November 24, 2016   
Chamber Calendar of Events!

Holiday Celebration for Winnipeg Harvest. December 15, 2016.

- Volunteer Pack A Hamper 10am Register

- Holiday Luncheon with David Northcott 12 Noon
Assiniboia Chamber Members - Affinity Partner Offers

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Chamber Notes!

Member Referral Program

Know of a business that could benefit from chamber membership? Send us a note, call the office or stop by. All referrals entered into our monthly draw.The winner for October was:

Mike's Place

Member referral draw sponsored by:

Winnipeg location - 
1838 Portage Avenue.

Marketing & Sponsorship Opportunities

Online Member Directory

Enhance your business presence of the online directory with the addition of your logo. Only $25 for the year will have your logo associated with your member listing. Send us your logo now and we will invoice you with your annual renewal.  Send to: richard@assiniboiacc.mb.ca
or call 204-774-4154

Help Wanted !
Visit the member only pages to view job postings by our members. 
Annual Christmas Celebration - Period of Giving for Winnipeg Harvest

Join the Chamber and its members as we celebrate the holiday season with our annual period of giving. Through this period we will be collecting donations both food and cash to contribute to Harvest. In addition our Charity Raffle with some great prizes will support Harvest and our chamber charities. Coffee with the chamber on Fridays will allow you to deliver your contributions to the office and enjoy fresh baked goods and fellowship. The morning of December 15 we are coordinating volunteers to pack hampers at Harvest, you can register HERE

Lunch Meeting, December 15, 2016 

Happy Holidays. Join us as we celebrate the season with our chamber members and work to ease the burden for those less fortunate.  David Northcott, Executive Director of Winnipeg Harvest will demonstrate how our efforts can turn into $000's of food value.  Register HERE

We will be making our prize draw of our raffle in support of Winnipeg Harvest.  Grand Prize is a 40 Flat TV donated by Advance.  The will be other Mystery Prizes which will be announced at the luncheon.  Raffle tickets are $2.00 each or book of 20 for $20.00.  Come into the Chamber office or call (204) 774-4154 to purchase tickets.  You do not have to be in attendance to win prizes. 

Thursday, December 15, 2016
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
David Northcott
Clarion Inn and Suites
1445 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P3

Members and Future Members welcome -
   
Winnipeg West Pre-Budget Consultation - November 28, 2016

Join MLA's Scott Fielding, Steven Fletcher & Scott Johnston for an in-person pre-budget meeting. Make your budget priorities known.
 
College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate - Cafeteria. 
2665 Ness Avenue
Monday November 28 , 7pm to 9pm

Pre-register by calling 204-889-0540 or email
Chamber Member Excels at Pintys Grand Slam Curling Bonspiel.

Chamber member Raunora Westcott of National Leasing and Team Michelle Englot placed second in the Pinty's Grand Slam event the weekend of November 11-13 in Cranbrook, BC. A close final against Team Sweeting was a great experience for the team and improved their world ranking to 14. Follow Raunora and her team on Twitter @team_englot

Curling fan or want to curl for the first time?The Assiniboia Chamber has a mixed team funspiel in the works for February 2017. All are welcome experience or no experience. This will be a great Sunday afternoon including a clinic led by members of Team Englot. More details and date to follow.
NEW AFFINITY PARTNER

The Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome a new Affinity Partner to our family.  Carlyle Printers, Service and Supplies has joined the Chamber to offer our members their services at a substantual saving.  Carlyle is the #1 vendor for HP and Canon devices in Manitoba.

Main Benefits:
  • Trained Service Technicians for all Major make and models of printing equipment.
  • 10% Savings on Desktop and Workgroup Printer Hardware
  •  Next Day Delivery.
  •  Easy Order By Online, E-mail, Phone or Fax.
  •  Save 10 - 25% for these common office expenditures:Copy Paper/POS Rolls/Toner Cartridges & more.

visit their WEBSITE for more information
Period of Giving

Coffee with the Chamber
On November 18, the Chamber held its first Coffee with the Chamber this year.  We had members stop by to say HELLO and drop off can goods, cash donations, and purchase raffle tickets, all in support of Winnipeg Harvest. November 25 and December 2, 2016 we will continue hosting this event  to receive your Harvest donations  at the Chamber Office. Join us between 10 am and 2 pm for coffee, fresh baking and fellowship. So mark your calendars and plan on attending. 
  • Purchase Raffle Tickets!
  • Bring a Tin for the Bin!
  • Cash donations for Winnipeg Harvest - Baby Formula!
  • Coffee with the Chamber (Nov 18 & 25, & Dec 2)
  • Volunteer to Pack Hampers! Register!
  • Attend December 15th Luncheon! Register! 
Member Profile - European Shoe Shop

European Shoe Shop (Academy), is a family-owned business established in 1997.  In 2006, a Mephisto concept store was opened and now offers the best selection of Mephisto shoes in Winnipeg, MB.

The store specialize in men's and women's casual, comfortable footwear but you will also find a good selection of fashion and formal footwear. All shoes, sandals, and boots, whether imported or Canadian-made, are of the highest quality. Highlighted brands include Mephisto, Arche, Birkenstock, Roberto Capucci, Ecco, Pajar, Aquatalia by Marvin K., Stuart Weitzman, Think!, Naot, La Canadienne, and Pikolinos. 
  Open 7 days a week, we have the latest fashions for any season. Visit our WEBSITE for more information.
Chamber Member since 2014.

Would you like your business profiled in the Chamber Connection? Send your request to info@assiniboiacc.mb.ca
Invitation to Legislative Building Open House

Premier Brian Pallister has cordially invited all our members and their families to attend the Legislative Building Open House.  Mark your calendars to attend this event.


November Breakfast Event featuring Wade Miller from Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Our members were treated to a wonderful and an exciting look into how the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team has changed since Wade Miller took over as the President & CEO of the club.  We would like to thank Wade for his ideas on how to grow the football team.  The Chamber and its members are looking forward to Football Fridays next season.  We wish the team a better year in 2017.

Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce | | info@assiniboiacc.mb.ca | http://www.assiniboiachamber.ca
1867 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, R3J 3X7