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The Shelburne
& Area Chamber of Commerce is a
non-profit organization comprised of businesses, professionals, community
groups, and interested individuals. Since 1933, they have represented the
interests of the business community and to effectively influence those issues
which are deemed to have an impact on the economic strength, prosperity and
interests of our community.
They act as a voice for business, enabling
members to accomplish collectively what no one person can easily do
individually. We provide our members with services designed to enhance their
business opportunities.
Each year a Board of
Directors is elected by the membership. This Board establishes our goals and
objectives for the year and works with the members and staff to accomplish our
mission. The Chamber provides information and referrals to businesses and
the general public on a wide range of issues such as economic development,
community activities, shopping areas, demographics, and professional services.
They are committed to an involvement with local
and regional levels of government, which allows us, when required, to lobby
municipal, provincial, and federal governments on issues which affect members
and the community at large.
They are a proponent for an "Open for
Business" attitude and are available to assist individuals or
businesses in finding the resources necessary to locate or re-locate in
Shelburne County.
We seek solutions to today's economic and social
problems and then we work towards the implementation of these solutions.
The Chamber continues to be a vehicle through
which businesses can work together for the overall good of the communities they
serve.
Board of Directors:
- Elizabeth Rhuland, President
- Jim Spencer, Vice President
- Sam Stewart, Treasurer
- Raymond Davis, Secretary
- Doug Drane, Past President
- Dixie Redmond
- Patricia Rapp
- Allan Nelson
- Michelle Arsenault-Williams
- John Dexter
- Anne Swim
- Timothy Gillespie
Click
here to see a complete listing of Members
The Port of Shelburne is unique among rural
ports in Atlantic Canada, boasting a diversified client base that includes a
large commercial fishing fleet and on-site fish processing plant, an independent
fishing fleet and a regular cargo/container service that links the port to
Europe and the coastal United States.
A new business plan, recently approved by the
Port Authority and Town Council, details plans for an expansion of the port
facilities to include increased large container shipping services, smaller
container services, cruise ships and a ferry service to Boston or another U.S.
port.
The developed port can also be considered a
shipping hub for regional manufacturing and industries, including mining
operations, tire manufacturing and petroleum-related shipping.
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