WELCOME
Welcome to new Chamber member Stainer Again Antiques & Furniture. Stop by for a visit at 7293 Main St. E (Hwy 26) in Stayner.

 
AGM
Congratulations to Charley Lewis, Kat Salvador and Craig Raffan for their new appointments to the Stayner Chamber Executive!  Your new Executive team is:
 
President – Charely Lewis
Vice-President – Kat Salvador
Director – Troy Disabato
Director – Craig Raffan
Director – N/A
Treasurer – Ramona Holm
Secretary – Fiona Fustacci
 
Unfortunately, Shawn Desjardins had to rescind his acceptance to the Executive as a Director, so a new interim director is now required.  If you are a Chamber member and are interested to be involved in the Chamber as a Director, please contact Charley Lewis at staynerchamber@gmail.com to announce your interest. Interested parties have until July 31^st to submit intent for the position. The Executive will vote on the new appointment in August and make the announcement at the meeting in September.
 
BUSINESS RECOGNITION AWARDS
Thank you to Fiona Fustacci for organizing a great event and congratulations to all the winners of the Stayner Chamber Business Recognition Awards!
 
New Business of the Year - Shawn's Cookery
Business of the Year - JOY Boutique
Entrepreneur of the Year - Troy Disabato
Employee of the Year - Cayleigh Jago from A & D Bird Seed & Country Store
Volunteer of the Year - David Gee
Youth of the Year - Presley James
Thomas Stayner Award (Citizen of the Year) - Larry Culham
The President’s Award - John & Lisa Squire
 
CANADA DAY
Canada Day is almost here! Bring the kiddies down to Station Park after the 11:00 am parade for a day of fun! We'll have popcorn, snow cones, a DJ, a photo booth, face painting, cakes & cookies and...MINI PUTT!  Volunteers are still needed so if you are interested in volunteering for the day, please contact Martina Ernst at mernst@starmetrolandmedia.com.

 
STAYNER ARTS FEST
After the Canada Day celebrations, don’t forget about Stayner Arts Fest the following weekend on Saturday July 6^th!  The event will once again be at Station Park and there will be lots of artisans to peruse and purchase from.

 
WORKSHOP SERIES
The next workshop is Goal Setting on October 2^nd.  How to manifest, turning your dreams into reality, with Charley Lewis.
 
All workshops are $5 at the door and will take place at:
217 Gideon Street, Stayner
Council Chambers
7-9 pm

1. April 1^st – Facebook/Instagram 101 – Done
2. April 30^th – Ellen Oelbaum - Stylist – Done
3. June 3^rd – Fraud Prevention and Round Robin Speed Networking (with Kim Chomiak STS coaching) – Cancelled
4. October 2^nd – Goal Setting, How to Manifest, Turning Dreams into Reality (With Charley Lewis, Sutton on the Bay Realty)
5. November 6^th – Bookkeeping and Accounting 101 (With Colleen Bannerman, Wasaga Tax and Accounting)
 
WITCHES WALK
It was voted to increase the Chamber’s contribution to the Witches Walk this year from $600 to $1,000. This will help facilitate the growth of the event and bring even more people to our downtown.  We can’t wait to see what this fantastic event holds this year!

 
CLEARVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The idea of changing the Stayner Chamber of Commerce to the Clearview Chamber of Commerce has been discussed a couple of times over the past few months at meetings.  At the June meeting it was decided that this idea is worth investigating further as it will encompass all of Clearview instead of just Stayner, and broaden our membership making Clearview one cohesive chamber.  Information on this investigation will be brought back to future meetings.  Stay tuned!
 
BED & BREAKFAST CAMPAIGN
Stayner is essentially the centre of Clearview Township in terms of geography.  We are 10 min from Wasaga Beach, the longest freshwater beach in the world.  We are 20 min from Collingwood, a hot vacation location, 30 min from The Blue Mountains where everyone comes to ski, and 15 min from Creemore, known for its famous brewery.  Stayner is the centre of all of these locations but travellers just pass on through.  How do we make them stop and stay?  Bed & Breakfasts!  Stayner is the least expensive for everything from rent, to gas.  Make tourists want to stay in Stayner by creating quality, friendly lodgings at decent prices. Sound interesting?  Stay tuned for more information and ideas on this topic.

 
NEW EVENTS
Ideas for some new events were brought up at the last meeting. We are looking to bring the below events to you within the next year…or so!
 
1. CHILLI COOKOFF
Who doesn’t like chilli in the fall?  Beef, veggie, turkey, tofu, whatever, it’s all yummy!  Phyllis Cook of D-Vine Wine is working to bring this event to Stayner in the fall.  A tentative date has been set of Saturday September 14^th.  Keep an eye out to the newsletter for more information, or you can contact Phyllis at Phyllis.cook@gmail.com or 705-888-5535. Hopefully, we’ll all be sampling chilli come September!

2. 1800’s DOWNTOWN MARKET
Here’s the plan…Each weekend in the summer, (Saturday? Sunday? Day to be decided), grab your reusable shopping bags and head down to Stayner’s main drag for the 1800’s downtown market. The idea is to pair local vendors with shop owners, inside and out, to sell their goods. Yes, we already have a fantastic Thursday night market, which is not changing.  The 1800’s market will be in addition the Thursday market to bring foot traffic into Stayner’s downtown stores and showcase vendors who do not have stores on the main street.  Why 1800’s you ask? Because Stayner was incorporated as a village in 1872, and as a Town in 1888.  More information on this idea to come!  If you have any ideas or suggestions in regard to this potential event, please contact Charley Lewis at staynerchamber@gmail.com.
 
3. FARM TOOL SEARCH
The idea of the Farm Tool Search is to ask for donations of large, old, rusted and unusable tractors or farm tools to be moved to select locations around Stayner or Clearview Township. They will be brightly and creatively painted with murals or themes by local artisans for people to stop and admire. These would be ‘signposts’ so to speak, that are uniquely Clearview, and could potentially bring people to our area to find them. Eventually, the idea would be to have a map with the location of the Farm Tools so people can make a day of finding them. If you know of anyone who might be willing to donate their unusable farm equipment, please contact Kat Salvador at ksalvador75@gmail.com. 

 
BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
Want to be the next Facebook Business of the Month?  It’s FREE!  As long as you haven’t been business of the month yet, you are eligible.  Please contact Kat Salvador at ksalvador75@gmail.com if you are interested.

 
NEXT MEETING
The next Chamber meeting will be in September.  Please join us on Wednesday September 18^th at 6:30 pm in Council Chambers at 217 Gideon Street.
 
 
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