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Thursday, March 10, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Roundtable Discussions: IEA Updates
Menu: Seasonal Mixed Greens with champagne vinaigrette, Steak au Poivre, Strawberry Cheesecake
Member Photo Shoot: See Member News for details.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Craft Talk Speaker: Ernest Gauthier of R & G Eastern Roofing Lt
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R & G Eastern Roofing Ltd (previously known as Eastern Roofing) is celebrating over 40 years of successful installations in the Ottawa region. As a preferred contractor for all types of roofing for commercial and industrial developers, R & G Eastern is best known locally as the specialists for your home residential project.
What is the difference? "We emphasize the quality of our workmanship. You can see the difference even by the neatness of our job sites." - Marcel Giguere, co-owner.
Customer Service is most important to R & G Eastern Roofing. They provide Emergency Service to their clients 7 days a week. They are always available to answer your questions - to take away the worries. R & G Eastern Roofing understands responsibility and carry $5 million in liability insurance. They are active in the community and have been members of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) since 1969 and the Ottawa Executives' Association since 2004.
R & G Eastern Roofing Ltd is a family business. To consistently ensure the highest standards of workmanship, the company's owners often work alongside their men. A tribute to company pride is the fact that many employees have been with the company for over 20 years.
At last week's luncheon Ernest shared with members a brief history of R & G Eastern Roofing and also his years in the roofing business. R & G Eastern Roofing Ltd is a successful joining of two roofing families. Eastern Roofing Ottawa Ltd was founded in 1966 by brothers Philippe and Georges Giguere. George's son Marcel joined the company in 1982 following Philippe's passing. When George retired in 2000, Marcel took over the role as president. In 2003 R & G Roofing amalgamated with Eastern Roofing Ottawa Ltd to form today's R & G Eastern Roofing Ltd. Ernest Gauthier began in roofing as a labourer in early 1973 while employed with Eastern Roofing Ottawa Ltd. In 1978, he left the company to work with Graves Roofing and then M & AL Roofing where he moved up the ladder from labourer to Foreman then to supervisor. Then in 1992, to realize his entrepreneurial goals Ernest formed his own company named R & G Roofing and the rest as they say is history.
R & G Eastern Roofing currently consists of 8 employees as well as Ernest, the President, with 38 years experience and Marcel, the Secretary/Treasurer, with 31 years experience. Their employees have a wide range of experience levels from first year apprentices to fully qualified roofers with over 30 years of experience. This experience permits them to find problems more quickly than most which can help their clients to save on labour costs. At R & G Eastern Roofing their strength is their service and the quality of their workmanship.
R & G specializes in all types of commercial and residential roofing including maintenance, emergency repairs and finding leaks problem on any type of roof no matter what roofing design was used. As a fully insured, competitive roofing company whose employees are all safety certified they are able to offer additional services such as safe snow removal and are qualified to install many different types of roofing products including: 4ply tar & gravel, modified bitumen, EPDM, PVC, Hydotech, metal roofing, asphalt singles and cedar shakes.
If you would like to learn more about R & G Eastern Roofing visit them on the web at www.rgeasternroofing.ca. To discuss any of the products and services available and how they might be of benefit to you, contact Ernest at (613) 822-7045 and remember that the valuables in your home or office are not only covered by your insurance but also by a well maintained roof.
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| Upcoming Craft Talks - Mark Your Calendar! | |
Luncheon at the Rideau Tennis Club
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Craft Talk Speaker: Mario Bellerose of Northwood Country Homes Ltd
Menu: Chef's Kettle Soup of the Day, Baked Maple Infused Trout, Carrot Cake
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Roundtable Discussions: IEA Discussions & Speaker Auditions
(See Members News for details)
Menu: Ceasar Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Pecan Pie
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Thursday, March 31, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Craft Talk Speaker: Cori Poon of Cartier Place Suite Hotel
Menu: Chef's Kettle Soup of the Day, Roast Prime Rib au jus, Strawberry Cheesecake
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Interested in doing a craft talk? Contact Jennifer to arrange a date. |
| Upcoming Onsites - Mark Your Calendar! | |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hosted by Mathew Cole of Wine Garden Warehouse Winery
The location for this onsite will be:
His new store at 1546 Chatelain St. Ottawa
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| New Member - Williamson Consulting Inc. | |
Welcome to our newest member Williamson Consulting Inc. in the classification of Public Relations and Communications. We encourage you to connect with Howard Williamson at an upcoming luncheon.
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New Member Recommendation -
Kunstadt Sports |
Kunstadt Sports under the classification of 'Sporting Goods Retail' is being recommended by the Membership Committee.
Kunstadt Sports has been in business for 22 years and has 30 full-time employees. They are based in Ottawa with 3 locations and operate with a volume of over $5 million. The President, Eric Kunstadt would be the primary member and Vice President, Ron Kunstadt would be the alternate member. Eric has a good understanding of OXA and has a good ability to bring and receive value at the OXA.
Members have a period of 5 days to communicate their concerns or any objections to the Board of Directors. Please direct any inquiries to Rob Sproule.
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| Member News |
IEA 2011 Conference:
The IEA Organizing Committee is inviting members of the Ottawa Executives' Association to submit a proposal if they would like to speak at the upcoming IEA Conference. Potential speaking opportunities include: keynotes, breakouts sessions and expert round table moderators for the Breakfast of Champions networking event. If you would like to be considered for one of these opportunities click here to download your application form (PDF, Word). Submit completed forms to the IEA Programming Committee by March 17, 2011. Auditions for OXA members will be held on Thursday, March 24th at the weekly luncheon. For additional information please contact Pauline Fleming at (613) 688-3518.
Member photos:
On Thursday March 10, 2011 - Adrian Spitzer will be on hand at the Tennis Club to take headshots of members for the OXA's online profile e-magazine and committee photos to be used for IEA adversting.
Valpak will be sponsoring this photo opportunity and will also be providing members with a copy of their photo for future use. In order to have continuity within the e-magazine we would ask that members please wear business attire for their photo.
If you have member news that you would like to share, please send an email to Jennifer Baker at info@oxa.org.
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| Did you know? |
The website www.soho.ca features a weekly poll geared to business owners and professionals that deals with business related issues which you may find interesting. We have listed several of the topics below for your reference and new polls are listed each week.
- If you were handed $10,000 to spend in your business, where would you spend it?
- What is the biggest challenge facing your business?
- Do you expect your revenues in 2011 to increase, stay the same or decrease?
To view the results as well as additional polls click on the following link: http://soho.ca/polls.html. ----------------------------------- |
| Reminder to All Members | |
Members are encouraged to bring along guests, potential members or clients to our weekly luncheons at the Rideau Tennis Club. There is no cost to the member for any potential member attending an OXA luncheon for the first time. Please notify Jennifer Baker, Executive Coordinator at info@oxa.org. |
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Thursday, June 23:
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, July 20:
Annual Garden Party
Thursday, August 25:
Annual Golf Tournament
Wednesday, December 7: Annual Christmas Celebration
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OXA's Code of Conduct
For the benefit of all of our newest OXA members, it is useful to take the opportunity to review the OXA Code of Conduct from time to time. Please take a minute to refresh or familiarize yourself with this week's highlighted code of conduct as noted on the OXA banner.
Generate referrals and leads as often as possible to as many members as possible.
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Jennifer Baker &
Raymonde Lemire
c/o Documents Etcetera
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