Guest speaker: Reeve Everett McDonald

Our Reeve will share his thoughts on the past year and his vision for the County in

2010.

Tuesday, March 23

Stonebridge Hotel (12101 – 100 Street)

11:45 am to 1:30 pm

Member cost $30 + GST (non-members $50 + GST)

Guest speaker: Mayor Dwight Logan

Our Mayor will share his thoughts on the past year and his vision for the City in 2010.

Tuesday, April 27

Quality Hotel & Conference Centre (11201 – 100 Avenue)

11:45 am to 1:30 pm

Member cost $30 + GST (non-members $50 + GST)

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To reserve your seat for either event,

call the Chamber at 780.532.5340

Showcase your Business, Build your Brand at our Chamber Business Showcase

Our spring Chamber Business Showcase is just over a month away. This is a huge

annual event – trade expo and networking opportunity – that brings in hundreds of

people interested in learning more about our Chamber members. Booths are already

sold out and we’ve got a great cross section of products and services that will appeal

to every industry.

The Chamber Business Showcase will have a fresh new look, with over 50 booths,

and plenty of enhanced features. We encourage you to invite a non-member to learn

more about the Chamber, our services and the savings programs available to

Chamber members.

Thursday, April 29

Crystal Centre (10017 – 99 Avenue)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Call the Chamber at 780.532.5340 for more information.

Lunch and Learn

Temporary Foreign Workers – Facts, Issues and Myths

Representatives from the Temporary Foreign Worker

Advisory Council and the Department of Human Rights,

Citizenship and Multiculturalism will be joined by local

employers speaking about their experiences with the

program.

Speakers include:

Nicholas Ameyaw - Human Rights, Citizenship and

Multiculturalism, Edmonton

Shauna Summers - Manager - Settlement and Community

Support, Alberta Employment and Immigration, Edmonton

Lena Bengtsson - Settlement Councilor, Immigrant

Settlement Services, Grande Prairie

Ken Park - Manager – Wendy’s

Uncover the truth about Temporary Foreign Workers and

how their employment in your business works!

Date: Friday, March 19

Time: 11:45 am at Centre 200

Cost: $25 + GST for Chamber members

$40 + GST for non-members

To register, call the Chamber office at 780.532.5340

Lunch and Learn

Advantages of Buying Commercial Real Estate for Your Business

Presentations:

Financing Property Today (without the Big Banks)

Pearl Moroz – BDC Terry James – AFSC

Building Costs with Hard Core Examples

Cliff Turner – TurCon United

Opportunities at Railtown on Resources Road

Dale Williams – Williams Schoepp Realty

Keynote Address “How Buying My Own Space Helped

Grow My Business”

Tracy Deditch – Assure Lock

Date: Tuesday, March 30

Time: 11:45am at Centre 2000.

Cost: $25 + GST for Chamber members

$40 + GST for non-members

To register, call the Chamber at 780.532.5340.

This one day workshop provides a comprehensive hands-on

learning experience designed to provide participants with a

better understanding of the rights and obligations of

employers and employees under the Employment Standards

Code.

This workshop is targeted at business owners, managers,

supervisors, human resource practitioners, and payroll and

accounting administrators.

Two Dates: Tuesday, April 6

Wednesday, April 7

Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Stonebridge Hotel

Cost/day: $50 + GST for Chamber members

$75 + GST for non-members

Includes: Continental breakfast, lunch buffet, and all

workshop materials

To register, call the Chamber at 780.532.5340.

Thursday, June 17

Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club

A great way to build teamwork among your employees!

Cost (individual): $130 + GST for Chamber members

$175 + GST for non-members

Cost (4-person team): $520 +GST for members

$700 + GST for non-members

To register call the Chamber at 780.532.5340

For sponsorship opportunities call Terri at 780.831.9207

Congratulations Grande Prairie!!

congratulates the 2010 Arctic Winter Games Host Society

and its over 2500 volunteers for a job well done.

Thank you Grande Prairie for the overwhelming hospitality

you shared with our circumpolar guests from across the

international borders!