The Niverville Chamber of Commerce held their Jingle and Mingle mixer on December 8 at John Henry’s.
“The event is a perfect opportunity for newer members to get acquainted with business people in the community,” says Dawn Harris, Chamber of Commerce Coordinator. “Everyone really seemed to be mixing well… circulating and meeting and chatting with people.”
The Chamber holds a mixer every fall. This was the first time the event was held in December. The evening was sponsored by Garry Stratychuk of ITI Financial, who gave a presentation entitled Our Impending Tax Environment.
“He strongly advised business owners to include in their business planning the potential for future tax changes,” says Harris. “He suggested they start working with their legal and financial planners now to anticipate how governments starved for funds could adjust tax regulations in the not-too-distant future.”
“I acknowledged and honoured the Chamber for challenging town council on certain issues where they compete with local business and show favouritism to pet projects,” says Stratychuk, who adds that this is one reason why Niverville’s residential to commercial tax base ratio is out of alignment. “I also encouraged them to get shovel-ready projects ready to go so when the feds or province want to spend money, we can participate.”
