JANUARY E-BULLETIN


 Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada Vancouver-Edmonton-Calgary 

E-BULLETIN

   ISSUE 09

January, 2007

 

Once again the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada, in collaboration with Veronafiere, is providing assistance to four member wine importers from British Columbia and Alberta interested in attending this  year’s Vinitaly, in Verona from March 29th – April 2nd.  Please click here for more details

 You're invited to a Member Appreciation / Networking event on February 15th, for details please click here

 

NEWS:  ICCC is moving in Edmonton!  As of February 15th, the office will be located at: #300, 10835-120 St, Edmonton, AB T5H 3P9. Telephone and fax numbers remain the same (780 428 5478 and 780 428 5479, respectively).

ICCC also welcomes our new Edmonton office manager, Milena Santoro, who has been a Chamber member and volunteer in Vancouver for many years. Our Chamber will benefit from her strong business background as a highly respected entrepreneur, teacher and community member. Milena's specialization in special events, hospitality, tourism and her fluency in Italian make her a valued and welcome member of our team.

You will be able to meet Milena at our next Edmonton members' event, a financial seminar organized in conjunction with RBC, which will be held on March 7th, 2007.

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.

Please click here for details

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.

NEWS: Members of the Italian-Canadian business community needed for a business discussion forum!  The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada is currently undertaking "Project Itaca", a project subsidized by the European Union, involving in Canada the Italian Chambers of Commerce of Vancouver and Montreal and in Italy the Provinces of Veneto and Campania

Please click here for details

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: VANCOUVER

Company Name :

GIUSEPPE'S BREAD & DELI

Phone: 604-299-2316
Sector: Food retail/wholesale
Website:
www.lucanoimports.com

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: CALGARY

Company Name:

STONECREEK RESORTS

Phone: 403-802-3605
Sector: Golf and Real Estate Sales 
Website:
www.stonecreekresorts.com

FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH: EDMONTON

Company Name:

CANADIAN WESTERN BANK

Phone: 780-423-8888
Sector: Financial
Website:
www.cwbank.com

For all you home and Business Coffee needs visit ECM Espresso

DO YOU IMPORT OR EXPORT? Pease click here here for more details on how ICCC's Preferred Business Partner can help you.

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

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.

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

 

 

Dine Italia was held for the first time in Vancouver during April of 2006, the event was a great success and will return in September 2007. 

ICCC Premium Members:

ICCC Preferred Business Partners:

Upcoming Events:

February 1, 2007 - Royal Bank Breakfast Seminar invite  please click here for your invite

February 15, 2007 - Royal Bank Celebrates their Premium Membership Renewal for 2007 please click here for your invite

March 8, 2007 - Justice Frank Iacobucci - Speaker of Distinction dinner - Italian Cultural Centre

April 2007 - Conexus Magazine Spring Issue theme  Alberta's Abundant Energy  click here for details

Vinitaly 2007 -   BC & Alberta wine importers' mission to Vinitaly, the worlds largest wine fair click here for details

 

The Urban Mixer  - is a social organization dedicated to supporting charitable causes and promoting arts and culture events to young, urban professionals. Urban Mixer is holding their second 2007 event entitled ‘This is Milan’ on February 16th, 2007.  Experience music, fashion and food inspired by Milan. DJ Tyson spins as you sip on Italian cocktails and canapés provided by the all-star crew at Figmint. See the latest fashions and enjoy the surroundings. See you on Feb 16th. Partial proceeds to the BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. More details

 

Wine Tourism- the good practices please click here for more details

 

CONTESTS

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.  Contact us for details on the other benefits you will receive.

 

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.  click here foir details

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

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