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What's Happening 
EVENT LISTINGS:
Wednesday August 28th - Bow Tie Day Hamilton Friday September 13th - Saturday September 14th - Supercrawl Saturday September 21st - Sunday September 22nd - Motor City Guts & Glory: DETROIT Tuesday October 1st - Building a Better Business Leader Thursday October 10th - LiON's LAIR Thursday November 21st - 2013 Entrepreneur Fair Click here for an events listing and details. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESGenNext: Young Professionals of United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton are looking for Cabinet members. For more info or to apply, please contact: gennextuway@gmail.comInternational Village BIA OktoberfestAutumn Stroll 2013Explore Your City | Expressing Vibrancy
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Chamber Events 
Business After Business Thursday, September 26 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Host: Paramount Fine Foods1441 Upper James Street Free to members and their guests
Thursday, October 10
Carmen's Banquet Centre
For tickets and details, please click here.
City Manager's Breakfast
Tuesday, October 22
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Waterfront Banquet Centre
$40+hst, tables of 8 available
To register for any Chamber event please contact Whitney at 905-522-1151 ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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Welcome Huzaifa!
 The Hamilton Chamber would like to welcome our new Policy Analyst, Huzaifa Saeed.
Huzaifa is a recent graduate of McMaster University with a Honours BA in Political Science and Sociology. In his past life, he was heavily involved with all facets of student life at McMaster, holding over thirty volunteer and part time leadership positions; culminating in a stint last year as the Vice President Education of the McMaster Students Union representing over 20,000 students at all levels of government. While he only transplanted to Hamilton five years ago, his experiences and personal values made him fall in love with Hamilton, making it his new home.
From working part time jobs all over the city, interacting with community stakeholders and citizens as a student representative and working on municipal policy issues with the MSU he began to develop and understanding of the socioeconomic structure of the city, some of the challenges associated with it, and potential solutions. Some of these areas of interest include Youth Retention, Innovation & Knowledge Clusters, Startup Ecosystem and Economic Development.
The Chamber of Commerce is a perfect fit for him to help build Hamilton into a city of the future through the realization of membership goals and priorities.
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This week's member profile
 Claudette Mikelsons - Collège Boréal Claudette Mikelsons has been the Regional Manager since September 2011. Prior to that, she was the Manager of Immigrant Programs and Services from 2008 to 2011. Mikelsons is a long-time resident of Hamilton, who is very committed and involved in the Francophone community. Originally from New Brunswick, but residing in Hamilton since 1960, Ms. Mikelsons was instrumental in the move of Collège Boréal to its new downtown location - a very beneficial initiative for the College, with the number of programs and students increasing since the move to the Standard Life Building. Claudette Mikelsons is also responsible for various programs and services offered at Collège Boréal in Hamilton, such as French as a Second Language. Collège Boréal offers corporate training in French language courses, which are available on site at the employers' place of business. Clients vary from small businesses to large companies and government agencies. Other local services supervised by Ms. Mikelsons: - ACE (Accès Carrière Études): Grade 12 equivalency offered free of charge and funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
- Employment OPTIONS Emploi: Employment services for job seekers and employers looking for qualified skilled workforce.
- LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada): a program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada for permanent residents. A Francophone childminding centre is also available on site for students registered in this program.
- OSLT (Occupation Specific Language Training) for immigrant professionals in the healthcare field, entrepreneurship and sales. This program funded by Colleges Ontario and Citizenship and Immigration Canada is free of charge to immigrants who meet eligibility criteria.
"The key to Collège Boréal' success is its daily commitment to offer relevant and valuable services to its diverse clientele," says Claudette Mikelsons. "Excellence, expertise and community work is a signature that we are proud of. Our significant growth is certainly the result of our commitment to excellence and our involvement in our community. We take pride in being the Francophone community college in Hamilton."
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Discounted prices for Chamber members for Hamilton Place/Copps Coliseum Events Members Can Use the Code GSMW to Receive the Following Discount: WWE - Sunday September 8TH @5PM at Copps Coliseum Buy a $27.25 ticket price and get moved up to the $37.25 price level section OR Buy a $37.25 ticket price and get moved up to the $52.25 non-floor price level section. *pricing includes tax and fmf *additional service charges may apply Members Can Use the Code GSDC to Receive the Following Discount:  The Wiggles on Sunday, September 29th @12:30PM and 4PM at Hamilton Place Recieve $10 off of the P3(discounted price:$18.75) and P4(discounted price:$7.50) seating *prices include tax and fmf *additional service charges may apply Members Can Use the Code GSDC to Receive the Following Dis  count: Dora the Explorer on Wednesday December 11th @ 6:30pm Receive $3 off of the P2(discounted price:$2 5.50) seating. *prices include tax and fmf *additional service charges may apply Tickets may be booked as follows: Online at www.ticketmaster.ca or www.hecfi.caCharge by phone at 1-855-872-5000 *all tickets are while supplies last. For any questions or general inquiries about tickets or group sales please contact Madeleine Wendland at 905-546-4095 or mwendland@global-spectrum.com.
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MGI Media Presents: Motor City Guts & Glory
Detroit: An Urban Bus Tour
Join MGI Media for two days of visiting sites, meeting local leaders, exploring the city, and learning Detroit's incredible story.
Date: September 21-22
Cost: $300 Single
$260 Double
$200 Quad
Includes full tour, bus travel and hotel accommodation. For more information, click here.
For reservations, contact Cherie Durocher, Meadowlands Cruise and Travel, at 905-679-7052 (direct line)
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High Time for Transit
The next installment of Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests will explore new and emerging best practices that Hamilton can apply to increase the use of local and regional public transit - a building block to expand mobility choices and improve quality of life for all citizens in our community. This salon style dinner event, scheduled for Thursday September 26 at LIUNA Station, is being organized by The Renew Hamilton Project, an initiative of the Hamilton Chamber.
CLICK HERE to learn more and to register.
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Connections Networking Group
The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce established Connections as a special program to promote business opportunities among Chamber members.
Those Chamber members in the following categories are invited to attend the next meeting of Connections at no cost. Contact Whitney Simmons, w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca or 905-522-1151, Ext. 100 to let us know you would like to attend.
- Cleaning Services
- Construction
- Florist
- Gift Baskets
Next Meeting:
Thursday, September 5, 7:15 a.m. Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Meeting
Location: Dundas Valley Golf and Curling, 10 Woodley's Lane
Dundas, ON, L9H 6Y6
Visitor's Day - Thursday, September 19, $15.00 inclusive per person. For more details or to register, please click here or email Whitney at w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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Chamber Division and Committee meetings and events Standing Committees will begin to meet again in September. If you are already a committee member, an email will be sent with the agenda.
Connections: Thursday, September 5, 7:15 a.m., Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club (10 Woodley's Lane, Dundas)
Human Resources: Wednesday, September 11, 8:00 a.m., McMaster Innovation Park (175 Longwood Road South), Room 1C Business Development: Wednesday, September 11, 12 noon, Chamber office (120 King Street West, Plaza Level). Guest Speaker: Chris Murray. For an overview of the Chamber's committees and divisions, please visit the Chamber's Committees page or the Divisions page.
If you would like to join a committee, or to sit in on a meeting, please contact Whitney at 905-522-1551, Ext 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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Include your ad in the 2014 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Directory:
 Maximize your company's coverage in this once-a-year marketing opportunity. The annual hard copy version of the directory will be available on the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce website in a digital version as well. This valuable marketing platform will enhance your membership investment by reaching a new virtual and vast audience. Members' company name and website address will be boldly displayed and will hyperlink to business websites in the digital version.
What better way to get your message to over 2500 fellow members, business leaders and beyond, than to include an ad in this popular Directory. Prime locations are available with rates to suit any budget. Keep your business visible, enhance your brand name and attract new customers.
Chamber members have been sent verification forms for the 2014 Directory. The information we have is the information that we use in our Directory, on our website member search and for referrals - it needs to be correct!
Please take a moment to look over the information that we have for you and verify that it is still complete and accurate.
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Hamilton Chamber Mailings are a great way to get your promotional material into the hands of 2000 Chamber members.
The schedule has been set for the next two mailings. We have a mailing going out on August 30th and on December 6th. Members $599.00 plus hst, not-for-profit $399.00 plus hst and non-members add 75%. Get in touch with 2000 fellow members with your marketing/promotional material. Space is limited, so book now. Please call Diane Stephenson at 905-522-1151, Ext 220 or e-mail d.stephenson@hamiltonchamber.ca for more details or to book your spot. Also a reminder that the Chamber has advertising opportunities here in our Pipeline newsletter contact Diane to find out more.
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CareGo Develops New Automated Kiosk
CareGo, a supply chain logistics company known for creating smarter ways to move and store goods, has developed an automated check-in kiosk for truckers arriving at its main steel storage facility in Hamilton, Ontario.
The kiosk resembles an automated teller machine. A truck driver picking up or delivering a shipment at the Longwood Road facility simply keys in a reservation number at the kiosk, instead of walking to the customer service office to have the order processed manually.
"Successful supply chain management is all about making the process work faster and better to reduce costs for clients," says Walter Krancevic, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CareGo. "With automated check-in, we can process two more trucks per hour, which is a 25 per cent increase."
Krancevic said truck carriers like the new system because drivers spend less time waiting. Kiosk data is also linked to customer web portals so a company knows exactly when its product is delivered or picked up.
CareGo developed the kiosk to improve efficiency at its own facility but will also sell the system to others. "In fact, even before we finished our own, we promised one to a major steel client," Krancevic said.
The company's Longwood Road facility stores steel coils, pipe, bar and plate for clients across North America and is Canada's largest steel transload facility, with a CP rail line running right through the warehouse.
SPCA Wiggle Waggle Walk & Splash:
 Help raise much needed funds for the animals by participating in this year's revamped Wiggle Waggle Walk & Splash event taking place on Sunday September 8th. Participate in a 5km walk and a fantastic doggie pool party at Wild Waterworks! Register at Wiggle Waggle Online Fundraising Site. Click here to download the pledge form and brochure.Event Highlights:
* 5 km walk at Confederation Pork * Doggie Pool Party at Wild Waterworks * Vendor Marketplace * Doggie Photobooth * Doggie Swimsuit Contest * Microchip Clinic 1:OOpm-3:00pm * Ruff Sport Agility & Dock Jumping Dog Show
Hamilton Community Foundation presents: Willing Wisdom: Rethinking what a will is and what it can be  A staggering 12 million Canadian adults have no will. This is a tragedy in the making, one that will transcend money and is guaranteed to affect relationships today and in the future. Please join us for a thought-provoking and inspiring evening featuring Dr. Tom Deans, an
bestselling author whose recent book "Willing Wisdom - 7 Questions to Ask Before You Die" helps families start conversations about how to leave more than money. Tom will be joined by Mary Lou Dingle, LLB, QC, well-respected local lawyer who recently retired from 45 years of practice where she saw the full impact of having a will... or not.
This event will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2013, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the Hamilton Spectator Auditorium, 44 Frid Street, Hamilton. Admission is free, please RSVP to r.taylor.weale@hcf.on.ca; 905-523-5600 x 234
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Community Calendar
Be sure to check out the Community Calendar and the Member News links on the right side panel of this newsletter. Contact Diane Stephenson at 905-522-1151 ext. 220 or
to have your information included.
*Please Note: Member News is reserved for Not-for-profit member news and Hamilton Chamber Member milestone news i.e. Anniversaries, Grand Openings, Awards etc. All Chamber members are welcome to include their events in the Community Calendar.
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