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Chamber Gala	Business@Lunch	Business@Breakfast	Healthy Business Challenge	St. Albert Farmer's Market
Golf Tournament	Lifestyle Expo	Business in Blue Jeans	Small Business Week	Snowflake Festival Light Up St. Albert

Chamber General Meeting Luncheons

On the second Wednesday of the month, from September to June the Chamber hosts an interesting and informative meeting for our members and guests. These monthly events provide members with the opportunity to hear first hand about the Chamber’s activities, network with other businesses, and also learn about issues related to business and St. Albert.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING'S AGENDA AND MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TODD HIRSCH, SENIOR ECONOMIST FOR ATB FINANCIAL, AND JANUARY'S BUSINESS@LUNCH SPEAKER

CLICK HERE FOR THE JANUARY MEETING'S AGENDA AND MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR THE DECEMBER MEETING'S AGENDA AND MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM NOVEMBER'S MEETING

CLICK HERE FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING'S AGENDA AND MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR THE OCTOBER MEETING'S AGENDA AND MINUTES

CLICK HERE FOR THE OIL SANDS: CANADA'S ENERGY ADVANTAGE PRESENTATION AS SEEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 14TH LUNCHEON

Grab your employees and come join us for some fun and fitness! Throughout the year, the Chamber hosts several casual events for the Healthy Business Challenge. These include the Curling Bonspiel, Slo-Pitch Tournament, Annual Golf Tournament, Bowling, donating blood at a Blood Donor Clinic , Sturgeon Valley Athletic Club Fun Run, and the Roy Financial Mayor’s Walk for Charity. These events are a great way to socialize and have fun with your co-workers, as well as network with other local business owners. Businesses can earn points just for participating and even more when they win. In December the numbers will be tallied up and the winner will be presented with the Healthy Business Award at our Gala Banquet held in January 2012.

Healthy Business Challenge SCORECARD to date

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TODD HIRSCH, SENIOR ECONOMIST FOR ATB FINANCIAL AND JANUARY'S BUSINESS@LUNCH SPEAKER

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 HBC SLO-PITCH TOURNAMENT!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 HBC BOWLING EVENT!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 HBC CURLING BONSPIEL!

The St. Albert Lifestyle Expo & Sale featuring the Pure Horticulture Botanical Arts Experience!

Held every spring at Servus Place, it boasts 200+ exhibitors with displays appealing to businesses as well as home owners and families.  The petting zoo and entertainment stage attract people of all ages. Other highlights include product demonstrations, interactive displays and our Pure Horticulture Botanical Arts Experience.

This is St. Albert’s second annual Pure Horticulture Botanical Arts Experience, with half of Hall 4 being devoted exclusively to the products and services for the home gardener. Also featured are informative workshops delivered by horticulture experts on green gardening, new and proven annuals and perennials, landscape design and water ponds, container gardening, and trees and shrubs.

The Lifestyle Expo & Sale is always a sell-out, with exhibitors booking space for the next year’s show at the close of the current show. With our new special feature area and all the amazing new and past exhibitors, this Expo will take its place among the “must do” events of the year.  – This event will take place April 20, 21, 22, 2012 at Servus Credit Union Place.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 LIFESTYLE EXPO & SALE!

Business @ Breakfast

People like to do business with people they know! Each month, from September to June, Chamber members are invited to attend alternating mixers: Business@Breakfast and Business-After-Hours. These informal gatherings allow our members to network and connect with other business members, share ideas and information, gain new leads and business strategies. These meetings feature guest speakers and each month the location changes to allow different members to showcase their establishment.

Click here for photos from our Nov. 23rd breakfast.

Small Business Week
The Chamber organizes a full week of activities to celebrate and honour businesses in St. Albert. Events during Small Business Week include breakfasts, lunches, and many more activities. The week of activities culminates with an Awards of Distinction Ceremony where all nominees are presented. The Small Business Week sponsors make the award presentations. Many of the St. Albert award recipients have received provincial recognition for their business success.

Click here to view pictures from 2011's Small Business Week Awards of Distinction Ceremony

Golf Tournament

Every year, on a traditional ‘Chamber of Commerce’ hot, sunny May day, a full slate of golfers participate in the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. On this day, the business community of St. Albert can be seen networking, enjoying a meal, sharing ideas, eyeing a great prize and breaking almost every rule in the Golf Etiquette Handbook. This event is very popular with our business community and is always a sell-out. – This event will take place May 12th, 2011 at the Sandpiper Golf and Country Club.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2011 HBC GOLF TOURNAMENT!

Chamber Gala
Don’t miss the Chamber Gala held each January. A dress-up affair with fabulous food and great entertainment highlighted by the official “Swearing In” of our new Chamber Chair and 1st Vice Chair. Join us in celebrating this exciting occasion, and party the night away with your colleagues from the St. Albert and Capital Region business communities, along with his worship Nolan Crouse, Mayor of St. Albert.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE 2012 CHAMBER GALA!

St. Albert Outdoor and Indoor Farmers’ Markets
Fresh fruit, fine woodworking, ripe-off-the-vine vegetables, home baked goods, jewelry, hand sewn works and art pieces. These are just some of the great buys found at Western Canada’s largest Outdoor Farmers’ Market. Every Saturday, starting June through to October, downtown St. Albert is transformed into an unique outdoor social and shopping extravaganza where buskers and musicians create a carnival atmosphere. It’s no wonder crowds of 10,000 to 15,000 visit each week. The Farmers’ Market also moves indoors to St. Albert Place starting in mid-November. The 2011 Indoor Christmas Market will run every Saturday from November 26 to December 17th. The 2012 Outdoor Market will take place every Saturday June 16 to October 6.

Click here to visit the St. Albert Farmers' Market website.

“Business in Blue Jeans”
The Chamber encourages all St. Albert businesses to show their support for the Rainmaker Rodeo by doing “Business in Blue Jeans” during Rodeo Week. By decorating your business in a western theme and inviting your staff to dress in denim, you show your support for this popular annual event that brings thousands of people into our community for some Rodeo fun. Businesses are judged on originality, employee participation, decoration, and overall atmosphere and winners receive tickets to the Rodeo.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM BUSINESS IN BLUE JEANS 2011!

Snowflake Festival
Each year in the Perron District, the community of St. Albert welcomes the Christmas Season with the annual Christmas Tree-Light Up. The festival also features family-orientated events such as Santa’s Northpole, free Horse & Wagon rides, a snowflake sculpture, Santa’s Reindeer, musical entertainment and various activities at various Perron District businesses. – This event will take place November 25, 2011

Events

Click here to view pictures from 2011's Small Business Week Awards of Distinction Ceremony

Click here for photos from 2011's Snowflake Festival