The Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce has been around since 1951 and has accomplished a great deal since then including;

– sponsorship of local sport teams and the Centennial Band
– lobbied and secured services of doctor, dentist and pharmacist which we still have
– lobbied and secured a motor vehicle office
– participated in organizing street name signs, house numbering, directional signs
– instituted the organization of Bluewater Rest Home and continue to sit on the board
– organized a trip to Switzerland for local politicians in 1969
– founding organization of the Zurich Bean Festival and continue to be part of the committee
– organized sauerkraut supper fund-raising efforts for 10 years
– trip of the month fundraising and contributed $15,000.00 to each of Bluewater Rest Home and Zurich Community Centre
– lobbied for natural gas services
– lobbied for provincial designation for highway #84
– lobbied for Liquor Control Board outlet
– organized Christmas decorating program and street beautification-flower boxes, benches etc
– organized service clubs and village to erect entrance signs and highway building signs
– lobbied for main street intersection “caution light”
– produces business brochure and pays for ads in Ont. Tourist magazines and booths
– participated in Bingo fund-raising for the municipality
– lobbied to keep schools open
– lobbied to keep a medical centre in Zurich now called the Bluewater Health Team
– lobbied to keep ambulance in Zurich
– ran first aid courses and a farmers market
– assisted Hay Township to form a dock at St. Joseph
– assisted with the Zurich’s Sesquicentennial celebration
– continue to fight for fair governance in the Municipality and County Levels
– Santa Claus Parade (now organized by the Lion’s Club) and continue to support it financially
– lobbied for a new community centre
– annual public school student award
– assist in advertising local events i.e. Fireman’s breakfast, Bean Festival, Zurich Fair, Santa Claus Parade both locally and provincially
– organized purchase and erection of directional signage for community facilities (churches, schools, municipal administration, funeral home, community centre)
– instituted action to purchase property in downtown Zurich to accommodate new library
– organized Hwy directional signage at Hwy #21 & #84 with TODS Canada to promote visiting and touring “Zurich’s Downtown”
– Continue to work with the Municipal planner to improve Zurich’s downtown
– Planning quarterly newsletters to inform the public of our village’s successes
– Supported the Zurich Lutheran Church in refurbishing the Heritage Cemetery
– Look for our revamped web site in November