chambers in BC... - \ Chamber « of Commerce Week leadership in action _ Strong chamber works hard By LENDA BELL, MANAGER TERRACE AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE TERRACE and District Chamber of Commerce board is comprised of 15 volunteer directors and four liaisons — City of Terrace, Terrace Economic Develop- “=“ment Authority, the regional district and Northwest Community College. We meet twice a month on the first and third Thurs- day at 7 a.m, With economic conditions as tough as they are, it is more important than ever to all work together to move our community forward, Here’s a snapshot of our year. January - Second stage of Trade Show participants begins. - Letter of support was sent to 16/37 Community Fu- tures for funding the Self Employment Program. "= Randy Murray of Northcoast Anglers was made the “new chamber rep for the sports fishing advisory council - Letter of concern sent to PNG about their request for arate increase as it would bring hardship to many of our members and community residents. - Joint’ meeting at Mount Layton Hot Springs with Terrace and District Chamber of-Commerce and the Ki- “- timat Chamber of Commerce. - The most important point was to start speaking as one voice on issues that are of concern to both communities. - Luncheon with John Hunter to discuss the oil and gas industry. = Several calls from Peace Air to discuss their coming into service this area. - Linda Bell went to the Nechako Watershed Council meeting being held in Smithers. - Membership was polled to see how they felt about a ‘casino starting in Terrace. -~ Tony Reddy became the new Northwest Community College liaison for the board. - Andy Burton our MP was making us very aware of how devastating Bil! C-10 could be on British Columbia and stopping any economic development on the west- coast. A; letter is sent voicing aur concerns and how it should be handled as there has been no consultation with ‘the communities that are affected. February - February 2 dinner meeting with the Minister of Sus- tainability and Resource Development, Stan Hagen. During the afternoon we were asked to sit in a round table discussion talking about diversification of the northwest economy and listen to presentations on the op- portunities: The Kemess Mine Road was one - Peace Air luncheon with the company talking about itself and what it could do. - Letter of support was sent for the building of the Grand Trunk Railway Walkway, — - Letter of concern sent ta federal cabinet Minister Herb Dhaliwal expressing our concems about the pro- blems arising with the movement of goods/people/services across the border. - Dinner meeting with John Winters, the president and CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, - Terrace Tourism Society had their first AGM. As a society they are not part of the Chamber but we work closely on a variety of issues. - Trade show preparation moves along. March - Linda Bell attends the Nechako Watershed Meeting in Smithers. - Chamber meeting held at the Coast Inn of the West with Dan Veniez to discuss changes. Trade chow committee meet. - Letter sent to the federal Minister of Finance with our concerns about the new aviation security charges. - Moved the office (switched sides with the office} to give more space to the tourist information section. - Luncheon with Colin Hansen, Minister of Health April - Thank you letter arrived from Bob Lingwood, presi- dent and CEO of the BC Ferries Corporation for writing them about our concerns with the cuts in the end- of-summer service runs and the effect it will have on tourism in the area. B.C Chamber Executives meeting. TEDA meeting. - ICBC meeting re: Buckle Up campaign. - Meeting with Roger Harris, MLA. Cont'd Page B6 THE CHAMBER'S Business Excellence Awards banquet in October drew more than 200 people. McBike owner Mike Christensen, above, was one of the award winners. He was chosen retailer of the year. f Proud member of the Chamber of ‘Your Decor Commerce Terrace Carpel Centre Lid. for 6 years. STORE FOR YOUR FLOOR 3202 Munroe Street, Terrace 635-2976 The Cookie Jar Bakery Proud member of the Jar: \ Chamber of Commerce for 5 years. 4647 Lazelle Ave., Terrace 635-7117 Proud member of the Chamber of Commerce for 7 years. 104-4716 Lazelle Ave, Terrace 635-3696 afi joa ethan gation Best Western ~ Terrace Inn AND CONFERENCE CENTER EE Proud member of the Chamber of Commerce for 13 years. For Reservations Call (250) 635-0083 “& TERRACE o& ) INTERIORS ACADIA NORTHWEST MECHANICAL INC. 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