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148 FOOD & DRINK La Prep
which we continue to monitor very closely through
supplier negotiations and competitive analysis,
says La Prep Vice-President John Beauparlant.
As a national chain, we remain dedicated to
ensuring that we offer the highest quality products
to our customers and will never sacrifce qual-
ity as this has been the primary backbone of our
overall success. As we prepare the majority of our
products from scratch in order to maintain our
commitment to the consumer of Daily Fresh, we
have been challenged by increased manufacturing
costs and have recently been forced to introduce
a minor price increase throughout the chain in an
effort to maintain our store margins. We trust that
the commodity pricing market will eventually settle
down over the next few months in order to mini-
mize any future impact on our industry.
Bringing Canada to the world
While quickly becoming a Canadian lunch and
breakfast institution, La Prep is working with
its franchisee owners overseas to convert the
existing Caf Supreme locations in Dubai, Abu
Dhabi, and Cairo. In countries with large ex-
pat populations, such as Dubai, where a high
percentage of the population are foreigners,
La Prep brings a unique Canadian experience.
Essaris is currently in discussion with potential
franchisee owners who also wish to continue La
Preps expansion in the Middle East countries.
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We ofer a business opportunity
in countries that are looking for a
unique north american concept
that will achieve positive potential
revenues, says essaris.
Being a small company means we have the
fexibility as owners to adapt to certain market
conditions in local countries, being menu offer-
ing, beverage offering and adjust the menu and
systems accordingly to kind of go-with-the-fow
of what the country is accustomed to, he adds.
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I think we bring a lot of that to the table in allow-
ing that fexibility. Not to say we dont standardize
our system but we can also be fexible in certain
parts that allow us to grow that much quicker.
Beauparlant and Essaris are confdent in the
La Prep concept, and customers are responding
in droves. In the initial stages of our develop-
ment, several consumers commented on our
ability to provide a consistent quality product with
a focus on offering a larger variety then most of
our competitors, says Beauparlant.
Our ability to evaluate consumer trends and
maintain product appeal through our upscale
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153 NOVEMBER 2011 The Canadian Business Journal
store dcor and image has since played an in-
tegral part of our success. The further develop-
ment of the brand through our dedicated, highly
skilled, professional team of franchisees has
continued to enhance our ability to grow the
concept throughout the Canadian market. The
wellbeing of any successful business is based on
the strength of its people and we are extremely
pleased to have had a dedicated group in our
home offce and in the feld that has maintained
our core values throughout the years.
As a sophisticated consumer, Ive always
had a signifcant interest in those food service
establishments that maintained a high degree
of standards in quality, service, and overall am-
biance. As our family got more involved in the
industry I began to acquire a stronger dedication
and drive to the overall development of the busi-
ness henceforth our future growth of La Prep,
says Essaris. CB
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TOwn Of inuvik
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MuniCipal
CB
TOwn Of inuvik
a hotbed of oil and gas
activity in the frozen north
156 MUNICIPAL Town of Inuvik
157 NOVEMBER 2011 The Canadian Business Journal
land of the midnight Sun and Gateway to the beaufort-Delta,
the northern town of Inuvik, n.W.T., is home to a growing and
diverse population. located on the rim of the arctic Circle, Inuviks
vast fat wooded plateau with northernmost reaches of the tree line
at the east channel of the mackenzie river Delta, 100 kilometres
south of the beaufort Sea, a hotbed of oil and gas activity lies
beneath this frozen tundra.
158 MUNICIPAL Town of Inuvik
in sepTeMBeR, a huge gathering of representa-
tives from the National Energy Board of Canada,
oil and gas companies and environmental de-
partments gathered in the town to debate and
discuss offshore oil drilling. The purpose of the
roundtable was to discuss government regula-
tions and industry best practises. As spills in
the Gulf of Mexico and New Zealand provided
dark illustrations of the devastation a spill could
entail, the community of Inuvik had been vigilant
on ensuring the optimum safety conditions for oil
exploration before it can begin.
There is a lot to protect, says Mayor Denny
Rodgers. This is a town of 3,500 with ameni-
ties for a much larger community; a six-year-old
hospital, a new community college, hockey and
curling rinks, etc., not to mention the beauty of
the land and the ecosystem.
The diversity of the community is also re-
markably diverse for its remoteness, with a thriv-
ing Muslim community, and First Nations and
Metis communities. The amenities and amazing
people we have it make Inuvik, in my opinion, the
best kept tourism secret in Canada.
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160 MUNICIPAL Town of Inuvik
Aurora Campus, Inuvik Western Arctc Research Centre, Inuvik
Thebacha Campus, Fort Smith Yellowknife/North Slave Campus, Yellowknife
The College of the Northwest Territories
161 NOVEMBER 2011 The Canadian Business Journal
Inuvik Petroleum Show
In tourism, maybe, but anything but in the oil
and gas industry, which sends over 500 del-
egates every year to attend the Inuvik Petroleum
Show(IPO),held this year in June. Its a major
event, with 100 trade show booths, developed
originally to promote the Mackenzie Valley Gas
Project, a proposed 1,196-kilometre natural gas
pipeline system along the Mackenzie Valley of
Canadas Northwest Territories to connect north-
ern gas felds with North American markets.
The project has been in the blueprint stage
since the 1970s, and was looked at seriously until
an inquiry conducted by Justice Thomas Berger
declared that, due to inadequate consultation with
Aboriginal and conservation groups, the project
was premature. Effectively shelved since that
time, the project was revisited in 2004, and, major
improvements in corporate social responsibility
and Aboriginal land rights, this project is posi-
tioned to inject billions of dollars into the northern
economy at its proposed start up in 2014.
December deadline
The National Energy Board, for whom we all have
a tremendous amount of respect, took it upon it-
self to do a review [of offshore drilling and pipeline
projects], says Rodgers. We, meaning Canadians,
have some of the most stringent standards in the
world and are fortunate that we do.
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The review is slated to be completed in De-
cember, before which it will analyse input and
data from the industry and surrounding com-
munities including Aboriginal leaders, hunting
and trapping associations, who were invited to
weigh in on the negative and positive effects of
offshore drilling.
The roundtable, says Rodgers, was great.
A lot of people have voiced their concerns, some
spoke passionately about the land, what it
means, what an oil spill of any magnitude would
do to the sea and communities on the coastline
that rely on the sea for their livelihood.
At the same time, you can feel an
optimism. We know the importance
of hydrocarbon and oil and gas when
80 per cent of the energy we use
comes from that source. I think the
concern is people want a comfort
level, and that comes in knowing
there are proper blowout preventers,
systems for proper stoppage and
clean-up if something, God forbid,
were to happen, he says.
CIBC
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P.O. Box 1250
Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
Tel: 867-777-4539
Fax: 867-777-3491
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As long as you have the best possible regulations
in place, then we are not opposed to drilling. We
look to Norway as an example of a well regulated
offshore oil industry that has not harmed other
industries. They have many rigs off the coast in
the North Sea and there is also a thriving fshing
industry up the coast. It can be donebut we must
ensure it is done appropriately.
Economic engine
The economic benefts would be signifcant,
says Rodgers, despite Inuvik being an inland
community, and would also mark a new way of
partnering with major companies, who, in the
1970s did not regard corporate social responsi-
bility the way it is now.
Its an opportunity to build trust back, says
Rodgers. The way things were done 30 years ago
when an oil company came in to drill is different
now. Certainly I think it is safe to say decisions in
the past for the North have been controlled a little
by outside interests, is not the case now. Aborigi-
nal and local governments are front and centre on
what happens here on their land. CB
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Cape BReTOn ReGiOnal
MuniCipaliTy
100 years of bringing business together
164
For over 100 year, the Sydney and area Chamber of Commerces vision of a strong and unifed business community, prescient
leadership and efective management has shaped the regional economy. Today, the Chamber continues to advocate on behalf of
the business interests of the community, guiding the area through periods of resiliency and sustainability.
Cape BReTOn ReGiOnal
MuniCipaliTy
100 years of bringing business together
MuniCipal
CB
For over 100 year, the Sydney and area Chamber of Commerces vision of a strong and unifed business community, prescient
leadership and efective management has shaped the regional economy. Today, the Chamber continues to advocate on behalf of
the business interests of the community, guiding the area through periods of resiliency and sustainability.
166 MUNICIPAL Cape Breton Regional Municipality
nO GReaTeR TesTaMenT to the work of the Cham-
ber is the regions growing global reputation for
sustainability. Landmarks institutions of Sydney,
including the Canso Causeway, the Fortress of
Louisbourg, and the tourist association (now
known as Destination Cape Breton) would not ex-
ist were it not for the Sydney and Area Chamber
of Commerce. And certainly business has ben-
eftted from both small and large scale projects,
such as the elimination of long-distance tele-
phone calls between Cape Breton communities
and the development of the Sydney Harbour.
The Chambers effectiveness is thanks to de-
cades of citizen dedication whose passion and pride
of the area has turned into tangible progress. Never
was this more of a challenge than in the 1990s, and
in the period between when a dramatic shift in the
Cape Breton economy saw the closing of many of
the areas fabled coal mines, and the emergence
of sunrise industries surrounding innovation, knowl-
edge, tourism and renewable forms of energy.
The Chamber works diligently to promote the
Nova Scotia Department of Energys vision to
capitulate Nova Scotia Power into a leader in the
renewable energy industry by 2013 and a nation-
al leader amongst the provinces.
Now 600-members strong, the Chamber con-
tinues to advocate for the region, participating with
167 NOVEMBER 2011 The Canadian Business Journal
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