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Snow removal on Main Street continues to be unacceptable, in the view of the Business Builders Association. The group has sent a letter to the Chamber of Commerce asking for support in their lobbying efforts to have the City remove the snow on a more timely and frequent basis. The letter stated that the Business Builders feels there has been no improvement in the removal since the group discussed their concerns with the City earlier this year. The Business Builders would like to see the City remove the white stuff more expeditiously after snowfall so it does not cause ruts. They also have concerns that the frequency of the snow removals is not adequate. At their meeting Tuesday at the Friendship Centre, the Chamber members voted to send a letter of support to the Business Builders, which was formed in 2002 under the umbrella of the Chamber. In another matter at the Chamber meeting, President-Elect Karen Thomson asked that the Chamber write a letter to MTS expressing concern over the phone company's intent to move its Flin Flon sales position to Thompson. Thomson, who currently holds the position, said the loss of the job would be detrimental to the community. She said she felt the position could easily remain in Flin Flon and is trying to lobby MTS to do so. On a personal level, Thomson said she and her family have no desire to leave the local area. "We've made this area our home and this is where we want to stay," she said. President Doug O'Brien said he was sorry to hear of the situation and called for a motion to send MTS a letter, which passed unanimously. Also, the Chamber voted to renew its membership in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, though not everyone at the table agreed to do so. Gordon Mitchell opposed the motion, saying that the Chamber's membership in the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce, which comes with an annual fee of over $1,000, should include entry into the Canadian Chamber. Mitchell said he will bring his idea to the Manitoba Chamber. As well, O'Brien noted that the Chamber currently has 56 members signed up, a number that disappointed him. See 'Mayor' P.# Con't from P.# He said the Chamber must continue to work on increasing its membership, and mentioned a possible phone blitz as one method of doing so. O'Brien also mentioned that Chamber members met with the Flin Flon mayor and Council on November 18 to discuss some community concerns. The president commented that it was a positive meeting but provided few details, saying Mayor Dennis Ballard may touch on those issues as guest speaker at next week's Chamber meeting on Dec. 2. Here is a recap of other matters from the Chamber meeting: A motion passed to contribute $250 toward an advertisement in an upcoming issue of Northern Experience magazine. A motion passed for the Chamber to hold a pancake breakfast during the Bust the Winter Blues Festival this February. The festival will combine Flin Flon's Sled Dog Races and Winter Events Festival and Creighton's Chilly Willy Winter Festival. The members reviewed thank-you letters from three awards recipients in the 2003 Community Working Together Gala, co-sponsored by the Chamber. The letters came from Verna Perkins and Mary Wright of Denare Beach, and Bakers Narrows Lodge.
