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_he role of the Chamber of Commerce I is continuously changing, said chamber manager Peter McFadden, primarily because the needs of the membership change. ‘*So the Chamber has to be very proactive to make things happen and also reactive to changing conditions," said McFadden. _ McFadden claims Chambers are notorious for being the creative group that will get something off the ground. Economic development, which is a municipal function in most communities, came out of the Chamber. He says the same is also true of the BIA movement. "The Chamber has always been willing, when the opportunity is right, to pass on a function to someone or somebody who may be able to pursue it in a different light or for a longer term," said McFadden. "So the Chamber, if you will, has become a bit of an incubator for creative growth. So we‘re always looking at new things, always looking at new ways where we can enhance the community." The Chamber manager said in his opinion, years ago there was little available in terms of business education for members, outside of expensive corporate programs in Toronto. While the Chamber still believes one of its mandates is to educate members, McFadden said the Chamber is no longer extensively involved in setting up seminars. "But with the emergence of community colleges and extension programs at the universities, it‘s now questioned as to whether in fact there‘s the same need for the Chamber to provide general management courses. So the C'?amber has become more selective. There has been a change in the role and membership needs," said McFadden. Today the Chamber is concentrating its efforts towards making its resources available to young people in the formal education system. Chamber representatives attempt to get into the educational system as outsiders and share the real business world situation with the students. Chamber Week Activities ‘"One of our concerns today is that young people should realize the opportunity in our society exists for them to have their own Tuesday, Nov. 5 4:30 p.m. Waterloo Inn Poolside Social Hour with Ontario Chamber president Bill Wallace Wednesday, Nov. 6 7:30 TO THE CITIZENS OF THE REGION OF WATERLOO: LET‘S UNITE AND SHOW OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM WHICH HAS SERVED ALL OF US SO WELL. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME TO ATTEND THE ASSEMBLY IN TORONTO. A RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WILL BE HELD ON THE GROUNDS OF QUEEN‘S PARK ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND FROM 1:30 TO 2:30 P.M. .m. Woolner‘s of Waterloo Tme saterian Counr Boare at Educsnen Gaining strength as role keeps changing Watorks 0 cunt4 Wew»nev Teachiers AsSDCNaticw business if they have the initiative to go about it properly," said McFadden. Dave Sandrock, Chamber president, said the Chamber has definitely become more aggressive. â€" â€" ‘"Rather than sitting back and waiting for people to come and ask us to do things, 1 think we‘ve been going out more frequently and saying hey‘Isn‘t this a neat idea. Let‘s do this, or, these are the types of things we want to do. Will you help us? I see this as a much more positive thing," says Sandrock. Jim Harper, presidentâ€"elect, sees a definite increase in the level of activity. He said this increase is partly due to the significant increase in membership, the economic development of the city and "partly also because of the complexity of the amount of government legislation atâ€"all levels that we‘ve been looking at." Harper also views the emphasis on promoting tourism as a significant role change. "Certainly the Chamber‘s profile has improved over the years," says Germaine Mageau, coâ€"ordinator of the Uptown Waterloo BIA. Mageau, who serves on the membership committee, has watched the Chamber become stronger. She has had a hand in increasing benefits to the members and "a the benefits increase then the membership increases and if we increase memberships then the Chamber can do more." Harold Beaupre, an Uptown Waterloo merchant, has been a member of the Waterloo Chamber for 38 years. He believes the Chamber has shown marked improvement over the years. "The community has grown and so has the Chamber. As the membership has increased so has the input into the Chamber and of course as it grows, people expect more from it. 1 think the Wateriloo Chamber of Commerce is fulfilling that role," says Beaupre. Gerry O‘Neil, business development director for the City of Waterloo and advisor to the Chamber‘s economic development committee, says every year the city sees the Chamber gaining strength and becoming more of an influence in the city. 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