DECEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

February 14, 2020

The Sooke Region Chamber acknowledges the T`Sou-ke First Nation and the Pacheedaht First Nation, on whose traditional territories, Chamber activities take place. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Chamber Members News

MEMBERSHIP NEWS YOU CAN USE!

SEAPARC's New Weight Room is now OPEN! The SEAPARC Commission and staff are excited to announce that their new Weight Room is now open. It includes a variety of cardio and strength training equipment to suit everyone's interests. We now offer Personal Training sessions as well. The Weight Room is open during regular business hours: Monday-Friday 6am-9pm Saturdays 8am-8pm Sundays 9am-8pm (winter hours) To learn more visit us at  www.seaparc.ca Join SEAPARC today! Do you have an update to share? Email us, info@sookeregionchamber.com !

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member, Mosaic Forest Management MOSAIC FOREST MANAGEMENT Website Chamber Directory Listing Email: media@mosaicforests.com Phone: 250-716-3700 Mosaic Forest Management Corp. is a leader in sustainable timberlands management. The company was created through the affiliation of Island Timberlands and TimberWest (in 2018), and has operated on BC’s Coast for more than 100 years. Mosaic was the first forestry company in BC to achieve Progressive Aboriginal Relations Bronze Certification, and the first forest company in the world to be accredited by the Carbon Trust. All forest lands managed by Mosaic are certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®). Mosaic employs several thousand people, directly and indirectly, who live, work and play in local Vancouver Island and Coastal BC communities.  ---

Vancouver Island Business News

Chamber Members have free access to the Business Examiner Vancouver Island

Please visit the following link to see this month's issue! In this issue we hear about Port Alberni's  Canadian Maritime Engineering , the results of the  Comox Valley Chamber  awards, sponsored vs boosted posts on Facebook explained in the  Digital Marketing  column,  Who is Suing Whom  and  Movers and Shakers . If you have any questions or feedback for the Business Examiner team, give us a shout at:  info@businessexaminer.ca . Have a great day!

Extended Health Benefits: The Chamber Plan

Real benefits for your business! When you are busy growing your business, you don't need any more surprises. That's why more than 30,000 business owners choose Chambers Plan, and with easy renewals and industry-leading stability, they stay on it. Extended Health Care Disability Coverage Critical Illness Dental Care Employee Assistance Program Group Retirement Solutions Teladoc (r) - Connect with a doctor within an hour by phone or app anywhere in Canada Unlimited access to Best Doctors(r) - an expert medical second opinion service Business Assistance Service - providing resources and consults by accounting, legal, and human resource experts. With its not-for-profit structure, Chambers Plan employee benefits has your business interest at heart. Contact- Karen Mason CFP,CLU,CHS Mason Financial 250-642-0776 karen@masonfinancial.net

SEEKING A CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR?

We use SQUARE to process Credit Card Payments If you are looking for a credit card processor and want to explore using Square for your own business, use this link https://squareup.com/i/SOOKEREGIO to get the following offer: You will receive free processing on up to $1,000 in credit card transactions for the first 180 days*. Afterwards, you pay the standard 2.65% per swipe for all major credit cards**.  * Limited time offer valid only for new Square customers and is not transferable. Waived processing fees are reimbursed to your account on each deposit. ** Square charges 2.65% for all swiped transactions including Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express. 3.4% + $0.15 for manually entered transactions.

MEMBER EVENTS

CHAMBER MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: WE WILL BROADCAST YOUR NEWS! The Sooke Region Chamber is here to support our members and their initiatives. If you have an event coming up in the Sooke Region that you would like to share with our subscribers ,  please email us the details in advance  with a link and/or PDF, PNG or JPG image and we will do our best to include your event information or link in next month's e-news.  Our e-newsletters are typically twice a month (middle, and end). We wish you much success with your events!

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Get involved! BE the change you want to SEE . We have several ways for you to participate: Attend a meeting Join the Board of Directors Volunteer on Special Committees (Business Excellence Awards, Business Strategy Seminars) NEW: Sign up as a speaker! The Chamber will soon be listing a Chamber-exclusive Speaker's List for members to call on for their special events! Volunteer at Events Partner or Sponsor events and programs Donate prizes for events and promotions Sponsor our staff with products, discounts or perks from your business Lend talent and physical resources To be added to the "Friends of the Chamber" newsletter to be informed of all partnership opportunities as they arise, let us know at info@sookeregionchamber.com . or 250-642-6112.

Appreciations and Thank you's

Thank You to the following for providing meeting space SEAPARC Village Foods

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