Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber Presents Luncheon Featuring Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara

MEDIA ADVISORY - February 17, 2017

Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber Presents Luncheon Featuring Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara

Windsor, ON – The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce presents their Luncheon Featuring Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara, taking place Wednesday, February 22, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Ciociaro Club (3745 North Talbot Rd., Oldcastle).

Town of Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara will address the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce and their guests on Building for the Future: Continuing Success for a Strong Tecumseh.

Mayor McNamara was first elected to Tecumseh Town Council in November of 1991. In 1998 he was elected Deputy Mayor and in November 2003 was elected Mayor for the Town of Tecumseh. Gary was re-elected as Mayor in 2006, acclaimed in 2010, and re-elected for the 2014-18 term. His County Council colleagues entrusted McNamara with the responsibilities of Deputy Warden for 2000-2003 and again for 2010-2014.

As part of the restructuring of the electricity sector in Ontario in June 2000, four municipalities joined to form Essex Power Corporation. McNamara has been elected as Chair since its incorporation, and has been instrumental in its strategic planning.

McNamara has served as Essex County’s representative on the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit since 1999. He was elected as Chair for 2006-2009 and again since January 2011.

McNamara was first elected in 2004 as a Director for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Small Urban Caucus. In 2006 he was elected Chairman of Ontario Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM). In 2011 and again in 2014, McNamara was acclaimed as President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). He currently serves in the capacity of AMO Past President and is also Chair of AMO’s Local Authority Services.

McNamara has been a strong community leader for over 35 years. In 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his public service.

AGENDA: 11:30 a.m.: Reception 12:00 p.m. noon: Luncheon Program 12:55 p.m.: Lunch 1:30 p.m.: Conclusion

Ticket are $40 for Chamber members, $50 General Admission. Register online at www.windsoressexchamber.org 

Sponsored by: Union Gas, WFCU Credit Union, Connexio Building Systems Inc., Essex Power, and AM800 CKLW.

For more information contact: Lindsey Rivait, Communications Coordinator Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce lrivait@windsoressexchamber.org (519) 966-3696 ext. 228