B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 15, 1995 Chamber says thanks YOU HAVE probably heard that question asked at one time or an- other and you may have wondered about it yourself. It is a legitimate question and many people, including those to whom the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce is very important, have no real concept of exactly what the chamber is, how it works, or what it is for. There are, in fact, a lot of mis- conceptions about the chamber, For example, there are those who believe the chamber gathers statistics, prints nice brochures, visits new businesses, answers in- quiries, and advertises what a great place the Terrace area is to work, live and enjoy life. They are right...up to a point. We do ali those things, and proudly so. All of those jobs are important. But they aren’t why the cham- ber -is here. They’re fringe benc- fits ofthe chamber =“ the things we do as a matter of routine be- cause they need doing and we are good at doing them, The primary functions of the chamber go far deeper than those niceties. The chamber is a catalyst — a common vehicle through which business and professional people work together for the common good of the com- munity. A better community means bet- ter business conditions, and we work for a better community for everyone, That’s why we do what we do. “ question; Who -is: this--‘we’ that Terrace & District fhamber of Commerce trength in Numbers This brings us back to the original question: what do we do? There is, in the final analysis, only one reason for the chamber ta exist..to do whatever is neces- sary to keep the Terrace area’s economic condition at a level where business will risk their resources here in the hope of making a profit. Everything else is just frosting . on the cake — a means to the end, In any community, it is fom the profitable operations of busi- ness that all other benefits are derived. Only in succeeding in this fundamental goal can we pro- vide the jobs and produce the wealth to finance all the govern- mental, civic, education, cultural and charitable needs that our community is faced with every day. This means we must do the job needed, That leaves one final does all this? We are you ... the chamber member and all of your business and professional friends who are also chamber members. You are the chamber of com- merce. You provide the ideas, the drive, the goals, the funds and the voluntary services to keep the chamber doing what it does. You are the chamber, and without you, there wouldn’t be any chamber, and then who would do al] those things if the chamber didn’t. Thank you for what you have done today... and for what you will do tomorrow. SYMBOL OF the area gets a dust off from Lara Roldo who served for several years as a key tourist counsellor at the Ter- race and District Chamber of Commerce's infocentre on the highway. The infocentre is one of the more visible efforts of the chamber. Yet it also provides many other services and benefits. Terrace Steel Works Member For 11 Years Member For 8 Years Member For 3 Years 7 Proud Chamber proud Chamber Member For Terrace Interiors 7 |, Proud Chamber . Member For 7 1/2 Years hy Cozy Corners Fireplace Specialties Proud Chamber , Member For 2 Years Wilkinson‘ Business Machines Central Gifts Your | Sight & Decor Sound ir , Proud Chamber Member For 14 Years , Proud Chamber Member For 1 Year Member For ° 11 Years Member For 5 1/2 Years Member For , Over 17 Years q Central Flowers Cedarland ° Tire Nordenta Tractor Dental Y , Proud Chamber Member For Proud Chamber Member For 4 i Proud Chamber Member For _ Proud Chamber Member For Member For 4 Years 5 1/2 Years Over 17 Years _ Over 17 Years Proud Chamber’ Member CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP LIST 16 -37 Community Futures Acadia Northwest Mechanical inc, Acklands Ltd, Agar Red and White General Store/Misty River Tackle: AlrBC . Akita Transport Ltd. All Seasons Source for Sport All West Glass Terrace Ltd, All West Trading Ltd. Alpine House Matel . Aqua Clear Bottlers. Ashbury's B.C. Hydro & Power Authority - BCTEL Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Barry's On Location Fabric Care Ltd. Bayview Fuels Ltd, ; Bell Pole Co. Ltd. Benson Optical Laboratory Ltd. ': Bart's Delicatessen ~ Batter Business Bureau of Mainland - - B.C. 7 : Blue Ridge Ventures Ltd, “~~ Bornite Mountain Enterprises 'Brald Insurance Agencies - Anka's Fresh Food & Dessert Cafe ~ > Brass & Bullet Shooting Supplies Ltd C.M. O, Carpets Ltd. |G. Stewart Enterprises Inc. COLAO. Art Caledonia Collection Agencies Ltd, Clark, Dr. Paul Canadian Airlines International Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Cedarland Tire Service Ltd. Central Flowers ; Central Gifts - Century 21 Cinaway Screenprinting & reps - : =. DLN Contracting Ltd, “. Dynamic Health Service Elan Travel LTP, _. Electronics Plus “ ~ Erwin's-Hause of Fine Jewallers - Jewallery, china, crystal, giftware City of Terraca- Class Act Consignments Close Up Business Servicas Lid. Coast inn of the West . Coast Tractor & Equipment Ltd.. Coastal Welding - Cole Petroleums (B. C. ) Ltd. Colour Works Cominco Metals - Snip Prieck Continental Explosives Ltd. Cozy Corner Fireplace Specialties Ltd. Crampton, Brown, & Arndt Cypress Landscaping and Turf _ Dalry Queen Brazier Restaurant Dairyland Foods Dediluke Land Surveying Inc. Demers and Brodie Ev's Mens’ Wear =. Fabric Boutlque, The - Fabricland Terrace: ~ Far West Bus Lines Ltd. Farko Contracting Ltd. Finning Ltd. First Choice Builders Supply Ltd. D.B.A. frly Bird First Choice Travel Ltd Flowers ala Carte Fountain Tire (Ferrace) Ltd. Frank Donahue Insurance Agency ~.. Gemma's Bed & Bath Boutique Ltd. Gemma's Gifts & Collectibles: oo Gemma's Kitchen Boutique Georga, Dr. Val Gim's Restaurant . - Glass Slipper Bridal Shoppe Greening Tours Ltd. Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd. Grundmann, Otto Haltwaves Hawes, Dr. Vic, O. D. H. W. Hepburn, C.A. Canada Safeway Ltd. ': Capper River Motel Federal Business Development Bank