Newborn Directors

Truly an enjoyable annual general meeting for the Chamber of Commerce, hosted at Chances Rimrock Gaming Centre last Wednesday. The chamber would like to welcome the following new directors to the board for the up-coming year: Mark Aussem (Alberni Technical Solutions), Linda Bowers (Boutique Belles Amies), Charlene Patterson (Char’s Landing) and Jan Lavertue (Home Hardware – soon to be located in the former Safeway at the old mall). These new directors will join our re-elected board members: Matei Mateias (RBC), Laurie Smillie (Bulldogs), and Matt Williamson (Wild West Watersports) and our returning directyors Gary Spencer-Smith (West Coast Slam), Will Pulford (Van Isle Ford) and Kim Heeks (Lube-X).
The executive committee is made up of President Neil Malbon (McLean Mill national Historic Site), 1st VP Teresa Bird (AV News), 2nd VP Peter Wienold (The Graphics Factory), Treasurer Cherie Williams (Scotiabank) and Secretary Bob Cole.
The current appointees to the board include John Bennie (SD 70), Dennis Bill (Tseshaht), Doug Blake (Community Futures), Jonathan Cross (Hoteliers Assoc.), David McCormick (Port Authority), Hira Chopra (City of Port Alberni) and Glenn Wong (Regional Board) – clearly a whole list of local business leaders who will provide great inspiration and direction to the chamber for the up-coming year.
If your business isn’t yet a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, you might consider joning, as our effectiveness lies with the number of members we have - ie. it will make the board’s job much easier. Thanks to Linda Whiteman, Vishal Dewli and Siedo Tzogoeff for their past service to the chamber.
Our next Networking Luncheon will take place on June 13th at the Best Western Barclay Hotel. Our guest speaker will be Compliance Coal’s John Tapics. Reserve your seat by calling our switchboard at 724 6535. Operators are standing by.
Our “Great Rivers of Europe” travelogue evening is coming up on June 26th. The chamber will be hosting an audio visual tour down the Danube promoting a vacation coming up in Sept. of 2013 that evening. To register for this program, call Twin Travel at 724 6501.
Thought for the Week:
“I’ve learned that you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time.” Oprah Winfrey
FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK
SUBMITTED BY MIKE CARTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALBERNI VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE