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The Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce

Thornbury, Clarksburg, Heathcote, Ravenna, Craigleith & The Village at Blue


Upcoming Chamber Events

Blue Mountain Networkers Breakfast - Craigleith General Store

Thu. September 9, 2010
7:30am - 8:45am

Chamber After Six - Bruce Street, Thornbury

Wed. September 29, 2010
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Upcoming Member Events

Grove City Shop Til You Drop - Beaver Valley Preschool

Fri. September 17, 2010

Smile Cookie - Meaford - Tim Hortons

Mon. September 20, 2010

Jason Blaine - Meaford Hall Arts and Cultural Centre

Tue. September 28, 2010
8:00pm - 10:00pm

The 100 Mile Playwright Festival - A Showcase of Local Plays - Meaford Hall Arts and Cultural Centre

Sat. October 2, 2010
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Artists' Studio Tour - Oct 8-10 - Thornbury, Clarksburg and Kimberley

Fri. October 8, 2010
11:00am - 5:00pm

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Running Tide Inc.Developed by
Running Tide Inc.

Sat., May. 30
Cops for Cancer Shave Off , Pipers Restaurant, Thornbury; 11:00 am
Medieval Festival, Lion's Park, Clarksburg Main Bridge; 11:00-3:00pm
Grey Grannies Kazuri Jewellery Sale , L. E. Shore Library; 1:00-4:00pm
The Future of Jazz  - featuring Quintessential Boys, Village at Blue; 12-4pm

Sun., May. 31
Lions Club - Purina Walk for Dog Guides; 10:00am

Wednesday, June 3, 6:30 pm - L.E. Shore Memorial Library
CIP Public Meeting No 1 – VISIONING WORKSHOP
The first part of this Meeting will be an Open House, commencing at 6:30 p.m.  where the public can view the work done on this project to date and speak with members of the consulting team.   At 7:00pm there will be a Presentation by the consultants on existing conditions and key impediments to and opportunities for revitalization of the downtown areas. The presentation will be followed by a Visioning Workshop where attendees will break out into smaller groups to explore and develop a community vision and ideas for improvement of the three downtown areas. Thornbury, Clarksburg and Craigleith. All business and property owners in the downtown areas as well as the public are invited to attend.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Peter Tollefsen, Director of Special Projects (Sustainability)
Town of The Blue Mountains, (519) 599-3131 ext:247 or email: ptollefsen@thebluemountains.ca

Thursday, June 4, noon - 1:00pm ; Raven Grill at Lora Bay
CHAMBER LUNCH  - Introducing Chamber Group Benefits Plan

Join us for lunch and our speaker will be Pamela Poetker Smith, exclusive advisor from the Chambers Plan for Group Benefits.  Sign up for lunch by calling Linda at  519-599-1200 or Email: info@bluemountainschamber.ca Receive a $10 lunch voucher compliments of the Chamber.
Options include :  Health and Dental Benefits; Basic Employee Life/AD&D; Group Critical Illness; Weekly Indemnity (Short Term Disability); Long Term Disability; Best Doctors; Employee Assistance; Business Overhead; Dependents Life Insurance; Registered Retirement Savings; Group Optional Life ; www.chambers.ca/pamela_smith/

Wednesday June 10, 9:00 am to 1:30 pm (Lunch Included)
Renew Your Energy & Commitment to Life’s Potential and Life’s Challenges -

A FREE one-day workshop for The Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce Members and Their Employees,
Beaver Valley Community Centre 81 Victoria Street, Thornbury. Space is Limited to 20 so Call Now! To Register: email the chamber or call Georgian College @ 445-2961. Sponsored by The Blue Mountains.
 
COMING 3RD WEEK IN JUNE - Sales Tax Harmonization Info Meeting - details to follow

Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:00am - 2:00pm - Open House
Please join us in celebrating The Official Opening of The Blue Mountains Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Office, 364 Clark Street, Clarksburg, Complimentary Bar-b-cue; Displays; Community Service and Crime Prevention Information Tours; Ribbon Cutting and Cake Cutting will take place at noon. All members of the community are welcome to attend! Event will take place rain or shine. Phone: 519-599-3131. Email: lkidd@thebluemountains.ca

SALES FROM TICKETS FOR FORD WAYNE GRETZKEY GOLF CLASSIC support local charities. See below under news.

 

PLANNING A SILENT AUCTION? - The Chamber has an online program available for members and non profit organizations. Create your own header, links to your site, tracks your donations; accepts donations; accepts online bidding;  creates bid sheets, creates list of inventory with bidders information; Call 519-599-1200 or email the Chamber for details. 


 

 

Chamber News

Local Blood Donor Clinics

Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010
It is estimated that 1 out of 2 Canadians is eligible to donate blood. Last year 1 in 60 actually did. Help us change that statistic!

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Town News

Ontario Tourism features The APPLE PIE TRAIL!

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
During the Canadian Tourism Commission conference “GoMedia” in Toronto this week OTMPC (Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corp) featured the Blue Mountains Apple Pie Trail at a reception in Toronto's Historic Distillery District. Over 400 delegates were in attendance, of which half represent local and international travel journalists.

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Craigleith Heritage Depot Lecture Series 2010

Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The lectures are held at the Beaver Valley Community Centre from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and the cost is $7 per lecture or $10 per couple. Youth aged 18 and under pay $4 and a year pass is available for $65. Museum members receive a 10 per cent discount.

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More Community Events

Beaver Valley Fall Fair Sept 10-11 - Beaver Valley Community Centre

Friday, September 10, 2010
7:00pm - 3:00pm

Taste of Blue - The Village at Blue Mountain

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Beaver Valley Fall Fair - Beaver Valley Community Centre

Saturday, September 11, 2010
10:00am - 3:00pm

Beaver Valley Foodgrains Roast Beef Dinner - St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Centurion Canada Cycling - Village at Blue

Saturday, September 18, 2010
7:30am - 10:00am

Centurion Canada Cycling - The Blue Mountains

Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 477 Thornbury, ON N0H 2P0
(p) 519-599-1200 (f) 519-599-3971
http://www.bluemountainschamber.ca | info@bluemountainschamber.ca