Chamber News

Guests gather for group photo in casino before slot tournament.

Members test their luck at Connect After Hours event

September 20, 2017

On September 14, members of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) tried their luck in a slot tournament at OLG Slots at Ajax Downs. Players began their evening networking over cocktails in the VIP section of the casino’s Getaway Restaurant. While enjoying a buffet dinner, Ron Horwitz, Slot Shift Manager at OLG, taught players about Read More

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Whitby Chamber members and neighbouring chambers and boards of trade pose for group photo in Feed the Need warehouse.

Chamber helps community raise 3,845 pounds for Feed the Need in Durham

September 13, 2017

For the entire month of August, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) teamed up with Feed the Need in Durham for the third annual Food Drive Challenge to help meet the growing demand of emergency food providers and client needs at Feed the Need during the summer months. This year’s member drop off locations included Read More

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First-ever Chamber volleyball tournament a smashing success

August 31, 2017

Originally scheduled in June, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce’s (WCC) first-ever volleyball tournament was rescheduled due to rain. However, that only gave participants more time to super charge their spikes as the rain date, August 3, turned out to be a hot and fun-filled day in the sun. Organized by the WCC’s Young Entrepreneurs & Read More

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"Bill 148 will put 185,000 Ontario jobs at risk"

Bill 148: Too much, too fast

August 14, 2017

Today the Keep Ontario Working Coalition (KOW), in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC), released the first and only independent economic impact analysis of Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act. Conducted by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA), the study revealed that if Read More

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Members prepare flatbread at Centre for Food

Membership sharpens kitchen skills at Connect After Hours event

August 11, 2017

On August 9, members of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) tied up their aprons and sharpened their skills at the Durham College W. Galen Weston Centre for Food for the fist-ever cooking and connecting after hours event. Chef Anna Mae Crespo taught the membership basic cooking skills and led them through the creation of Read More

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