General Info

Mandate:

"To promote a healthy business environment in the Town of Cobourg and the Townships of Hamilton and Alnwick/Haldimand."

The Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, voluntary membership organization that serves to provide a unified voice for business. With over 400 Members, the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce has representation encompassing the large and diverse business community that operates between Port Hope and Colborne; the south shore of Rice Lake to the north shore of Lake Ontario.

Governed by a Board of Directors elected annually by the Membership at Large, the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce employs two full-time staff members in addition to management and operation of the Cobourg Driver & Vehicle Licensing Office.

"A BOARD OF TRADE was first organized in Cobourg in September of 1837. How long that organization functioned and what it accomplished we do not know. Apparently it became defunct. Now a second Board of Trade is under organization as reported in the Cobourg Star, September 1845."

"Early Cobourg" by Percy L. Climo

"BOARD OF TRADE - On Monday evening last, several of our most prominent citizens held a meeting for the purpose of taking preliminary steps to form a Board of Trade for the Town of Cobourg. We are pleased to state that the meeting was a success - the utmost unanimity prevailed and the preliminaries were fully arranged. An adjourned meeting was held last evening for the purpose of completing the organization of the Board and we may now congratulate ourselves on Cobourg having a regularly constituted Board of Trade."

"The Cobourg Sentinel" June 10, 1865

THE COBOURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS INCORPORATED ON MARCH 8, 1907.

"To more truly represent the geographical area of Cobourg Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors present to the general membership the following NOTICE OF MOTION - To change the name of Cobourg Chamber of Commerce to Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce."

Approved unanimously at the September 15, 1982 General Membership Meeting.

ON JANUARY 20, 1983, THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO "THE COBOURG & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE", AND WAS APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND AN ORDER IN COUNCIL.