Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada

E-BULLETIN

ISSUE 08

December, 2006

Merry Christmas

and

Season's Greetings to all!

Alberta’s Abundant Energy

The Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada recently estimated that the number of people directly employed in oil sands operations—currently about 50,000—will reach 80,000 by 2008. An additional 70,000 construction, manufacturing and service jobs will also be created—40 percent of them outside Alberta.

The Spring 2007 issue of Conexus will be an indispensable resource for ICCC members and professionals worldwide who are at the forefront of their industries. The issue will be filled with first hand accounts from a number of companies that manage the province's oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. This issue will also include a special focus on "Green" business.

Please click here for more details

Did you receive the latest edition of Conexus Magazine? If not, please let us know.

You could win an evening at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbouside and a dinner gift certificate at Vistas Revolving Restaurant & Bar in Vancouver. Please complete our online Conexus Magazine Readership Survey. Contest ends December 31st.

Please visit this link to complete the online survey.

Thank you and Good Luck!

BOSA FOODS has moved into a new location! 1465 Kootenay Street, Vancouver www.bosafoods.com

ICCC Premium Members:

ICCC Preferred Business Partners:

NEWS: The President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada - Vancouver Edmonton Calgary (ICCC), Lucio Sacchetti, was elected to the office of NAFTA Area Representative at the Area Meeting held at the Grand Hotel Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy on October 22nd, 2006 during the World Convention of the Foreign Italian Chambers of Commerce.

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FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: VANCOUVER

Company Name :

PANTHER MANAGEMENT

Phone: 604-681-1298
Sector: Consultant
Website: www.panthermanagement.com

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: CALGARY

Company Name:

BONVIDA CORPORATION

Phone: 403-245-5827
Sector: Wine
Website: www.bonvidawines.com

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: EDMONTON

Company Name:

DERKS FORMALS & MENSWEAR

Phone: 780-433-4600
Sector: Fashion
Website: www.derksformals.com

For all you home and Business Coffee needs visit ECM Espresso

Recent Past events:

Discover Italy - Discover Puglia at the Opus Hotel during ICCC's 2006 Holiday reception

RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series reception featuring Professor Castellani, President Torino 2006 Olympic Organizing Committe

Pio Cesare Wine Tasting in Calgary with BonVida Wines and Osteria De Medici

For a listing of all our past events please click here: Past events page

Take your Christmas Risk Evaluator : The Holidays can bring on stress, find out what your chances are of bringing on stress during the holidays - please click here to download the test.

NEWS: The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada is pleased to announce that as of January 1st, 2007, it will have a representative in Italy to develop new business opportunities for the Chamber. Bianca Anna Viarizzo is a consultant with many years experience of coordinating projects, liaising with all levels of government and sourcing business leads. ICCC has undertaken this step in order to better serve our members and clients in Canada and Italy.

DO YOU IMPORT OR EXPORT? To find out what benefits you receive from being an ICCC member please click here

Receive a 10% discount, All Chamber members will receive a discount on their TV advertising campaigns on TLN and TV Listings.

For more information pleaseclick here

The R-Class provides an unusually impressive combination of features - the comfort and style of a luxury vehicle, the performance and handling of a fine sports sedan along with the versatility of an SUV.

It is a leap forward that could only be made by looking back. By pouring all that we've accomplished into one very new, very different, kind of Mercedes-Benz. The R-Class Grand Sports Tourer is a view of what travel can and should be. Space. Comfort. Light and sky. Plus 4MATIC full-time all-wheel drive. On a scale that changes everything

You could win a one year Adult Gold Pass to Cypress Mountain and a weekend lease of a Mercedes R-Class when you book a test drive with Mercedes-Benz Canada's Vancouver West Broadway location. Please Contact us for details on the other benefits you will receive.

Dine Italia was held for the first time in Vancouver in April of 2006, the event was a great success and will return in 2007. Please visit Cafe Il Nido Restaurant, this month's Dine Italia featured Restaurant.

Il Nido Breaks the Barriers Since opening in 1988, Il Nido has consistently ranked in the top echelon of Vancouver restaurants. Here, BC's finest ingredients are used to create dishes reminiscent of Northern Italy - "the food of kings, peasants and, everyone in between". Traditional fish, meat and pasta dishes are made luxuriously with the use of non-traditional herbs and spices, such as saffron and ginger. Sauces are lean and light. Fresh fish and vegetables are staples. Desserts are homemade and spectacular.

With its elegant yet, informal atmosphere, muted/understated decor and, sunny patio this "Nest In The City" is a destination for those who enjoy wonderful food and good conversation. Groups of up to 70 are welcome and custom menus are easily designed. As Il Nido continues as one of Vancouver's finest restaurants, evolving with imagination and inventiveness, its motto remains: Everyone Leaves Happy.

www.cafeilnido.net

Happy Holidays and see you at one of our events in 2007!

Special thanks to Marco Polo News for photos

This Monthly E-bulletin is emailed to Members & Friends of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada. If you have any questions, comments or if you are not a member and would like join please contact Joe Ganci. 604-682-1410 or Emailiccbc@iccbc.com

www.iccbc.com