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Help our planet by getting involved in the 2012 Barrie Earth Hour Music Festival

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Barrie Earth Hour Music Festival's 2009, 2010 and 2011 events were a huge success, making Barrie's Festival the largest Earth Hour Event in Canada. You can be a part of this event by becoming a sponsor and making the community aware tha ..

DRAGONS’ DEN - Open Auditions in Barrie - Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012
DRAGONS’ DEN, the hit CBC television series, is looking for the next big thing. They will be holding open auditions in Barrie on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 from 11AM to 6PM at Georgian College, One Georgian Drive. DRAGONS&rsq ..

FITT Webinar - Trade and Supply Chain Finance in 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Join us for an informative and practical webinar addressing the latest developments in trade and supply chain finance. This webinar will review the fundamentals of trade finance, speak to developments in the financing of supply chains,  ..

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Top 10 Barriers to Competitiveness

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Last summer the Canadian Chamber of Commerce invited chambers to participate in a survey to find out what you thought were the top 10 barriers to Canada’s competitiveness. Of the 10 barriers presented in the survey, the ch ..

HOTLINE TO HR - Limited-Time Offer to Chamber Members

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
HOTLINE TO HR, an approved Canadian Chamber Affinity Program, are proud to bring a special, limited-time offer to all participating Chambers and their members. Until February 29, 2012, they will be offering their service to al ..

Lakehead University's Orillia - Environmental Research Facility Survey - Deadline Wednesday, February 15th @ 5pm

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Lakehead University's Orillia campus is striving to build an environmental research facility in Simcoe County. The University is seeking funding through FedDev Ontario's Prosperity Initiative (Building a Competitive Advantage). Su ..

HELP US BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN - call for Board Members

Monday, February 13, 2012
HELP US BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN Children’s Treatment Network (CTN) is a network of organizations in Simcoe and York serving children and youth with multiple special needs and their families. We  ..

2011 Census data now available online

Friday, February 10, 2012
(http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm?rel=1203)This first release of data from the 2011 Census marks the start of Canada’s new statistical portrait. The new data tell us how many people live in Canada and the  ..

A Slow Time for Business is a Great Time for Networking

Monday, February 06, 2012
By Bill Justus, Justus Pest Control This time of year is fairly slow for me in the pest control business. I still take care of my commercial contracts such as restaurants, warehouses and factories, but my residential business slows  ..

Doing Business Under Bill 119 - (Note New Venue)

Friday, February 03, 2012
Barrie Construction Association Presents Information Session withThe Office of the EmployerAdvisor Doing business under Bill 119 – are you ready? TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2012 3:30 TO 5:00 PM FREE TO BCA MEMBERS $25 + H ..



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