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The vision of the Olds and District Chamber of Commerce is to engage a vibrant business community that grows and prospers.

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2024 Olds Fashioned Christmas

OLDS FASHIONED CHRISTMAS ANNUAL SOCIAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Thank you to all who submitted events for the 2024 Olds Fashioned Christmas Calendar of Events. We are planning to have the calendar finalized and distributed with the October 29th edition of The Albertan newspaper

Business Beer and Blue Jeans

On September 25th at the Werklund Agriculture and Technology Centre the olds & District Chamber of Commerce annoounced the 2024 Small Business Award nominees at the very successful and well attended Business Beer & Blue Jeans event. Congratulations to the following award nominees:

Small Business of the Year: Dunrite Printing; the Olds Central Highlands Golf Course; Sims Furniture; Mountain View Flooring; Olds Uptowne Market

Best New Business: Aurora Golf; Feather Dental hygiene Studio

President's Award: Canadian Tire (Mike Tomey)

Innovation Award: Emprise Canada

Youth Employee of the Year: Hunter McDonald; Wyatt McDonald; Grace Williamson (all were employees at the Olds Central HIghlands Golf Course)

Community Spirit: Custom Homes (Brian Gardner - building Kirsten's Place Emergency Shelter)

People's Choice: Dunrite Printing; Aurora Golf; Olds Community Pharmacy; No Frills

And a big thank you to Rochelle Wilson of Western Financial for their generous sponsorship of the Business Beer and Blue Jeans event.

Small Business Week Launch

Thank you to all who attended the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce Small Business week launch breakfast event at Chef David's Cacio e Pepe Italian Bistro. Our featured speakers included Mayor Judy Dahl; CAO Brent Williams and Economic Development Advisor Michelle McFadden.

Thank you to the Town of Olds for their sponsorship of the event.

Small Business Awards Gala

Date: October 24, 2024 at the Royal Canadian Legion - Olds

Join us as the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce celebrates this year's Small Business Award nominees. Tickets are $50.00 per person. Event will begin at 5:00pm with cocktails and networking, followed by dinner @ 6:00pm and awards ceremony and presentation.

2024 Small Business Award nominees are:

Small Business of the Year: Dunrite Printing; The Olds Central HIghlands Golf Course; Sims Furniture; Mountain View Flooring; Olds Uptowne Market

Best New Business: Aurora Golf; Feather Dental Hygiene Studio

President's Award: Canadian Tire (Mike Tomey)

Innovation Award: Emprise Canada

Youth Employee of the Year: Hunter McDonald; Wyatt McDonald; Grace Williamson (all were employees at the Olds Central Highlands Golf Course)

Community Spirit: Custom Homes (Brian Gardner - building Kirsten's Place Emergency Shelter)

People's Choice: Dunrite Printing; Aurora Golf; Olds Community Pharmacy; No Frills

Golf Tournament

Olds & District Chamber of Commerce 2nd Annual Golf Tournament

A very successful and enjoyable afternoon of Golf on Wednesday August 21, 2024. Thank you to the forty golfers for supporting our tournament; after a brief 2-hole rainy start, it was a perfect evening for golf and the golf course was in great shape.

Thank you to all our contributing sponsors: Canadian Tire; A&W; Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual; Emprise Canada Inc.; A Gallery of floors; Olds Community Pharmacy; Kolb's Fine Meats; Aurora Golf; Olds Registries; Chef David's Cacio e Pepe Italian Bistro; Hub International; Sim's Furniture & Bedding; Ultimate Safety; Royal LePage Wildrose Real Estate; Stoutenberg & Co.; Mountain View Publishing Inc.; Carlyle Law; Thryv; Olds Sign Shop.

And thank you to the Olds Golf Course and staff for hosting and to RC Eats By Rajapaksa Catering for the fine food.

Congratulations to the team with the low score: Murray Elliott; Leon Durand; Lyle Blatz; and Cory Noel; and congratulations to all golf and door prize winners.

See you all next year at the 3rd annual Olds & District Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament

Awards

Exceptional Customer Service Award

Nominate an Employee for the Annual Exceptional Customer Service Award

Have you met someone who went out of their way to provide you with outstanding service? If so, we want to learn about that individual whose service went above and beyond what is traditionally expected. Please take a moment to tell us about your experience and the person you wish to nominate.

Winners are chosen based on quality of service, not quantity of nominations. Criteria you may wish to consider would be: friendliness, efficiency, knowledgeable.