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3rd Annual RVH Young Professionals Curling Bonspiel

November 3rd & 4th
Renfrew Curling Club
cost: $50/person ($200/team)
Includes 2 games, dinner, live music Saturday evening and prizes!
Prize for the best hunting themed team.

To register, email Lauren Scott at dr.lauren.scott@gmail.com
 

Business After Hours Networking Mixer

"Enjoy casual Networking and topical conversation with other Renfrew & Area Business people and Community Leaders.” This is an opportunity to bring business owners together to mix and mingle and discuss issues that are important and to celebrate business owners during Small Business Month.

Come join us for an after hours casual networking mixer sponsored by the RBC Financial Group at 182 Raglan Street South, Renfrew on Wednesday October 4, 2017 at the RBC, Renfrew, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

No fee to attend and refreshments will be provided.  See all the details in the attached poster.

Please register by calling 613-432-7015 or by email info@renfrewareachamber.ca

Highway 60 – Downtown Reconstruction Public Information Session

Dear Renfrew Business Owner, Stakeholder, Resident:

Beginning in June 2017, the Town of Renfrew has commenced the design for Highway 60 - Downtown Reconstruction.

Project Description

The existing street infrastructure has reached the end of its life-cycle, and the Town has identified the need for reconstruction. Main Street will be renewed as a “complete street” featuring wider sidewalks, on-street parking, and enhanced streetscaping.

The construction work will renew infrastructure in your neighborhood. Specifically, the works proposed include the introduction, rehabilitation and/or replacement of:

• Watermains and sanitary sewers;
• Lateral services to the property line/buildings;
• Road structure and pavement;
• Sidewalks;
• Traffic control signal system, pedestrian crossings;
• Street amenities including landscaping;
• Utility reconstruction as required; and
• Street lighting and signage as funds permit.

Project Result and Timing

This major road work is planned to begin in the spring of 2018 and final completion is anticipated for fall of 2018.

Funding

The Project is being completed with financial contributions from the Ministry of Transportation’s 2017-18 Connecting Links Program and the Town of Renfrew.

Pubic Involvement

The first Public Information Session will be held on:

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Presentation: 6:00 p.m.
Open House: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Renfrew Town Hall - Council Chambers,
127 Raglan Street South, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P8

The purpose of this Public Open House is to present the preliminary plans for street reconstruction. This includes:

• The preliminary detailed designs.

Future sessions will be held to expand upon:

• Construction phasing and timing;
• Traffic management plans, including detours;
• Interim pedestrian routes; and
• Stakeholder communications.

Representatives from the Town of Renfrew and Jp2g Consultants Inc. will be available to discuss the project, answer questions and receive comments.

Click here to view the full notice.

BDC Breakfast Invitation: The 4th industrial revolution - September 27, 2017

The 4th industrial revolution is here.

Are Canadian entrepreneurs ready?

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the way manufacturers are operating and doing business. It's already happening in Europe and the U.S, with remarkable results. But what's happening here in Canada? And how can small and mid-sized manufacturers take the plunge?

Join Pierre Cléroux, Research and Chief Economist at BDC, as he presents the results of a fascinating study about how digital technologies are transforming the manufacturing landscape.

Discover how Canadian manufacturers are seeing dramatic improvements in productivity, growth, customer satisfaction and product quality thanks to digital technologies. You'll also learn how entrepreneurs can introduce them into their own manufacturing business and why it pays to invest in this area. Even if you are not a manufacturer, see how this change impacts your business and what you can do to help your business transform to this new reality.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Hear the latest perspective on the 4th industrial revolution and the impact on your business over breakfast.

Whitewater Brewing Company
78 Pembroke St. Cobden, ON K0J 1K0

RSVP
Space is limited. Reserve your seat before Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Click here for more information.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Highlights from August 2017

In this issue

SFI Leads Three Habitat for Humanity Builds

Working with Habitat For Humanity Greater Ottawa (Habitat GO) SFI helped organize three builds across the area this month to support families in need of affordable housing. The builds, part of SFI's Indigenous Housing Program sponsorship, each had a different theme:  a "Women in Wood" Build Day, an Indigenous Build Day and a Youth Build Day. Since 2008, the SFI community has donated countless volunteer hours and certified products to numerous Habitat for Humanity builds across Canada and the U.S.

Maine SFI Implementation Committee Makes Wishes Come True

This summer, the Maine SFI Implementation Committee teamed up with Make-A-Wish Maine to help some local children. Make-A-Wish Maine is dedicated to granting the wishes of children with serious, life-threatening conditions. Four-year-old Derek Wilson, who was diagnosed with leukemia almost three years ago, wished for a Ninja Turtle-themed playground. Kyan MacDonald, thirteen, requested his own tiny house. Kyan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and is now in remission. The Maine SFI Implementation Committee donated the labor and materials for both projects.  

New SFI Board Members Come Together to Enhance Community, Brand Owner and Youth Engagement

SFI welcomed two new officers and one new member to its Board of Directors: Mark Rodgers, President and CEO for Habitat for Humanity Canada, as Board Chair; Guy Gleysteen, Senior Vice President of Time, Inc., as Vice Chair; and Laura Downey, Executive Director, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education and Project Learning Tree (PLT) Education Operating Committee Co-Chair, as a new member in the social chamber. These new members will play a key role as SFI continues to enhance the sustainability of well-managed forests and the communities that depend on them across the U.S. and Canada.     

Structurlam Is First Canadian Cross-Laminated Timber Manufacturer to Earn SFI Chain-Of-Custody Certification

Structurlam is the first Canadian manufacturer of cross-laminated timber (CLT) to be certified to the SFI 2015-2019 Chain-of-Custody Standard. Structurlam has manufactured CLT for six years and supplied the product to over 350 projects in North America. Structurlam will be able to use chain-of-custody certification to position itself as a supplier in the green building market that is officially recognized by green building rating systems.

Making the Grade in Sustainable Forestry

A&A Trading Ltd. (A&A), a family-owned, SFI certified forestry company with operations on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, is working with local hikers to change the way people think about the forest industry.
A&A has installed informational signs along hiking trails that explain the connection between sustainable forest management and recreation, reforestation strategies, the economic benefits of forest management, and the wildlife tree retention patches that are reserved for wildlife and biodiversity values. Read more about this project on TreeHugger.

...and more!

Click here to read the SFI newsletter for August 2017.

Administrative Assistants Conference

Ottawa: October 19-20, 2017
Day One - October 19: $499.00
Day Two - October 20: $499.00
Full Conference - October 19-20, 2017: $799.00
(plus applicable taxes)

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER EARLY!
Call today: 1-866-471-8555

Click here for more information.

The Road to Recovery 2017 - 150 KM for 150 Years

This year, to honour Canada’s 150th we will be marching 150km from Petawawa to Kanata from Sept. 14^th - Sept. 17^th

Click here to view the event poster.

Artistes de la Rivière

Portage du Fort, Quebec

Special Event Weekend Aug 4 and 5

Studios open on Nancy lane, featuring new guest artists.

CWL lunch on the lawn beside St James church 11am until 2pm.

Historical tour of the village. Meet 11am at Ladyhead monument at the dock. Saturday only.

View the event poster.

Visit the Artistes de la Rivière website.

Grow Your Wood Business - Renfrew Business Luncheon - June 23, 2017

To succeed in today's challenging environment, businesses need to evolve, adapt, anything less implies you are moving backward. Sawtech Log Expo - Renfrew Business Luncheon addresses Growing Your Wood Business & has put together 4 great speakers that will provide insight on how your business can succeed in this challenging environment.

This is a 2 1/2 hour session Lunch and Event Expo Pass is included in the $20.00 fee. You will need to reserve your seat before June 22nd 12:00 pm. This event will take place at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre.

4 Great Speakers will be speaking at the Sawtech Log Expo. 

• Faye Johnson RFP Director MNRF:  Faye's talk and presentation will focus on;  Softwood Lumber, Provincial Tenure Modernization Initiative, Forests as part of the solution for climate change. At the conclusion will be a Q&A 
• Mike Baker Executive Director Bluewater Wood Alliance: Modeled after Clusterland Upper Austria, BWA is Canada's unique wood industry cluster.  Mike will speak to the benefits his group has received when like businesses within a certain geographic region  gather to form a united group.
• Dick DeStephano a founding patron of Sudbury Area Mining Suppliers Services Association, started 2002. He is a Member of the Premier’s Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was a member of the Advisory Board of Directors of Rogers Broadcasting Inc. Cable 4 OMNI 1 & OMNI 2. Dick will speak to how SAMSSA evolved and the impact that the cluster has had on primary mills. 
• Rory Dredhart  CEO of ClearSky Software  Rory will introduce McKinnsey customer's journey and discuss key moments of the cycle and how technology is being integrated to achieve 50-70% profit improvements.  

Lunch is included and tickets need to be ordered in advance.  $20.00 includes event pass call Rory 705-264-2251 or go online https://sawtechlogexpo.com/expoactivity/networkingpage/id/225