Serving Calabogie and Area
A Four Seasons Resort/Community
While the organization has existed in various forms for fifteen years, the revitalized association, sporting a new name, has been operating since 2004. CABA is the Calabogie and Area Business Association. The new name reflects the growing interest of Greater Madawaska businesses to join forces.
As
early as November 2002 there were 39 paid up CABA business members. Today
that number has climbed to 100+, with the expectation that more will
come on board. The core group of businesses evolved in Calabogie, it having
the municipality’s highest concentration of businesses. In 2002,
Burnstown (outside the municipality of Greater Madawaska) joined the association
and most recently businesses in Griffith and Matawatchan have been joining.
CABA is a proactive association with a mandate of promoting the endeavours of the local business community. In the process of CABA realizing its goals, the community benefits enormously. These goals include:
- assisting in the construction of an economic development plan for Greater Madawaska,
- lobbying for cell phone and high speed access within the municipality,
- lobbying for development of a tourist brochure and tourism web site
- improving area signage to help visitors find their way around,
- encouraging the development of multi-use trails around Calabogie Lake,
- supporting the development of Barnet Cottage Park as a public recreation location, and
- monitoring the quality of water entering and leaving the township.
The Association supports community events, such as the Lions Club Christmas Parade and the Firefighters Canada Day Celebrations among others. What’s good for the community is good for CABA.
All businesses in our locale share common challenges. By working as a united force toward common goals, CABA strengthens the efforts of individual businesses.
An annual membership fee of $30 for local businesses is very good value. CABA meetings are a wonderful forum to find out “what is going on” in the municipality. The quarterly meetings of the membership provide the opportunity to meet other business owners for the exchange of ideas.
If you are a business operating in the Calabogie and area locale and would like to join us, contact Carolyn Jakes at 752-2500.
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2005-2006 Annual Report
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