St. Catharines - Thorold Chamber of Commerce

Niagara Artists' Centre
Rosemary Hale Receives 2010 Laura Sabia Award! Dr. Hale has been recognized by the women artists of Niagara as this year's recipient of the Laura Sabia Award. The award is sponsored annually by the Niagara Artists Centre in commemoration of International Women's Day. It recognizes a woman in the Niagara community who has made an outstanding commitment to the arts and furthered the careers of women artists.
Merry Maids - Cleaning for a Reason!
Fighting cancer is difficult enough, but living with it is even tougher - and that's where Merry Maids and the Cleaning for A Reason Foundation steps in. This nonprofit offers free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer - any type of cancer.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Honoured!
Congratulations to our Chamber members that were honoured at the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, held on Friday, February 26th. "This year's recipients represent the epitome of successful entrepreneurship through responsible community involvement and innovation," said Stan Pride, chair of NEYA.
United Way of St. Catharines & District
Congratulations to the following Chamber members who were recognized at the United Way Awards held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. RBC Dominion Securities, Wilson Blanchard Management Inc and Cooperman Real Estate Inc., Meridian Credit Union, Scotiabank, and George & Gregory Darte. For further details, please click on the name for the link.
Bounty Hunter Staffing
Bounty Hunter Staffing is moving! Originally located in Niagara Falls, their new office is located at 3550 Schmon Parkway, Suite 2, in Thorold.
Horizon Utilities
Has donated $15,000, through the United Way, to Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold as part of an annual program called Winter Warmth. Thank you Horizon!
Corey Petrovsky Renovations (CPR)
Corey and Karen (nee Potton) are thrilled to announce the birth of their TWINS! Colton Louis and Caden George were born on Friday, February 12th - weighing in at 6 lbs 14 oz and 6 lbs 10 oz. Congratulations!
Crawford Smith & Swallow Chartered Accountants LLP
The partners and staff of Crawford, Smith and Swallow are pleased to announe that Mr. Paul Charette and Ms. Alanna Sleep have successfully completed the UFE along with Miss Tiffany Clark, Mr. Matthew Ventresca and Ms. Alicia Biamonte . The UFE is the uniform examination standard for entrance to the CA profession in Canada.
H2Only - Results from Chili Night for Haiti
I just got the most amazing, fantastic news from Hope International. Our gift was matched - so the value was more than $9,000.00. And here it gets better... it is being used to ship a waiting cargo container of medical supplies from a company in the U.S. who had the supplies, but couldn't pay for the shipping.
Niagara Economic Development Corp. (NEDC)
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, at a formal gala event in Toronto hosted by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO), the Niagara Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) received a 2009 EDCO Award of Excellence in Marketing for the Niagara Original brand. Niagara's economic development agency also won an Award of Merit from EDCO for its Business Directory. Congratulations!
PenFinancial Credit Union
PenFinancial Credit Union presented the Niagara College Foundation with a $10,000 donation on February 9th, during the first Placement Appreciation Event, hosted by the School of Community Services. The gift will be matched by the Ontario Trust for Student Support to establish an endowed fund, which will provide an annual $500 bursary.
Niagara College
Congratulations to Baker Lewis, a second-year Culinary Management student at Niagara College's Niagara Culinary Institute for taking home first-place at this year's 'Making the Grade: Rising Chef Citrus Cook-Off' competition at the Winterlicious 2010 event held in Toronto, January 29 to February 11.
The Pen Centre
The Pen Centre in cooperation with another twelve 20VIC managed shopping centres across Canada have launched a fundraising effort for the people of Haiti. Attached is a media release that describes the effort and how people can respond to this horrific calamity.
Treadwell Farm-to-Table Cuisine
Is hosting their 2nd Annual Wish Dinner on Friday, March 26 at 6:30pm. Proceeds toward Capital Patient Equipment on the Wishlist for teh St. Catharines General Hospital.
Wormald Masse Keen Lopinski LLP
The Partners of Wormald Masse Keen Lopinski LLP are pleased to announce that Dawn Nicholson and William Crysler have successfully completed the 2009 Uniform Final Evaluation (UFE). Congratulations!
Omni Media Productions
It's a GOLD PIXIE for The City! The American Pixel Academy has awarded Omni Media Productions a GOLD PIXIE for their work in producing the St. Catharines video, "It's All In St. Catharines."
MacGillivray Partners Inc.
The Partners of MacGillivray are pleased to make the following announcements: Mark DeVreede, CA has successfully earned the title of Chartered Accountant! and Jim Ugulini, CA has joined MacGillivray, St. Catharines. Congratulations!
Niagara College
Congratulations to Dan Patterson, Niagara College president, who was bestowed the honour of The Lord Mayor's Award of Excellence, Citizen of the Year, at the Spirit of Niagara Awards held Tuesday, January 19th. The award recognizes an individual's lifetime achievement and vast contributions to the community. Under his leadership, Niagara College has doubled its enrolment to more than 8,000 fulltime students in more than 90 programs.
Rankin Construction Inc.
Thomas Rankin, CEO, Rankin Group of Companies, is pleased to announce the following appointments: RANKIN CONSTRUCTION INC., President - Brian Rankin, Executive VP/CFO - Wendy Rankin Wing, Senior VP - Stojan Tritchew and Bill Snow, and Vice President - Mark Cahill.
Welland Canals Centre
The St. Catharines Museum is very pleased to announce the opening of Pack Your Bags! A Kid's Ticket to Travel, a travelling exhibition produced by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. This fun-filled exhibition will help children explore and understand why people travel and how travelling can change us.
St. Catharines Club
The St. Catharines Club celebrated their 131st AGM on Tuesday, January 12. Please join with Archie Katzman in congratulating Margie Spence, as New Club President.
Imperial ESSO Discount Program
Chamber members have many affinity programs they can take advantage of! One is the Imperial ESSO Discount Program for fuel savings. With the environment in mind, they now have an on-line application form.