‘Chamber of Commerce News’ Information

WEEKLY WRAP-UP In a month filled with big name movies, Academy Award nominees and all around great variety, this week is headlined by a movie starring action star Jason Statham. Homefront starts Statham as a former undercover drug agent who will stop at nothing to keep his young daughter safe. [Read more]

WEEK-IN REVIEW It was almost as if they predicted it. A mere two days after being handed the Academy Award for Best Picture, 12 Years a Slave releases on DVD and Blu-Ray. The timing could not be better as word of mouth will be strong and demand will be high. Featuring incredible acting and a [Read more]

WEEKLY WRAP-UP The Olympics have come and gone and Canada once again had a solid showing. We swept the board in curling and hockey, and added several other medals in a number of different sports. Congratulations to all of our Canadian athletes- including Terrace Bay’s own golden girl Haley [Read more]

Registration for the 2014 Green Tradeshow is now open!  Please visit www.greentradeshow.ca where you will find a exhibitor package, map and directions, and a registration form (also see attached). The 2012 Green Tradeshow had 750 people in attendance and 80 exhibitor tables. This year’s [Read more]

TYLER’S WEEKLY WRAP-UP The 2014 Winter Olympics are in full swing and Canada is off to a fast start. The Winter Olympics are an exciting time for many Canadian viewers as our country’s top athletes get to show their talents in a variety of different sports. Television and internet coverage [Read more]

TYLER’S INSIDER Mere months after the shocking death of Paul Walker, Hollywood has been struck by tragedy once again. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Academy Award Winning Actor, was found dead in his apartment of an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman had been clean and sober for nearly 23 years when he [Read more]

DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Locally owned A & S Service announced today that it is now an authorized dealer for Canada Motor Import Inc. which import and sells CFMOTO power sport products, related parts and accessories. A & S Service expects this new venture to be a great opportunity to serve the [Read more]

INSIDE SCOOP Robert De Niro. Morgan Freeman. Kevin Kline. Michael Douglas. It’s not often that a cast with so much star power comes together to make a movie. These four Hollywood legends are the scene-stealing headliners in one of this week’s new releases- Last Vegas- a comedy about a group of [Read more]

THUNDER BAY, ON – Daryl Skworchinski of Marathon was named one of the “Top 20” young professionals in Northwestern Ontario last week during the 2nd Annual Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards ceremony. The awards are sponsored by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, the [Read more]

TYLER’s THOUGHTS Imagine being on board a ship – working hard to earn a living while being away from your family. Suddenly you notice something peculiar in the distance – a pair of small boats moving towards the ship at a rapid pace. Before you know it, your simple mission becomes one [Read more]

VALHALLA INN NAMED OFFICIAL HOTEL, THUNDER BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEDGES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PGA TOUR CANADA EVENT THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Golf Classic is still six months away but community support for the PGA TOUR Canada event has already started to heat up. January 16th the [Read more]

Tyler’s Take on this Week’s Releases Whenever Oprah Winfrey attaches her name to any movie project, you know it’s going to be big. Oprah co-stars in this week’s headline new release “The Butler”, along with a star studded cast in a movie about a man who served the White House for eight [Read more]

TYLER TALKS A new year, a new month and new movies! January 2014 is jam packed with Award nominated titles including The Butler and Captain Phillips. Combine this with major titles like Riddick, Carrie, Last Vegas, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Rush and you’ve got a month with something [Read more]

GOODBYE 2013 ~ HELLO  2014! Goodbye 2013, hello 2014! While some (if not most) of us are scratching our heads wondering where the last 365 days went, the end of the year is an ideal time to recollect on some of the year’s best movies. Keep reading for my list of my favorite movies of the year [Read more]

NIPIGON, ON – The Nipigon Thrift Store had a wonderful visit recently s Santa and Mrs. Clause wre on hnd to welcome customers and, perhaps most importantly, here from young visitors in regards to special requests they were wishing for Santa to bring Christmas morning. Thank you to “J [Read more]