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Former executive viceâ€"president of the Oal;ville Chamber of Commerce stands outside the current home of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce on the North Service Road shortly before the facility opened in November 1988. By Shelly Sanders Greer Special to the Beaver ~ This 2,500 square foot building which cost $356,000 to build has come a long way from the first headquarters of Fhe Chamber. The first office was located in the Trafalgar Building on Colborne Street and, accordâ€" ing to Jack Cornwall, one of the first Presidents of the Chamber, in a May 11, 1966 New home was big step for growing Chamber n November 16, O 1988, the Chamber of Commerce had its official opening at its new location, on Country Squire Â¥ane where it is still located today. Oct. 20. 1993 article of the Oakville Recordâ€"Star, they were not very fancy. "The first offices were not exactly a credit to the town â€" one required the treading of 25 stairs." These offices lasted less than six years. 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(905) 257â€"0022 3300 Ninth Line, Oakville, Ontario 1959, a fire destroyed the space and some of its records. "It was one of the best fires in town," says Ewart Carberry, a past presiâ€" dent of the Chamber. Until the offices could be repaired, the Chamber moved temporarily to offices at Dunn and Colborne. But the most significant move, and probably the most costly, came next, when the Chamber moved in 1965 to the fifth floor of a building at the corner of Allan and Lakeshore Road. Here, there were dining facilities and a club room adjacent to the Chamber administration offices. The idea of a restaurant sounded good, but it ended up almost bankrupting the chamber. "We had my daughter‘s wedding reception at this restaurant," says Carberry. "But the restaurant lost $100,000 which kept the Chamber in debt for a long Be it ever so humble time. Eventually, we did pay it off." By 1988, the debt had been repaid and the Chamber needed more space for its growing membership. The major at the time, Bill Perras, was instrumental in securing the land on Country Squire The cost of the construcâ€" tion was high, but council approved the expenditure because a Tourism informaâ€" tion booth would be located inside the building and it was agreed that the Town‘s tourism act needed polishing in order to promote Oakville. Lane from the province for 1. The Chamber would pay rent to the town and would also provide the staff to manage the tourism booth. This situation has worked well and continues today. Commercial & Professional Offices, 1235 Main Banking Office & Personal Banking Iroquois Shore Rd. & Trafalgar Rd. * Lakeshore & Trafaigar Branch * Lakeshore & Thomas Branch Hopedale Mall Branch _ * Lakeshore & Bronte Branch _ * 1500 Upper Middle Rd & Third Line * Oakville Town Centre % Halton And Peel Industries Training Advisory Committee 690 Dorval Drive, Suite 115 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6K 3W7 _ TEL.: 849â€"574. 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The move to its present location showed a coming of age," says past president Michael Caine. "The community has grown so much north of the highway that the location is ideally suited for the Chamber. It‘s very visible and at the hub of the commuâ€" nity." â€"7519 rete hane Marcotte mose LDuart eT eer 49 249 §49 N49 I BELLVEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED Angelo and Jean Rizzuti would like to Congratulate the Chamber of Commerce on 40 years of Excellence. They are also proud to announce that they‘re opening a new banguet hall in the near future. 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