The team at the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce would like to wish you, your staff, and your family all the best for the holiday season. Let’s make 2020 the start of a happy and prosperous decade.

The GNCC offices will be closed starting December 24 and will re-open on January 2 at 8:30 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Business After 5

January 14, 2020 • 5pm–7pm
Club Italia
2525 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls

Free! Get a Reminder

State of the City

With St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik
February 6, 2020 • 4pm–7:30pm
Ridley College
2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines

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International Women’s Day

With Keynote Speaker Autumn Peltier
March 6, 2020 • 11am–2pm
Fallsview Casino Resort
6380 Fallsview Boulevard, Niagara Falls

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State of the Region

With Regional Chair Jim Bradley
April 3, 2020 • 11am–2pm
Scotiabank Convention Centre
6815 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls

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BA5 Member Expo

Hosted by Niagara College Canada
April 7, 2020 • 4pm–7pm
Niagara College, Glendale Campus
135 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake

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NEW MEMBERS

Please join us in welcoming the members who joined the GNCC this Autumn!

• Accel North
• Better Business Expo
• BettyLooPhotobooth
• Beyond Bookkeeping Business Services
• Bright Mango Consulting
• CloudChoice Inc.
• Dragan Brewing and Wine Company
• Ecolove
• Edward Jones – Paola Wortman
• FBC – Canada’s Small Business Tax Specialist
• Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports)
• International Table Tennis Federation North America

• Lauren Pye | Residential & Commercial Financing Solutions | VINE Group
• People First Inc.
• Peninsula Canada
• Port Dalhousie Harbour Club Ltd.
• Production Service Industries – Niagara
• RHI – Regehr’s Home Inspections
• Rockway Vineyards
• Snap E-Bike Rentals & Experiences
• Team Marandola
• TELUS Communications
• Valet Car Wash
• Victory & Co.
• W2 Cinema
• XpertVR

NEWS

Have a story? Email info@gncc.ca and it might be included in our next issue!

GNCC Optimistic for Future of North American Trade

The GNCC was pleased to receive the announcement that U.S. House Democrats had approved the CUSMA trade agreement. We have strongly advocated for free trade and hope that this agreement will clear the way for uninterrupted and unhindered trade between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The GNCC offers its thanks to Minister Freeland and her negotiating team for an agreement which represents the best practical outcome for Canada.

Icebreakers Comedy Special Returns to Niagara — Special Offer for GNCC Members

Now in its 7th year, the annual Icebreakers Comedy Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake is Niagara’s best live comedy festival in the region! Icebreakers features some of the best comedians in Canada as seen at all the major comedy festivals in Canada and in film and TV. Proceeds benefit Pathstone Foundation’s Hear & Now Walk-in Clinic.

GNCC Members can take advantage of special savings for the January 18 VIP Reception & show! Regular rates are $135 for VIP tickets or a table rate of $1,350. GNCC Members can get individual tickets for $125 or a table rate of $1,200.

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Chatelaine Names Jennifer Harper ‘Woman of the Year 2019’

If you ever need a reminder that you have what it takes, think of Jennifer Harper. Earlier this year, the Cheekbone Beauty founder walked away from a life-changing, or at least business-changing, amount of money: $125,000.

Harper, who is Anishinaabe, had finally made it onto Dragons’ Den after two previous auditions and Dragon Vincenzo Guzzo was intrigued by her business, a cruelty-free makeup line with products named after inspiring Indigenous women, like Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller, singer Buffy Sainte-Marie and former Mrs. Universe Ashley Callingbull.

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Hotel Dieu Shaver Receives $1.15M in Infrastructure Investment from Government

On December 18, at Niagara Health’s St. Catharines site, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced a government investment of $175 million to help hospitals across Ontario maintain infrastructure to ensure safe and comfortable environments for patients, their families, medical professionals and administrators.

That afternoon, MPP Sam Oosterhoff of the Niagara West riding was proud to announce that Niagara’s Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre will receive over $1.15 million of that funding envelope – $1,154,712 to be exact.

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Silversmith Rolls Out Weekly Cask Beer Crafted by Niagara College Teaching Brewery

‘Real ale’ enthusiasts can now savour the flavours of a new cask-conditioned beer every week at Silversmith Brewing Company, thanks to a new partnership with the Niagara College Teaching Brewery.

Silversmith Brewing Company, a Virgil-based destination brewery popular with Niagara residents and tourists alike, began offering weekly cask beers crafted by students from Niagara College’s Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program in early November. They plan to feature a new cask beer selection from the NC Teaching Brewery each week, year-round.

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Project Share Announces New Executive Director

Carolyn Bones-Poley has been selected as the new executive director for Project Share. She joined the organization on Dec. 2. The appointment follows the September retirement announcement of Diane Corkum, who provided leadership and direction to Project Share for 30 years.

Carolyn brings more than 25 years of experience at the senior management level in the not-for-profit and public sectors. Her skills include financial management, strategic planning, governance, fundraising, event development and management, collaboration and communication.

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Niagara Health Named Top Employer for Second Straight Year

For the second straight year, Niagara Health has been selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers. The annual competition, organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, recognizes employers in the Hamilton-Niagara area that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

“The recognition is a testament to our team’s loyalty and dedication, which has helped to shape us into the organization we are today,” says Niagara Health Interim President Angela Zangari.

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Niagara Falls Chef Wins Irish Pub Award in Dublin

Think of Irish pub grub, and no one would fault you if chicken wings and nachos came to mind. Gary Beynon is trying to set the record straight on Irish pub food, though. And he’s winning – literally.

The chef at Doc Magilligan’s Restaurant and Irish Pub was named the Best Irish Pub Chef by the Irish Pub Awards last month in Dublin. The Niagara Falls establishment also ranked in the Top 10 Irish Pubs of North America for a third year in a row.

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The Printing House Limited Named North America’s Most Forest-Friendly Printer

For the second year in a row, The Printing House has topped the list of Canopy’s 2019 Blueline ranking of the sustainability performance of North America’s largest printers, and has been named North America’s most forest-friendly printer.

“We’re proud to have been honoured with a #1 ranking for our second consecutive year,” says Andrew O’Born, Vice President of Business Development.

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RENEWING MEMBERS

Thank you to our members who renewed this Autumn for another year!

• 13th Street Winery
• 2021 Canada Games Host Society, Inc.
• A.S. Security & Surveillance Inc
• Aapex Driving Academy
• Abatement Technologies
• Alectra Utilities Corporation
• Alexandria Professional
• Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
• Americana Conference Resort and Spa
• Anfra-Tile & Stone
• Attoe Consulting
• Backyard Axe Throwing League
• Baker’s Auto and Jeep
• BEEniagara Business Network & Directory
• Bell Canada – Community Affairs Dept.
• Bell Media Radio GP
• Best Western Fallsview
• Best Western Plus Cairn Croft Hotel
• Bethesda Community Services Inc.
• Bethlehem Housing and Support Services
• Betty’s Restaurant
• Big Country Raw Food
• Big Red Markets
• Billyard Insurance Group Inc.
• Biz Coach Canada
• Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc.
• Brand Blvd. Inc.
• Brick, The
• BRICON Construction Management Inc.
• BTS Network Inc.
• Burke Employment Solutions
• Burke Group, The
• Business Link Media Group
• C. Fleming & Associates Ltd.
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Niagara Branch
• Canvas Engineering Ltd.
• Capacity Creator Corp
• Capri Linen Service
• Carter Lease and Rentals Inc.
• Caswell’s Quality Clothier
• Cat’s Caboose Restaurant & Tavern
• Cave Spring Cellars
• Cengage
• CERF Niagara
• Cheekbone Beauty
• Chown Cairns Lawyers LLP
• Chris Ridabock, Bosley Real Estate Broker
• CIBC Small Business
• Cicero Financial
• Citrus Boutique Inc.
• City of Welland
• Club Roma (St. Catharines) Ltd.
• Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Residence
• Colour Shock Media Inc.
• Cookware Health Club Inc.
• Copper Beech Company
• Cora Breakfast and Lunch
• Corks Restaurant & Wine Bar
• Cotton Inc.
• Creative Outdoor Advertising
• Credit Bureau Services Canada
• Criveller Group
• Culligan Niagara Water Technologies Inc.
• Custom Sign Lab
• Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers
• DDL & Co.
• Dekkor Fine Decorative Hardware
• Delivery Guys Inc., The
• Dell Smart Home Solutions
• Delta Energy Solutions
• Desjardins Business Services
• Desjardins Insurance – Travis Cairns, CFP
• DFA Infrastructure International Inc.
• Dilts Piston Hydraulics Inc.
• Distinctive Designs & Cabinetry Inc.
• Dominion Lending Centres Forest City Funding
• Economic Development & Tourism Services (EDTS)
• Elio’s Foot Comfort Care
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview
• End of the Roll
• Essentials Cremation and Burial Services Inc.
• Fairview Mall
• FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
• Fix Auto St. Catharines
• Focus Management
• Forever Frozen By Fluke Photography
• Front Row Sports
• Gillian’s Place
• Gord’s Siding & Trough
• Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
• Graves & Richard Professional Corporation
• Great Blue Resorts
• Great Clips
• Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls
• Greatness Magnified
• Greves Automotive
• Growth Associates
• Hallex Engineering Ltd
• Harry E. Epp, RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc.
• Helen’s Delicatessen
• Hero Dehydrated Dog Treats Inc.
• Holiday Inn Express Niagara-on-the-Lake
• Hurren and Gibson
• I Clean Things INC
• Ideal Plumbing & Heating
• J&S Heating and Air Conditioning
• Jenny Sherwood
• Jerry’s Insulating Company Ltd.
• John-Michael’s Banquet & Conference Centre
• Josephine Grace
• Jungle Jim’s Play Centre Inc.
• Kenneth McGowan Financial
• Kirkup Mascoe Ure Surveying Ltd.
• Knights Law Professional Corporation
• Ladson Creative Millworks
• Lake Ontario Express Inc
• Lancer Family Restaurant, The
• Langendoen Electric Inc.
• LegalShield Business Solutions
• Liberty Staffing
• Lincoln County Humane Society
• LM Private Wealth – Manulife Securities
• Loud and Clear

• Lucy Popoli Professional Corporation Chartered Professional Accountant
• LWB Enterprises
• Mac Outpost
• Mansion House Hotel (St. Catharines)
• McGarr Realty Corp., Brokerage
• McGee Marking Devices
• Messianic Times, The
• Midas Auto Service
• Miller Restoration DKI
• Minor Emerg Walk In Clinic
• Modern Health Chiropractic & Wellness
• NEOB Lavender
• Niagara Central Real Estate Ltd. (HB Holdings Niagara Ltd)
• Niagara Centre for Independent Living
• Niagara College Career Services
• Niagara Cottage & Spa
• Niagara Eye Care Centre
• Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre
• Niagara Furniture Bank
• Niagara Granite & Marble Ltd.
• Niagara Home Heating
• Niagara Luminaire Inc.
• Niagara Oast House Brewers
• Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
• Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation
• Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc.
• Niagara Planning Group
• Niagara Region Money Coaches
• Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre
• Niagara Regional Literacy Council
• Niagara Skilled Trades Academy
• Niagara Stress and Trauma Clinic
• Niagara Symphony Orchestra
• Niagara Trailers Ltd.
• Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro
• Nicole Henderson Professional Corporation
• Non-Destructive Testing Products Limited (NDT Products Ltd)
• Nu-Craft Window & Door Co.
• Oban Inn, OSpa & Restaurant
• OMNI Media Productions Limited
• Ontario Power Generation (Niagara)
• ORZO
• Outback Steakhouse – Victoria Ave.
• Partridge Iggulden LLP Chartered Accountants
• Pathstone Foundation
• Patrick’s CO2
• Paul Davis of Niagara – Haldimand
• PenFinancial Credit Union
• PenFinancial Credit Union – Fonthill
• Peninsula Press Limited
• Penn Refrigeration Ltd.
• PeopleReady
• Performance Auto Group
• Peter Hubbard Automotive Sales & Lease Training
• Phoenix Centre for Learning Inc.
• PigOut Roasters
• Platinum Group, The
• Pool City Billiards
• Power of Pets, The
• Power Yoga Canada St. Catharines
• Professional Cleaning Services
• Promotions Plus Niagara
• Provisions Food Company
• Pym & Cooper Custom Homes Inc.
• Quality Pond Aeration
• Quest Community Health Centre
• R Hobbs Electric
• Raimondo + Associates Architects Inc.
• RE/MAX Garden City Hendriks Team Realty
• Real Landscaping St. Catharines
• Red Dragon Flooring
• Reif Estate Winery
• Rentals 101
• Ricochet / Redefining Water
• Rod Barber – Detail Supply
• S&W Service Centre
• Savoia Hors D’Oeuvres Inc.
• Scotiabank Convention Centre
• Scotiabank, St. Catharines Main
• Seaway Mall
• Shabri Property Management
• Shopping Heart, The
• Silversmith Brewing Co.
• Skyline Living
• Small Talk Vineyards
• Solmar Development Corp.
• Spark Innovation and Educational Centre Inc.
• Speedpro Imaging/Niagara
• Spicy Thai Restaurant
• St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, The
• Staples
• Stella’s Regional Fireplace Specialists
• Sterling Inn & Spa
• Subaru of Niagara
• Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
• Sullivan Mahoney LLP
• Tanshaw Sanitation Inc.
• TD Commercial Banking – Niagara Region
• TD Niagara Jazz Festival
• Team Quality Services
• Telecable.ca & Security
• Thermography Clinic Niagara
• Third Space Pottery Studio, A
• Thomas Audio Video
• Thornton Group, The
• Thorold Auto Parts & Recyclers
• Tiger Lily Therapies
• TKC Metal Recycling Inc.
• U-Haul
• Ukrainian Credit Union
• UMA CANADA INC
• United Rentals of Canada Inc.
• VandenDool Jewellers
• Vine Floral
• Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• Walk-On Dust Control
• Walker Industries Holdings Limited
• Waste Connections of Canada
• Welland Avenue Car Wash Limited (WACW)
• Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre
• Western New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators Inc.
• Wine and Beer Co., The
• Wise Guys Charity Fund
• Workplace Safety Group
• Yates Renovations Ltd.
• Young McNamara

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Business Savings Programs

The GNCC offers many business resources that are regionally, provincially or nationally endorsed – programs offered to Chamber Members through the OCC (Ontario Chamber of Commerce) or the CCC (Canadian Chamber of Commerce).

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