Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

January 31, 2008

Curling Fun Spiel - January 19th, 2008

One month of 2008 is soon to be history. Hope your new year is turning out to be everything that you wished it to be. On January 19th the Bridgewater and area Chamber of Commerce held the 1st annual Curling Fun Spiel at the Bridgewater Curling Club. There were 16 teams participating and the feedback we have received indicates this was indeed a successful event. We will be posting a few pictures on our website so watch for those.

The organizing committee would like to say a special thanks to all the sponsors who supported this event.

The top three teams were

Cranberrys Restaurant - First Place

Aliant - Second Place

Michelin Team with Doug Connors as Skip - Third Place

Congratulations to all the team members.

Gold Sponsors

                  CKBW

                  Pizza Delight

Silver Sponsors

                  Aliant

                  Arbys

                  BDC

                  BMO

                  Bridgewater Insurance

                  Bridgewater Pharmasave

                  CIBC Wood Gundy

                  Comfort Inn

                  Cornish Insurance

                  DMR Financial

                  Gerald Keddy, MP

                  Grant Thornton

                  Lighthouse Publishing

                  Mosaic Business Consulting

                  Olands Brewery

                  O’Regan South Shore

                  Power Dempsey

                  Re/Max South Shore

                  South Shore Ready Mix

                  The Home Centre

                  Tufford Foods

                  Two Chefs Restaurant

Prize Sponsors

                  Arby’s

                  Avon—Ann O’Connell

                  BDC

                  BMO Bank of  Montreal

                  BMO Nesbitt Burns

                  Boston Pizza

                  Bridgewater Mall

                  Boston Pizza

                  Bridgewater Pharmasave

                  Buck’s Home Hardware

                  Buttercup Bras

                  Cardinal Fire and Safety

                  Carroll South Shore

                  DMR Financial

                  Dave’s Vacuum

                  Davidson Insurance

                  Fifth Avenue Collection—Mab Cole-Smith

                  Gow’s Home Hardware

                  Intelligent Choice Computers

                  Jessy’s Pizza

                  K & S Fashions

                  King Street Shoes

                  Nauss Brothers Timbermart

                  Nowe Electric

                  Olands Brewery

                  ReMax South Shore

                  Rofhies

                  River Pub

                  Sears

                  Sew What

                  TD Canada Trust

                  Town Flowers

                  Unisex Hair Salon

Each team curled three games, enjoyed a delicious lunch supplied by Two Chefs Restaurant and Tufford Foods, and the supper hour was festive with Pizza from Pizza Delight, followed by the presentation of the awards, two hours of musical entertainment by the Cusacks and to finish off the day Joudrey's Music Services provided music for dancing. All in all a full day. All teams were presented with a goody bag on registration. Special thanks to Susan Cochrane and the folks at Pharmasave for provided reuseable bags for us to use.

A special thanks goes to the organizing committee who worked long and hard to make this a success. Again, pictures will be posted in the next few days so check back to see some of the candid shots taken by Verne Lunan, owner of Mosiac Business Consulting. Verne also make the day especially special for the winning teams by sponsoring trophies and medals for the first, second and third place teams. Thanks.

Upcoming Events

February 25th, 2008  Representatives from the Fieldhouse society will make a return engagement to present up to date info about that exciting project to the members of the Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Commerce. Please check our website for details of where and how to register.  This is an event you will not want to miss.

Other events currently in the planning stage include:

• Discussion with the Mayor of Bridgewater and department heads
• Presentation by Kevin McNamara - CEO South Shore Health
• Spring Into Business - a day long event on April 5th, highlighting the women owned businesses on the South Shore. This event is being offered by The Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Commerce and the Centre for Women in Business, South Shore Region.

News from the Chamber

It looks like the Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Commerce will have the opportunity to host the Annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce in 2009. It's still a way off but what an exciting opportunity for our area. We will be attracting visitors from throughout Nova Scotia and there may even be events scheduled that will mean participation from throughout Atlantic Canada.

Member Opinions

One of our members expressed concern about the condition of the sidewalk in front of the Parkade on King Street. The mild days we had a week or so ago helped the situation and for a few days the sidewalk was clear and useable...BUT with the recent snow it was once again snow packed and hazardous. The question is "Why is it possible to clear the snow so thoroughly on the side of the street in front of the businesses but on the side where the customers have to walk the job is less than stellar?" Comments please.

News and Views

Congratulations to Ivan Deveau and his team mates on winning the 2008 NS Legion Provincials bonspiel in Pictou last weekend. Skip Ivan Deveau, Mike Nauss, Ward Beck, Vinnie Gendron and 5th David Kokocki?  The team will be representing Nova Scotia in the Nationals in Alberta in March. Congratulations and best wishes at the Nationals.

Next month's edition of the BUZZ will be back to the regular format and we are always eager to hear from the members. Please let us know what is happening in your business.

Please send info to

Ann O'Connell

bacc@eastlink.ca

543-4263