 Chamber 3M – June 14, 2011
Welcome to our latest communication vehicle – the 3M!
Chamber Mid-Monthly Message
We’re in, as Gordon Lightfoot calls it, the “summer side of life”. For some of this means slowing down a little, for others it’s just starting to get busy. If you’re in either camp take some time out to catch up and CONNECT with your voice of business.
We are very pleased to welcome Tony Muzzin to the team at the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. Responsible for new member recruitment and membership development, Tony is a graduate of Lakehead University's Commerce program and brings experience from several roles at firms, including at the Chronicle Journal. Tony looks forward to meeting members at this month's After Business on Wednesday, and to building on the solid membership base at the Chamber.
All the best, Tony!
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After Business
Tomorrow (June 15th) we are holding our After Business at Everest College, across from the Prince Arthur on the main floor.
It will be a great time where members to catch up with each other and trade summer plans. Everest will be offering tours of their campus, and ‘seat massage’ demonstrations. Just in time to get relaxed for the summer onslaught.
Afterwards, remember to watch for the photos of this event, and others that are highlighted in our
Facebook Album
.
While After Business will be on summer hiatus until September, you’ll still have great opportunities for networking and fun at the our upcoming 26th Annual
Golf Tournament
.
The next After Business will be during our Prosperity Northwest event. All of the Prosperity Northwest exhibitors will carry on through at the After Business event. The October After Business will include our annual “New Member Reception” and is our biggest of the year! Book your booth space for this highly anticipated event now!
 Wednesday September 21, 2011
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
For more information please contact
Admission: $5.00 for Members & $7.00 for General Admission
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Join the Leader of the Provincial PC Party for Lunch
Click to download the registration form
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Kit Available
Do you, or a friend, have a grand opening coming up? Moving locations? Looking for big scissors?
The Chamber Ambassadors Committee has created a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony kit for use by current and soon-to-be members. Guidelines are available on the
website
.
The kit includes some large ribbon, garden shears, a shovel, some balloons and a media advisory kit
We look forward to helping you launch your new endeavour.
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SHIFT
PAST EVENTS
On Tuesday June 9th, approximately 70 SHIFTers enjoyed a BBQ hosted by the Alumni Association of Lakehead University. The event also included a presentation by the city on the proposed Multiplex.
UPCOMING EVENTS
For more information on past and upcoming events, join the SHIFT network at: www.shiftnetwork.ca or contact Jessica Leinich at: 624.2628
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Member to Member
Wanted to mention that we have a new discount offer for our members; Comfort Inn now offers discounts to Chamber Members that are travelling throughout Northwestern Ontario, ask for the LCHAM rate. This is a discount available to members of any of the Chambers throughout Northwestern Ontario as well.
For more Member to Member discounts available check out
the list
.
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Bill 160 Gives Health and Safety New Mandate
By kellypritchard from
http://occ.on.ca/2011/06/bill-160-gives-health-and-safety-new-mandate/
One of the last actions of the provincial legislature before it adjourned for the summer of 2011 was the passage into law of
Bill 160[1].
The legislation creates a new health and safety function within the Ministry of Labour that will see a new Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) assume prevention-related responsibility from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) supports the creation of a new prevention structure that increases accountability to employers while reducing inefficiencies in program delivery. Under the current system, strategic decisions are routinely made without structured or broad-based private sector participation, limiting the ability of employers to play an active role in the management of workplace health and safety.
In response to the first draft of Bill 160, the OCC made several recommendations to the Minister of Labour in connection with the goal of greater accountability. The final version of the legislation incorporated several key components of the OCC’s recommendations, including:
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A requirement that the Minister consult with the CPO, who is in turn required to consult with the multi-stakeholder Prevention Council, when considering changes under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
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A provision that the multi-stakeholder Prevention Council be composed of an equal number of employer and labour representatives, and that the number of other members be limited to no more than one-third
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A transfer of statutory power for training and oversight of the Health and Safety Associations from the Minister of Labour to the CPO
The Ministry of Labour will also respond to the OCC’s call for greater oversight of inspectors through issuing a policy directive authorizing the Minister to take corrective action when inspectors fail to comply with operational policies and procedures.
Bill 160 provides the legislative framework for the
recommendations[2] made by the independent
Review[3] of the Occupational Health and Safety System.
More information about the work of the OCC regarding the WSIB is available on
the OCC website[4].
Article printed from Ontario Chamber of Commerce: http://occ.on.ca
URL to article: http://occ.on.ca/2011/06/bill-160-gives-health-and-safety-new-mandate/
URLs in this post:
[1] Bill 160: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=2463
[2] recommendations: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/eap/report/index.php
[3] Review: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/eap/index.php
[4] the OCC website: http://occ.on.ca/2011/05/occupational-health-and-safety-reform-could-lighten-employer-load/
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