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History of the Chamber

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 Ontario 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
  • Managed the Villages on-line website
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