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By Shelly Sanders Greer Special to the Beaver he Oakville Chamber of Commerce I has come a long way in 40 years, from a membership of 100 to today‘s more than 1,000 members. There are new commitâ€" tees, new social events and new issues facing this organization. But the one thing that has not changed is the fact that the Chamber is seen as the voice of business in Oakville. It unites small businesses with larger enterprises and guarantees that politicians will hear probâ€" lems and recommended solutions. The voice of business Along with this come other benefits of membership. There are informative seminars to help businesses become more competitive, business contacts can be made through various events, a valuable group insurance plan is available for members who are in business for themselves, a monthly newsletter keeps memâ€" bers abreast of Chamber activities on the (See ‘Members‘ page 3) Mayo: To & Ehe Oalhkiuville Recordtâ€"~Star BUSINESS MEN ORCGANIZE TO PROMOTE AREA NN The Oakville Chamber of Commerce 0 «31 & o 360.\ /,,@s o~ .e * : wy : o &4 BP 5 " oft c lo\( Vit} f‘i‘ elebrating 40 Years Olp (%UCC@SS! A 4 tss qes s W { \e s s * T w @is 06 6 ' 2 A * h C tW 34. 5 %% 16 I | ut â€" 199 B [ 4 & a Ssd 8 oo 12 pol 8ae : y s o k o \% sts" Ssd * . qebene o u$ / A \| oS mss sA & S i . ce E OAKVILLE BEAVER fPQiQigYe Wednesday, October 20th, 1993 FA@ VA PRESENTED B\ \\ i The current Oakville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes (front row, left to right) Carol Fougere, Michael Patrick, Rick Kedzior, president, Gloria Ingram, Brenda Kemple, executive viceâ€"president, Heather Kerby, David Bazar, (back row, left to right) Andres Paara, Jim Carson, Marius deBruyn, Keith Bird, David Faye, John Hogg, pastâ€"presâ€" ident, David Pollard. 1953 #199 The front page of the Oct. 22nd, 1953 edition of The Oakville Recordâ€" Star announces the formation of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. L As V) > 1|\ ‘SAD] «_ Chamber Of Commerce s _ Away To Flying Start â€"»*f | With 59 Memberships Veto Bronte Annexation Will Try Againâ€"Jennings 1 | i By SHELLY SANDERS GREER Special to the Beaver From a little meeting a mighty Chamber grew "26 businessmen met Monday night at the Murray Hotel to reactivate the Senior Chamber of Commerce which died of inaniâ€" tion three years ago. Lack of the red corpusâ€" cles of merchant support caused its colâ€" lapse." t was 40 years ago that this symbolic I meeting took place, and since then, the Chamber has grown from its initial 100 members to today‘s membership which numâ€" bers more than 1,000. Times have changed, business conditions have changed, but the original mandate of the Chamber has remained remarkably intact. And it has been this mandate â€" to deal with mutual problems and publicize and promote the town â€" which has been responsible for the Chamber‘s (See‘First page 4) anF Oakville Recordâ€"Star, Thursday, October 1, 1953.