As part of their recent service delivery review, KPMG suggested that the City of Elliot Lake consider terminating the existing contract with the Chamber of Commerce to manage the City’s Welcome Centre. On December 29, 2011 the Chamber received official notice that the contract was indeed being terminated, with an end date of March 31, 2012.

 

It is important to note that managing the Welcome Centre on behalf of the City is (was) only one of the many tasks undertaken by the Chamber on behalf of its members and the citizens of Elliot Lake.

 

The termination letter also included an offer to meet to discuss future relations that could be mutually beneficial, and the Chamber looks forward to exploring what these future opportunities may be and how they can benefit the Chamber’s members.

 

Managing the Welcome Centre involved a significant amount of time and resources, and the Chamber is rightfully proud of the high quality job that we did; however, with the transfer of these duties to the City, it will now give the Chamber staff and Board of Directors more time to focus on our membership needs.

 

 

As part of our founding principles, advocacy is an integral component of any chamber of commerce. Our ability to communicate and represent the views and interests of our members is vital. “WE ARE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS IN ELLIOT LAKE”. Moving forward, this change will give the Chamber the opportunity of increasing our focus in delivering the best value to our members, the business community of Elliot Lake.

 

In the past few years, the Chamber’s staff and Board of Directors have worked hard to make the organization financially stable; we have grown to 200 members strong and have been able to support local organizations and charities. We want to take this opportunity to assure all current – and future – members, that your Chamber will continue to grow and prosper in the future, in your service.

 

The Board of Directors will be hosting a breakfast meeting in the near future to update the membership on our immediate plans, and to solicit their input on priorities for the Chamber going forward.