network.Welcome to the Cowichan Valley WILL Ride. This ride winds past the lush lavender fields andvineyards found throughout the exquisite Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. You canchoose to ride an approximate 50km or 138km scenic loop that starts and finishes at lovelyMerridale Cidery on Merridale Road in Cobble Hill. Ride packages are available at Cycle Therapy in downtown Duncan TOMORROW and availableon the day of the event at Merridale. Follow the links below for complete details. Entry fees
includes draw prizes, aid stations, guide vehicles, Merridale Pizza and beverage, and more and more!Cycle Therapy's Cowichan Valley WILL Ride
Sun. Oct. 4, 8:30 amRegistration & Ride Packages available at Cycle Therapy
Sat. Oct. 3, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm360 Duncan St.
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2016 Cowichan Vacation Guide & Online Advertising Opportunity - Deadline Oct. 30Tourism businesses - get your message in front of a large, targeted and motivated audience! Combine print and onlineadvertising for the best advertising value and advertise in the 2016 Vacation Guide. Travellers use the CowichanVacation Guide for trip planning and during their stay in the Cowichan Region. Click here for pricing and completedetails. Click here for pricing, and complete details.Chamber members can save with special pricing - contact Cathy Mailhot for details.
2016 Cowichan Vacation Guide - Reservation Deadline Oct. [email protected]
Visits to Tourism Cowichan have increased almost 70% since the website launched last year!
Community Options Society - Fall ProgramsThe Community Options Society (COS) provides free counselling, and outreach and support services for youth and families. They are often the agency of choice with referrals from school counsellors, social workers, governments andothers. However, no referral is necessary! Take a look at the programs below, and contact the Community OptionsSociety for details or drop by and see if it's the program for you.
Click here to see the complete line up of COS programming.
Improv Drop In - Wed. 4 - 6 pm, Starts this Wed. Oct. 7Youth Wellness Drop In - Tues. 3:45 - 5 pm, Starts this Tues. Oct. 6
Parenting Course - Wed. 6:30 - 8 pm, Pls. call to registerParenting Night Drop In for parents/guardians of Teens - Wed.'s in Nov. Watch/call for scheduling
Art Drop In - Thur. 3:45 - 5 pmYoung Moms Group - Ongoing, Thur's 11 am - Noon at Growing Together Daycare on Cairnsmore
Contact Community Options: 250.748.0232
Excellent Frameworks Grand Opening - Thurs. Oct. 15Susan Kostiuk, new owner of Excellent Frameworks is proud to invite you tothe Grand Opening of Excellent Frameworks - Home of the EJ HughesGallery on Thurs. Oct. 15, 5:30 - 9 pm. There will be two artists in attendance
during the event, Diana Durrand and Morgan Saddington. Diana is a visual artist from Victoria and has just moved toChemainus. Morgan is a local Cowichan Station jeweler who does one-of-a-kind designs.There will be signed open editions from E.J. Hughes, a special offer to guests in attendance, and a "mystery" door prize!Wine and desserts are on the menu as well. If that isn't enough to entice you, Under the Red Umbrella Artwalk is thesame evening with more than a dozen local businesses featuring local artists work in their shops. Make an evening of it -dress warmly, watch for the red umbrellas outside participating businesses.
Excellent Frameworks Home of the EJ Hughes GalleryGrand Opening, Thurs. Oct. 15, 5:30 - 9 pm
28 Station [email protected] | 250-746-7112
Come to the Grand Opening, and then tour Under the Red Umbrella Artwalk!
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association Receives Canada Post GrantThe Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association (CTRA) has received $10,000 from the Canada Post CommunityFoundation. This funding will support the program in hiring a program assistant, and offering programs to 15 newparticipants. Often called a "therapy in disguise," therapeutic riding and equine-based therapies offer highly engagingopportunities for personal growth, empowerment, and social connection for participants. CTRA's program is madepossible through the efforts of over 100 community volunteers contributing over 4000 hours of time each year.
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association1847 Tzhouhalem Rd.
250.746.1028 | [email protected]
October is Small Business Month in BCSmall Business BC is celebrating Small Business Month with six new seminars and offering up a whole bunch of freeseminars and webinars. Topics range from naming your business to financing, marketing to motivating employees. Theseminars are offered live in Vancouver and via webinar for those who prefer to learn from home or abroad.
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Small Business BC is also launching this year's Small Business Awards - Nominations are open until Nov. 30. Click here for details or to nominate.
Member News
Duncan Dynamic Gymnastics - Family Drop-ins - Come Play with your Child!!Duncan Gymnastics is pleased to announce our newly formatted Family Drop-ins on Wednesdays andFridays from Noon until 12:45pm. Ages: Crawling through age 5 and the parents too. That's right - *Everyone* gets toplay now!! $20 insurance per person the first time you come - this covers anything you do at the gym until August 31,2016. $6 per person session fee.
Duncan Dynamics Gymnastics2687 James St (inside the Island Savings Center, James St entrance)
250.746.0193
Get Social for a Chance to Win Deluxe Emergency Kit from St. John AmbulanceDo you have questions about Emergency Preparedness? Send them to St. John Ambulance for a chance to win a
Deluxe Emergency Preparedness Kits worth $87.95. This contest runs on Facebook and Twitter. Be sure to send your
tweets with the hashtag "EPready, or submit to our Facebook page. Top Questions will be answered
on emergencyready.ca during the week of Oct. 12Get #EPReady & Win with St. John Ambulance
For a Chance to Win a Deluxe Emergency Kit
Submit your questions to Facebook or Tweet @SJA_BCYTWatch for answers on our blog.
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