About the Chamber

The Mission of the Merrickville & District Chamber of Commerce

 A healthy business community is essential to the life of the village. The Chamber of Commerce of Merrickville and the District was formed to strengthen our commercial activity and to ensure that there is adequate investment in this important facet of the Jewel by:

  • promoting Merrickville to chosen markets through various media advertising programs; 
  • promoting Merrickville to chosen markets through sponsorship and leadership of various events and beautification programmes;
  • providing common points of business contact through signage, website and telephone services;
  • helping to improve the overall quality of the goods and services offered by our business community through consumer feedback programmes;
  • participating in the diversification of business in the community.

Board Responsibility & Member Participation

The Board of Directors:

  • Leads the planning, budgeting and fund raising activities of the Chamber;
  • Organizes the participation of the chamber membership in activities sponsored by the Chamber;
  • Supports the Membership in the financing and management of individual events and promotions;
  • Maintains an appropriate level of cooperation with government agencies across all functional responsibilities.
The Membership:
  • Supports the planning and budgeting process through input and review opportunities;
  • Organizes, sponsors and leads events in their specific interests;
  • Participates in programmes and events sponsored by the Chamber on a volunteer basis.

We look forward to working together for a very successful business year.

Yours sincerely,

David Ellis, President
Karl Feige, Vice President
Hugh MacLennan, Secretary
Ashley Chivers, Treasurer
Heather Dallaire, Director
Judith Moore, Director
Catharine Miller, Director
David Paterson, Director
Michael Rowland, Director
Kevin Gray, Director