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Hello! Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful - did you gobble till you wobble? We are grateful to our Members who participated in the Chamber of Commerce Expo! Special thanks to the members of the Executive Committee, who took care of things while I was out of town.
November brings Remembrance Day, and our special guest who is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Those of us, of a certain age, will remember walking to the cenataph on Nov.11 with our schools. As a Girl... more
Posted at 01:15 PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Meet your 2024/25 OBWA Executive.
OBWA Executive Committee are: President - Trisha Cuthbertson Treasurer - Lynn Peterson Membership Co-Ordinator - Dale McKay Speaker Co-Ordinator - Paula Martyn Executive Assistant - Cara Cooper Media/Website -Corry Ticknor Secretary -Susan Zaroski
Posted at 12:43 PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
One of the many benefits of OBWA Membership is free admittance at our Networking Dinner Meetings. That's $10 per month that stays in your wallet! 😉
Renew your OBWA membership today!
Networking Dinner Meetings run September through June annually.
Posted at 12:12 PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
OBWA October Guest Speaker - Jim Fitzgerald General Manager of CDC Orillia.
Jim joined the corporation as General Manager in the summer of 2024. He brings with him over 20 years of business and financial management experience, with a track record of success in project management, strategic planning, personnel management, and government relations. Jim oversees the daily corporate functions of the CDC, which include such tasks as loan administration, government liaison, community development, and employee... more
Posted at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
President's Message October 2024
Grateful, Thankful, Blessed! Those are words often heard in October, as we celebrate Thanksgiving. To whom are you grateful? For what are you thankful? How many ways are you blessed?
As we strive to fulfill our obligations to family, work, friends and ourselves, we need to stop and consider those questions.
I'm grateful to my hubby, Dave. He's stuck with me for 35 years, 33 married in October. The man deserves a medal! Lol. I'm thankful for so many things –... more
Posted at 11:15 AM
Thursday, August 22, 2024
President's Message Welcome to September!
We are so excited to be back with all of you after a very short summer - how come the months of June July and August fly by and January, February and March drag so? We hope all of you have had the chance to enjoy some time doing what you love.
We have some fun things planned for this year and we're counting on all of you to make them happen. Put your thinking caps on - one of the questions will be "What do you need from the OBWA to make your business better?"
Hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of August!
Just want to remind all our paid OBWA Members that your membership expires this month and we would love you to hop on over to our Online Payments Tab on our website and select "Annual Membership: & renew your membership for the remaining 2024 & 2025 season.
Membership dues are due before September 1st so please don't delay.
Likewise if you're not a current paid member and want to join and receive the benefits of OBWA membership please go to our... more
Posted at 11:51 AM
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Vice-President's Message June 2024
Happy Summer! (almost) I'm so happy to have the warm weather here - there's something relaxing about the longer days, isn't there?
A big THANK YOU to all who attended the 33rd Annual Woman of the Year/Young Woman of the Year Gala. We had a great time, and are more than proud of Dr. Linda Rodenberg, Woman of the Year, and Eleanor Waite, Young Woman of the Year. This year's Gala wouldn't have happened without the tireless efforts of Corry Ticknor, Dale McKay, Kim Kneeshaw,... more
Posted at 03:58 PM
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Congratulations to the 19th Lisa Brooking Young Woman Of The Year Recipient Eleanor (Elle) Waite.
Posted at 12:40 PM
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Congratulations to the 33rd Nelle Carter Woman Of The Year Dr. Linda Rodenburg.
President's Message November 2024
