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Timmins, July 18, 2014—With all the ballots counted, the members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce have officially elected six new individuals to represent them at the heart of city’s largest business organization. Coming from a range of business sectors and backgrounds, these six will now sit on the Chamber’s 21-member board, providing direction and guidance to its policy, advocacy and programs on behalf of its 700-plus members. “The expertise and experience of this year’s Board of Directors is impressive, and I look forward to working closely with them when the new Chamber year launches this fall,” said Al Thorne, chief forester for Tembec in Ontario, and incoming 2014-2015 Chamber president. “The members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce will be well served by these additions to the Board, which will continue working to ensure that Timmins is a great place to do business.” The new additions to the Board include Eleanor Baccega, lawyer with the Riopelle Group Professional Corporation; Patricia Buttineau, coordinator of communications and corporate responsibility with Goldcorp - Porcupine Gold Mines; Jamie Clarke, owner of Tisdale Plumbing and Heating Ltd.; John Crescenzi, general manager of Holiday Inn Express & Suites; and Val Venneri, general manager of James Toyota. Having served on the board last year, Lake Shore Gold Corp. Purchasing Manager John Labine was also re-elected to return on the 2014-15 board. They will be officially sworn in during the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting, due to be held at the Days Inn Timmins on Sept. 17, 2014. Electronic and print ballots were sent out to each of the Chamber’s 1,200+ eligible voting members, who had one month to place their vote for their board representation. Each board member serves a two-year term, after which they can apply for re-election, for a maximum of three terms. The following is the complete list of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce’s 2014-2015 Board of Directors: President Company Alan Thorne Tembec 1st Vice-President Company Kurt Bigeau Northern Lights Financial Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Past President Company Phil Barton Lucid Networks Treasurer Company Ginette Nakashoji Fuller Jenks Landau Board Members Company Eleanor Baccega Riopelle Group Professional Corporation Christine Bender Northern College Gilles Blouin BESTECH Patricia Buttineau Goldcorp - Porcupine Gold Mines Jamie Clarke Tisdale Plumbing and Heating Ltd. Nancy Cooper Evans, Bragagnolo & Sullivan LLP Barristers and Solicitors John Crescenzi Holiday Inn Express & Suites Claude J. Gagnon Claude J. Gagnon Professional Photography Larry Gubbels Wyatt Image Solutions Inc. Frank Haasen Haasen Farms Jessica Hardy Allstate Insurance Robert Knox Tim Hortons John Labine Lake Shore Gold Corp. Jason Laneville CTV Television Nancy Mageau Royal Bank of Canada Roland Magnan Eastlink Mike Metatawabin Five Nations Energy Val Venneri James Toyota -30- About the Timmins Chamber of Commerce With over 700 members, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest accredited chambers of commerce with distinction in northeastern Ontario. As the “Voice of Business in Timmins” since 1949, our advocacy and policy initiatives focus on ensuring a positive business climate in the City of Timmins. Media contact: Keitha Robson Chief Administrative Officer Timmins Chamber of Commerce (705) 360-1900 krobson@timminschamber.on.ca
Timmins, July 18, 2014—With all the ballots counted, the members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce have officially elected six new individuals to represent them at the heart of city’s largest business organization.
Coming from a range of business sectors and backgrounds, these six will now sit on the Chamber’s 21-member board, providing direction and guidance to its policy, advocacy and programs on behalf of its 700-plus members.
“The expertise and experience of this year’s Board of Directors is impressive, and I look forward to working closely with them when the new Chamber year launches this fall,” said Al Thorne, chief forester for Tembec in Ontario, and incoming 2014-2015 Chamber president. “The members of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce will be well served by these additions to the Board, which will continue working to ensure that Timmins is a great place to do business.”
The new additions to the Board include Eleanor Baccega, lawyer with the Riopelle Group Professional Corporation; Patricia Buttineau, coordinator of communications and corporate responsibility with Goldcorp - Porcupine Gold Mines; Jamie Clarke, owner of Tisdale Plumbing and Heating Ltd.; John Crescenzi, general manager of Holiday Inn Express & Suites; and Val Venneri, general manager of James Toyota.
Having served on the board last year, Lake Shore Gold Corp. Purchasing Manager John Labine was also re-elected to return on the 2014-15 board.
They will be officially sworn in during the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting, due to be held at the Days Inn Timmins on Sept. 17, 2014.
Electronic and print ballots were sent out to each of the Chamber’s 1,200+ eligible voting members, who had one month to place their vote for their board representation. Each board member serves a two-year term, after which they can apply for re-election, for a maximum of three terms.
The following is the complete list of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce’s 2014-2015 Board of Directors:
President
Company
Alan Thorne
Tembec
1st Vice-President
Kurt Bigeau
Northern Lights Financial Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial
Past President
Phil Barton
Lucid Networks
Treasurer
Ginette Nakashoji
Fuller Jenks Landau
Board Members
Eleanor Baccega
Riopelle Group Professional Corporation
Christine Bender
Northern College
Gilles Blouin
BESTECH
Patricia Buttineau
Goldcorp - Porcupine Gold Mines
Jamie Clarke
Tisdale Plumbing and Heating Ltd.
Nancy Cooper
Evans, Bragagnolo & Sullivan LLP Barristers and Solicitors
John Crescenzi
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Claude J. Gagnon
Claude J. Gagnon Professional Photography
Larry Gubbels
Wyatt Image Solutions Inc.
Frank Haasen
Haasen Farms
Jessica Hardy
Allstate Insurance
Robert Knox
Tim Hortons
John Labine
Lake Shore Gold Corp.
Jason Laneville
CTV Television
Nancy Mageau
Royal Bank of Canada
Roland Magnan
Eastlink
Mike Metatawabin
Five Nations Energy
Val Venneri
James Toyota
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About the Timmins Chamber of Commerce
With over 700 members, the Timmins Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest accredited chambers of commerce with distinction in northeastern Ontario. As the “Voice of Business in Timmins” since 1949, our advocacy and policy initiatives focus on ensuring a positive business climate in the City of Timmins.
Media contact:
Keitha Robson Chief Administrative Officer Timmins Chamber of Commerce (705) 360-1900 krobson@timminschamber.on.ca