News that former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be at SaskTel Centre on March 22 has excited those at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.
The event is being hosted by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. At their monthly directors meeting Tuesday night, it was learned that the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has been offered the opportunity, along with other local chambers, to partner up with the Saskatoon chamber on the event.
“It’s not very often we have the opportunity to participate in an event with the former First Lady,” said Battlefords Chamber executive director Linda Machniak.
The Battlefords Chamber has premium seating reserved near the front for their members. The program is being promoted exclusively to their members, with limited seating available at a special rate, and there will be ads placed to promote it as well. Members who are interested can call the chamber at 306 445-6226 for more information.
In other news from the chamber directors meeting last Tuesday night, work is now under way on the community reputation efforts. This is the effort spearheaded by chamber president Terry Caldwell to involve the Chamber and its members in turning around the crime and reputation issues facing North Battleford.
Caldwell reported at the meeting that a number of meetings have been held over the past month, and they will be putting an appeal out soon to the business community as a whole. However, the entire effort is still in the early stages.
Things are coming together for a chamber educational event called Cannabis 101: Cannabis and the Workplace, Realities, Rights and Responsibilities, sponsored by WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
It will be at the Don Ross Centre on March 28. The plan is for the morning session to focus on the legal aspects while the afternoon session would include a policy-making session so businesses can come away with a policy that workplaces could be able to implement to deal with cannabis issues right away.
As well, there are plans for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce to host another annual post-budget event with the provincial finance minister, but it may not be the traditional post-budget breakfast.
The indication is that the new finance minister Donna Harpauer is not big on doing “breakfasts,” so the event might turn out to be a luncheon instead. The provincial budget is due to come down April 10.
