Exploits Chamber of Commerce

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

🏆 CELEBRATING BUSINESS EXCELLENCE IN THE EXPLOITS VALLEY!

🏆 The Exploits Chamber of Commerce would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to ALL nominees and finalists for our 26th Annual Business Excellence Awards!

This year, we received an incredible 62 nominations, each representing exceptional examples of business excellence, leadership, innovation, customer service, and community spirit throughout the Exploits Valley.

👏 To every nominee: Thank you for the outstanding work you do, the people you employ, the customers you serve, and the contributions you make to our regional economy. Being nominated is an achievement worth celebrating!

🌟 To our finalists: Congratulations on earning this special recognition! Your dedication and commitment to excellence have truly stood out.

Our judges faced an extremely difficult task narrowing down the nominations to select this year's finalists. They were thoroughly impressed by the outstanding quality of the businesses, entrepreneurs, and business professionals in our region. The calibre of nominations is a testament to the strength, talent, and determination of our local business community.
We are proud to celebrate the people and businesses that make the Exploits Valley such a great place to live, work, invest, and do business!

A sincere thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination, to our dedicated judges for their time and careful consideration, and to our valued sponsors and partners for helping make these awards possible.

🥂 We look forward to celebrating with you at the 26th Annual Exploits Chamber Business Excellence Awards on November 5, 2026!

Congratulations to all — you are all winners in helping make our business community stronger!

10/15/2026

In celebration of Small Business Week, the CBDC Central will be hosting a coffee break in their boardroom from 2pm-4pm on October 21, 2026. They would love to see you!

10/14/2026

Our Tourism Coordinator attended this great event yesterday. The Chamber is moving forward on our tourism initiative for the Exploits Region and looks forward to working with our partners.

Good morning, Springdale!

Tourism Connect NL is underway at Manual Hall, 11 Little Bay Road. We’re bringing tourism operators and partners together for practical learning, regional conversation and connections that help move tourism forward.

The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time.

10/09/2026

TODAY IS DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS.

10/08/2026

The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor has engaged Thinkwell Research + Strategy, a local consulting firm, to develop a new Community Safety and Well-Being Plan.

Local business owners are invited to participate in a virtual focus group to share their experiences and perspectives on community safety and well-being. Your input will help identify local priorities and inform the development of the plan.

The session details are:
Date: Wednesday, October 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom

To register, please contact Jaimie at [email protected] .
If you anticipate any barriers to participating online, please contact Jaimie to discuss possible accommodations. Questions about the session may also be directed to her.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to help shape the future of community safety and well-being in Grand Falls-Windsor.
Kind regards,
Jaimie

10/06/2026

CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS NOMINATIONS COMING TO A CLOSE TODAY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

26th Annual Business Excellence Awards – Nominations closing today, Tuesday, October 6th.

The Exploits Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Presenting Sponsor Doane Grant Thornton LLP, would like to let our partners know that nominations close today, Tuesday, October 6th for the 26th Annual Business Excellence Awards, happening November 5, 2026 at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Do you know a business or business leader who goes above and beyond in our communities? Now is your chance to recognize them!

🔹 Nominate a deserving business or individual today

🔹Eleven categories celebrating excellence in leadership, innovation, customer service, community impact, accessibility, and more

🔹 Deadline to submit nominations: October 6, 2026

📍 Visit: https://exploitschamber.com/news.../business-awards-2025/

Let’s celebrate the best in business together – submit your nomination today.

10/05/2026

Congratulations to Randy Edison on his new position as Tourism Coordinator with the Exploits Chamber of Commerce! 👏

The Port of Botwood had the opportunity to meet with Executive Director Gary Hennessy and Tourism Coordinator Randy Edison on Friday to talk about tourism development and the opportunities ahead for the Exploits Valley region

Randy will be focusing on building tourism opportunities throughout the region, and we look forward to seeing the partnerships, ideas and possibilities that come from this work

Tourism has an important role to play in showcasing our communities, our waterfront, our history and everything the Exploits Valley has to offer

Congratulations, Randy, and we look forward to working together as we continue building opportunities for our region 🤝

10/05/2026

Thanks to the The Port of Botwood for the warm welcome.
These are exciting days as we engage with stakeholders in presenting the Exploits Valley story to the world!
We welcome you to check out our newly-launched Visit Here section of the Exploits Regional Chamber of Commerce website- https://exploreexploits.ca/visit/ . The site includes a submission form for those wishing to promote events around the region via a regional event calendar.
We encourage current operators and anyone looking to enter the tourism sector to reach out to Randy at 709-489-7512 or [email protected] to discuss some amazing possibilities!

When We Work Together We Win!

Congratulations to Randy Edison on his new position as Tourism Coordinator with the Exploits Chamber of Commerce! 👏

The Port of Botwood had the opportunity to meet with Executive Director Gary Hennessy and Tourism Coordinator Randy Edison on Friday to talk about tourism development and the opportunities ahead for the Exploits Valley region

Randy will be focusing on building tourism opportunities throughout the region, and we look forward to seeing the partnerships, ideas and possibilities that come from this work

Tourism has an important role to play in showcasing our communities, our waterfront, our history and everything the Exploits Valley has to offer

Congratulations, Randy, and we look forward to working together as we continue building opportunities for our region 🤝