NEIL GODBOUT
PRINCE GEORGE – Hadih.
Education is a big part of what we do at the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.
As staff, we’re constantly educating ourselves so that we can provide better service to our members.
We’re also constantly looking to provide opportunities to educate our members. The owners, operators, and managers of small and medium-sized businesses are often too busy dealing with day-to-day challenges to keep up to speed on the latest news, government changes, or other impending opportunities or obstacles.
That’s where we come in.
In June, we have two great educational opportunities for our members to expand their networks, grow their business, and learn about the amazing success stories in north-central B.C.
The True North Business Development Forum, set for June 11 and 12 at the House of Ancestors, will feature some of north-central B.C.’s top companies and business and Indigenous leaders talking about how industry relationships focused on economic reconciliation are changing the region and the country for the better.
The day-and-a-half conference, hosted by the Prince George Chamber in partnership with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, is much shorter and smaller than the B.C. Natural Resources Forum, allowing for a more intimate setting for speakers and delegates to share their stories and their knowledge to learn from each other. We’d love to see you there.
Later that same week, your Chamber presents BC Hydro President and CEO Chris O’Riley at a special breakfast event at the Courtyard by Marriott in Prince George on June 14. There will only be 50 tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so don’t miss out on this opportunity.
Lastly, your Chamber’s focus on education is also about educating elected officials, bureaucrats, and the public at large about the successes seen by local businesses and how the community benefits from those successes. We’re also there to explain how the community suffers when policy decisions are implemented without consideration to the negative effects on local business.
That’s why the Chamber supports the City of Prince George’s plan to have enhanced, overnight patrols by bylaw officers, RCMP members and firefighters in an effort to reduce the number of fires downtown. Those patrols, along with the first meeting of the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Public Safety on May 21, are welcome developments in making Prince George safer for all residents.
Your Chamber will be at that meeting, to learn about the next steps to improve public safety and to advocate for our members and the broader business community.
Neil Godbout is the Executive director at the Prince George Chamber of Commerce
