MUSKOKA LAKES CHAMBER WINS COVID AWARD For moving quickly to serve business in new ways, the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce has been recognized with an Ontario-wide “Power of the Pivot Award”. The Muskoka Lakes Chamber was selected from more than 135 boards of trades and chambers across Ontario for the honour, which recognizes “exceptional [...]
The Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce got the television treatment when CTV shot a commercial in late May for the Chamber’s latest innovative effort to support local business: ShopMuskokaLakes.ca Shot in Utterson at Three Mile Lake and Port Carling at the locks, the commercial features a sample of businesses that appear on ShopMuskokaLakes.ca from all [...]
PMCN to give out $45,000 in cash prizes to local entrepreneurs this Thursday Article by Natalie MacMillan The Parry Sound Muskoka Community Network (PMCN) IMPACT Awards are going ahead this Thursday, May 27th, virtually. The virtual gala, held on a platform called Remo, will give out $45,000 in awards to various recipients from across the [...]
Annual Meeting Reminder: Thursday, April 29, 6:30-7:30pm RSVP TODAY: For security reasons, please RSVP to get the Zoom link and Password to enter this meeting. It will be sent with your confirmation of Registration via our REGISTRATION portal. FROM RELEVANT TO ESSENTIAL: Join us April 29 online via Zoom for the Annual Meeting of the [...]
Are you in the Simcoe-Muskoka Health Unit region? These NEW instructions for business went into effect as of March 11, 2021, and have now been shared with your Chamber. Here is the new set of instructions (updating instructions from December 2020) followed by the entire letter from the Health Unit, which also clarifies any businesses [...]
Upcoming Ontario Budget Should Support Hardest Hit Your Chamber urging government to address pain points and lay groundwork for a strong rebound -- and to take steps to protect our frontline workers MUSKOKA LAKES – February 26, 2021 – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), with input from the Muskoka Lakes Chamber, has released its [...]
ONTARIO ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWS BETTER THAN AVERAGE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN COTTAGE COUNTRY : Report from Ontario Chamber of Commerce outlines latest sector-specific data on economy, business confidence, employment, and government supports. Muskoka Lakes/January 28: Today, the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released the fifth annual Ontario Economic Report [...]
Thank you to all of our wonderful Chamber members who contributed toward this year's virtual parade! Special thanks to Ontario Power Generation for their sponsorship. We couldn't have done it without them. Happy Holidays! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCwW54kt-8U
Dear Chamber Members, please provide your input into the future rehabilitation of the Bala Falls Road Bridge (the historic wooden bridge over South Bala Falls on Bala Falls Road). Deadline for your input is this Friday, December 4, 2020. First, learn about the project by reading the Township page and/or watching the attached video by [...]
Huckleberry Rock view: G. Popadynec Still have Cottage Country Spirit travel vouchers left? Great! Make sure to use them before they expire on October 12th. Scroll down to see our list of Chamber members taking your Cottage Country Spirit vouchers at the bottom of this post. Meantime, here are just some of the [...]