Monthly Newsletter

May 2008 Newsletter

The Perth and District Chamber of Commerce is proud to present ….

Doing Business with Service Canada

Lorie Truemner from Service Canada, Eastern Ontario has 30 years experience working with Employment Counselling, Employment Insurance and Labour Market Information, as well as experience as a Labour Market Analyst. On May 21^st, Lorie will be providing information on Service Canada, the Service Canada website, services for employers, accessing Records of Employment on the website and labour market information.

Where: Nevis Estate

When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

11:15 a.m. Registration

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presentation and lunch

Cost: $20.00 for Chamber of Commerce members

$25.00 for potential members

For further information and reservations, please contact Madeline at the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce.

Tel: (613) 267-3200 Fax: (613) 267-6797 Email: welcome@perthchamber.com

The Festival Of The Maples Celebrates 32 Years!

Hard to believe the Festival of the Maples has been in existence for 32 years, celebrating the arrival of Spring and the sweetness of Maple Syrup.

This year’s celebration was an exceptional event with fantastic entertainment and tonnes of fun for Festival goers of all ages. The weather was perfectly sunny and warm during Festival hours and downtown Perth was packed!

We would like to once again thank our many sponsors who help make this event possible. As well, thank you to all the volunteers who assist with the Festival and make the Festival a reality and such a fantastic event!

A big, huge, GINORMOUS thank you to the Festival of the Maples organizing committee for all of their hard work in making the Festival a reality.

Platinum Level Sponsors

· A & B Ford Sales Limited	· Hinton Pontiac Buick GMC
· Avonlee Condominiums	· Leisure Days RV Centre
· Carson’s Inc.

Gold Level Sponsors

· 3M Canada Inc.	· Linden Financial Planning
· Canadian Tire	· Mexicali Rosa’s
· Carolina Retirement Suites	· Omya Canada Inc.
· Canadian Tire	· Performance Printing Companies / EMC
· Cogeco Cable Inc.	· Pilot Insurance
· Crain & Schooley Insurance Brokers & Financial Corporation	· TD Canada Trust
· Finnegan Insurance Brokers Ltd

Silver Level Sponsors

· Albany International Canada Inc.	· Town & Country Chrysler Ltd.
· Carter Foods Ltd. (McDonalds Restaurant)	· Rideau Pipe and Drilling Supplies Ltd.
· Lanark- Leeds Home Builders Association	· Sheri Mahon-Fournier (Coldwell Banker Settlement Realty
· Lyle’s Old Fashioned Fudge

Bronze Level Sponsors

· Central Wire Industries Ltd.	· McAdoo Construction Ltd.
· Kelly Huibers McNeely Professional Corporation	· Perth & District Portable Toilet Rentals
· LOEB Perth

Festival Friend

· Lorne Sheridan Realty Ltd. Brokerage	· Sue Zorn-Smith
· RBC Royal Bank	·

Perth – More Than Just a Pretty Face

Perth has recently been the centre of attention in two periodicals; Edifice Magazine and due East.

In the spring edition of due East, Barbara Bottriell, a writer from Stittsville gave the Town of Perth a glowing review, one that would entice anyone to visit. This absolutely beautiful article was distributed in The Citizen in March 2008. The feature is fantastic and proves that sometimes the best exposure is absolutely free!

The article mentions several Chamber of Commerce members including;

Mexicali Rosa’s, Maximilians, Fiddleheads Bar and Grill, Coutts and Company Coffee Emporium, Ground Waves, The Hungry Planet, Bistro 54 Italiano, Courtyard Tearoom, good wood oven, Factory Grind, The Sunflower Bake Shop, The Crown, Peter’s Family Restaurant, Perth Restaurant, O’Reilly’s Pub, The Minute Man, Subway and McDonald’s. Copies of the article are available at the Chamber of Commerce office.

Algonquin College Sponsors National Conference in Perth!
Social Service and Social Work Professors from colleges in Canada will be attending their 6th annual conference from May 13-15, 2008 at Code's Mills. 50 professors from British Columbia, Alberta, Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec will be in attendance. Keynote speakers include Ben Carniol from Ryerson University and the Honorable James Bartleman. 12 workshops on social justice and anti-oppressive social work practice will be offered. The guests will be staying at the Code's Mill Inn and they will be shopping at our local stores. For more information, please contact Lisa Shaw-Verhoek at SSW Program Co-ordinator, Algonquin College Heritage Institute at 613 267-2859, ext. 5603

Nominations are needed for the 2008 Perth Medal

Do you know someone who is always helping others, gives many hours of volunteer time and consistently works for the good of the community? If you do, then why not nominate them for the 2008 Perth Medal?

The Perth Medal is awarded by the Town of Perth to a person or family who has shown the greatest distinction in a number of endeavours to benefit the community as a whole, with no monetary gain to themselves. This may be in the fields of community work, fundraising, voluntary work, etc. Nominees must be residents of Perth or the surrounding area. The activity being recognized must be totally and singularly related to achievements within the Town of Perth. No person elected to public office may be nominated, nor may the award be presented posthumously.

Submissions required in writing by June 20th, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Submissions will not be considered after this date.

Please send or deliver nominations to:

Erin Butterworth, General Manager
Perth & District Chamber of Commerce
34 Herriott Street, (beside Perth Library)
Perth, Ontario
K7H 1T2

(613) 267-3200
welcome@perthchamber.com

Complimentary tickets – Gore Street Flea Market

Attention Metalheads: The Chamber of Commerce has four complimentary tickets for the Perth Metal Meltdown! There will definitely be no shortage of music during the third weekend in July! As if the Stewart Park Festival didn’t give us enough music to dance to, now you can rock out at the ‘Perth Metal Meltdown’ which features heavy metal bands Anvil, Joe Thrasher, Aggressor, Drillpoint, Ritual and How it All Ends. The show starts at 5:00pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Perth Ontario Branch on Friday July 18, 2008. Please call the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce if you are interested in receiving these complimentary tickets, at 613-267-3200. Visit www.ourhost.ca/pmm2008.htm for more information.

Business of the Month

The Membership committee has decided that they would like to have a featured business in each of the Chamber’s monthly newsletters. A business will be randomly picked each month and highlighted in the newsletter. This month the Business of the Month is
Clement Printing

Clement Printing

John Clement writes: Having been in the newspaper business for some 47 years, it was a difficult decision to sell The Perth Courier particularly since this, the second oldest community newspaper in Canada, had been part of my family since the 1840's. However, in October, 2006, the deal was made with the Metroland Group.

I am obviously still around, sticking my nose into everything, but I also have the commercial printing side of the old business, which I now call Clement Printing. We share the office, some personnel and telephone with Courier staff.

Clement Printing has a staff of 7. Susan is in the front office, Bonnie does the books, Bob manages the printing jobs to make sure things run smoothly, Rose is our graphic artist, Chris and Mike are our pressmen. Rose’s creative skills as a graphic artist are second to none.

We all pride ourselves in quality which makes you, our customer, proud to share your business cards, letter head, forms, posters, flyers, brochures, etc., with your customers throughout your business day. Allow us the opportunity to show you samples of our work and ultimately what we can do for you.

Call 613-267-1100 and ask for Bob or John. Email us at production@clementprinting.com, or visit our office at 39 Gore Street, East.

Members’ Corner #1

Tay River Gallery presents
"Call of the Wild", Canadian Wilderness Art Exhibition

Featuring works by 24 regional artists from April 1 - May 30th. Open House will be on Sunday May 4th 2 - 4 p.m. Meet the artists. You are cordially invited! Tay River Gallery, 28 Wilson St. W. Perth 613-264-5448 www.tayrivergallery.com

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The remote, rugged beauty of Canada's landscape and wildlife in their natural habitat is the focus of the spring art show. The show features wildlife paintings by focal wildlife artist, Kelly McNeil; wildbird paintings by France Tremblay, Peter Miles and Cedric Colond, graphite drawings by Stuart Arnett, unusual wild creatures by Stefan Thompson and Jody Richardson; Canadian wilderness oil landscapes by plein air painters John Alexander Day, Tricia Savoie, J. Allison Robichaud, John Stevenson, Margaret Chwailkowska and Kathleen Wright; Acrylic landscapes by Charles Spratt , Janet Moore and Leah Dockrill; Wilderness watercolours by Alan J. T. Bain, Bill Veale and Karen Phillips Curran; Pastel landscapes by Stephanie Wellman and Normand Baril; Nature photography by Dieter Rath, Steve J. Coates, Kye Marshall, and Gary Webster.

Please note: this is a paid advertisement.
This space is available to any member wishing to place an advertisement.

Members’ Corner #2

Don’t Get Rid Of That Office Furniture Quite Yet!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County is on the look out for 3 gently used office desks and a counter to replace some aging ones they have at their office before they move at the end of the month. If anyone has a line on any good quality computer desks at a low (or no) cost, please contact Jennifer Miller, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, 14 Russell St. Smiths Falls at 613-283-0570. www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/bbbslanark

Please note: this is a paid advertisement.
This space is available to any member wishing to place an advertisement.

Members’ Corner #3

It’s All About Local & Healthy Food Choices At Popular Lakeside Restaurant

Looking out over the water, warmed by pleasant pine and log interiors, the greeting of friendly staff and a scrumptious broad based menu, makes dining at Dalhousie Lake Restaurant, a delightful experience.

The restaurant, which is located on county road 8, just outside McDonald's Corners, has long been known for its wide range of great foods. Public response to last year's addition of certain “healthy choice” and locally grown food items was so overwhelmingly positive, that owners Brian & Lori Forrester have developed a new menu to answer the demand.

The menu now includes extremely high quality Tempeh vegetarian burgers, no fat no cholesterol bison burgers and chopped bison steak. An organic farm outside Lanark, provides the best mix of greens, cherry and grape tomatoes and the most scrumptiously pleasing assortment of edible flowers to be found anywhere, making salads at Dalhousie Lake Restaurant truly special. High fiber and/or gluten- free pancakes, cereals and breads, as well as fresh fruits and yogurt make yummy breakfast alternatives. Even Fair Trade organic, golden cane sugar and of course only locally produced maple syrup enhance the options. Denise's special bacon or vegetarian quiches are hand- made using her own farm-fresh, free-range eggs individually baked in her to-die-for pastry and just to “Wrap it Up” there's the whole wheat or gluten-free tortilla goodness, of hearty meal wraps.

Spring Hours Thurs. & Fri. 4 to 9 pm., Sat. 8 to 9 pm. and Sunday 8 to 8 pm.

For more information call 613-278-0091 or email us at sylvanialodge@sympatico.ca

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Members’ Corner #4

Public Hearing About Uranium Mining

There is a public hearing about the impact uranium mining will have on our environment. You need to know the facts, so come treat yourself to some home made baking while getting informed about URANIUM. There will be speakers, entertainment and a general question period. It is on May 7th at 6:30 PM, at St. Johns Catholic High School, 2066 Scotch line Rd. Perth. For further information or questions, please contact Roland Spuehler at 613 268-2187.

Tulikivi, Stone With Soul

Unique soapstone fireplaces, bake ovens and cook tops. Twice the natural radiant warmth from less than half the wood. Tulikivi makes the most efficient, cleanest burning and safest fireplaces in the world. Masterfully engineered in Finland; aesthetically beautiful, this is by far the most useful piece of art you’ll ever own. There are over 100 standard models and professional advice on customizing. For further information, please contact Roland Spuehler, Maberly at 613 268-2187, cell phone 613 812-0825. www.soapstoneheating.com. stonewithsoul@sympatico.ca.

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We Welcome Our Newest Members

Wallflower		Cheryl O’Connor, CGA
64 Foster Street, Perth Contact: Maryetta Braley-Jones 613 267-1462	Fine clothes, Canadian Designers. Jewellery, handbags, accessories.	17 Mather Street, Perth Contact: Cheryl O’Connor 613 812-0071	CGA specializing as a bookkeeping/office consultant and Quickbooks Pro Advisor
Hands Auction		Images Inter Alia
3560 County Road 10 Perth Contact: Jim Hands 613 267-6027	Auctioneers and qualified appraisers. Real estate and chattels, estates, consignments	40A North Street Perth Contact: Julia Dashkevich

	(613) 267-3200 welcome@perthchamber.com