Events and Initiatives

Mar 8, 2007 at 3:32 PM

Read about MAAP in the Ottawa Business Journal

Reporter Julie Fortier interviewed MAAP chair Elizabeth Swarbrick for her article "Small Biz Growth Helps Almonte Keep Its Soul" in the May 14 issue of the Ottawa Business Journal. Read the full article here.

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What’s New and Happening with MAAP

Paradise in Penturbia: Almonte, Ontario, Offers an Antidote to What Ails Suburbia with Focused Downtown Economic Revitalization
April 21, 2007

Almonte will be displaying the success of its revitalization efforts on Saturday April 21st with a day-long celebration emceed by puppeteers and puppets from the Puppets Up! International Puppets Festival who will introduce owners of several new businesses and heritage redevelopment projects, with Mississippi Mills Mayor, Al Lunney, officiating. The day’s events will conclude with “Jazz it Up!” a downtown redevelopment event featuring great food, companionship and music at three downtown Almonte venues.

Read the full press release here.

For more information contact:

Peter Egan
Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce
www.mississippimills.com
P: 613.850.7438

Jazz It Up!
April 21, 2007

Jazz it up! Includes a jazz crawl, a progressive dinner in downtown Almonte and a wrap-up party at a secret destination that will be loads of fun! Venues: The Ironworks, Fitzgerald’s and The Postmaster’s Pub. The evening begins with a quick information package pick-up at the Chamber of Commerce at 5:30 PM. Jazz it up! is the first MAAP grassroots fundraising initiative founded and organized by Kelmany Ross, local business owner of Add Pizzazz Creative Event Design. You can read more about the event here.

General Information
120 tickets for sale at $60/person
For more information contact:
Kelmany Ross
613 256 9905

Almonte Marketing Firm Gets National Coverage on CTV
March 27, 2007, 8-8:30 pm

The creatively-driven team at Almonte’s market2world communications inc., a proud downtown product launch and public relations agency with clients around the globe, were profiled on "workopolis tv" on the Broadcast News Network (formerly Report On Business Television). The profile is as much a tour of Almonte's fabulous downtown lifestyle and architecture as it is about the company. To view the show, just click here!

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Chamber of Commerce March Mixer and the Annual General Meeting
March 21, 2007, 6:30 pm

Location: Ironworks Pub, Almonte
The short portion of the evening will be a recap of this past year’s Chamber activity as well as a glimpse at 2007 and onwards. There will also be an opportunity for members to participate in nominations and elections for board members.

Information about this event is excerpted from:
The Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter — March 2007 – Vol 2, Issue 4
If you’d like your news, events and exciting announcements included in this newsletter, please forward the information before the last friday of each month to The Chamber Communications Group or call James at 613.256.0598.

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Downtown Almonte Tech Businesses S4Potential and Triacta on OCRIRadio.com Podcast
March 20, 2007

Location: OCRIRadio.com
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) offers a monthly tech business podcast that in March featured an interview with S4Potential's Bill Winogron and in February mentioned Triacta. The podcast is produced by another downtown Almonte knowledge-based business, market2world communications.

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Revitalization Ramp-Up
March 3, 2007, 9:30 am – 1 pm, Almonte Old Town Hall

Cara Finn, manager Main Street Middlesex (the organizational body for the revitalization programs of eleven communities in Middlesex County, southwestern Ontario), presents a training session on how to succeed with long term downtown revitalization using the Main Street Approach.

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MAAP Public Meetings in Almonte and Pakenham
Pakenham — Feb. 26 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the St. Andrew's Church Hall, Pakenham
Almonte — Feb. 28 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the United Church Sanctuary, Almonte

These public meetings will present information from focus and visioning group sessions that took place earlier in February and were facilitated by Denboer/Lang & Beyond Creativity Consulting, Arnprior ON.

You can read more about the meeting here.

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MAAP Releases Final Draft of the Denboer/Lang Focus Group and Branding Report
28 February 2007

You can download the report here.

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MAAP Offers Seminar to Put Local Businesses on the Internet Map with Free Web Sites
February 15, 2007, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Almonte Old Town Hall

Internet experts from market2world communications inc., will lead this hands-on tutorial on VOX Web site and blogging software for building multimedia-enabled Web sites for zero cost.

You can read more about the meeting here.

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Developing a Vision for Your Downtown From the Grassroots Up!
January 22, 2007

MAAP Focus Groups plus follow-up meetings during the last week of January 2007 in Pakenham and Almonte
With the help of Denboer/Lang and Beyond Creativity Consulting, the focus group participants will take part in an interactive discussion of what they see as important attributes of their downtowns.

You can read more about the meetings here.

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MAAP Request for Proposal for Brand Development and Web Design
December 1, 2006

MAAP requires a firm to develop a brand for each downtown (Almonte and Pakenham) that will be the guideline for a cohesive action plan going forward. The firm will also be asked to create a website for MAAP.

You can read more about the Request for Proposal here.

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MAAP Kick-off
October 28, 2006

A newly formed Main street Association of Almonte and Pakenham (MAAP) is launched at a public meeting held at 7:30 PM with the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce at the Almonte Old Town Hall. MAAP’s foundation grew from Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce VP Peter Egan’s call to action, “Everybody who has a concern about the downtown cores of our community should be there to hear and be heard.”

You can read more about the meetings here.

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Almonte Heritage Redevelopment Group (RedAlmonte)
RedAlmonte is an informal association of individuals who share a commitment to the revitalization of Almonte’s historic downtown core. In the last ten years Almonte’s Mill Street has experienced a renewal. In the absence of conventional financing, over 75,000 square feet of space has been developed with initial funding through local “angel” lending. A further 50,000 square feet is currently in the planning stage.

To learn more about current space available for rent in downtown Almonte contact Stephen Brathwaite, (613) 256 9306) or visit RedAlmonte.

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Mainstreets Association of Almonte and Pakenham: View my profile; MAAP believes that community driven vision led by downtown stakeholders’ efforts is essential to the successful revitalization of Almonte and Pakenham’s downtowns. MAAP’s focus is a comprehensive program in order to keep main street properties occupied with prospering businesses. MAAP is harnessing the energy and efforts of local business people and other volunteers to make revitalization happen. Explore this Web site, get to know MAAP and join the effort!