Chamber News July 11 2024

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UPDATE FROM YOUR CHAMBER TEAM

July 11 | 2024

We Can't Wait To See You At Kus-kus-sum

 

Join us for this very special Business After Business event! Project Watershed and The Comox Valley Chamber​ welcome you to explore the Kus-kus-sum Project, a collaborative initiative between the K'ómoks First Nation, the City of Courtenay, and Project Watershed. Enjoy guided tours, informative talks, delicious snacks, and refreshing beverages under the comfort of shade tents. This is a perfect opportunity to network and learn about the restoration process on this very significant project.

 

THURSDAY, July 25

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Kus-kus-sum Site at 1901, Comox Road

 

Register now and don't miss out on this opportunity to build connections, get inspired, and have great conversations. 

As the planted areas of the site are uneven, bare earth, we ask that those who want to walk on the site wear sturdy shoes. And don't forget your hats, sunscreen and sunglasses as well!

 

Comox Valley Project Watershed Society is a registered non-profit environmental society with Canadian charitable tax status focused on sensitive habitat stewardship. They empower communities to steward the land through ecological restoration, research, and education.

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It's Almost Time For Our Biggest Event of the Summer!

 

The Comox Valley Chamber​ in collaboration with Smith Lake Farm​ brings you the 1st Annual Agri-tour & Summer BBQ. Proudly sponsored by RLR Law​, Experience Comox Valley​ and featuring local Chamber Member food producers, we gather to celebrate the end of summer at Vancouver Island's premier agritourism destination!

 

THURSDAY, August 29th

4:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Smith Lake Farm - 1481 Larkin Rd, Merville, BC

 

We are extremely proud to support our Chamber Member food and product producers with this collaborative event! For our BBQ dinner, we will be showcasing Smith Lake Farm sausages and Comox Valley Farmers' Market vendors produce. Land & Sea Brewing​ is creating a custom brew for this event. Natural Pastures Cheese Company​ and Wayward Distillery​ will join us, offering custom tastings of their award winning products.

 

We welcome the entire Comox Valley community to come and connect with your local product producers over a refreshing beverage and delicious local eats in an amazing setting!

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Market Day 2024

 

SATURDAY, July 20

9:00 am -5:00 pm

5th street, England Ave, Duncan Ave

Downtown Courtenay

(Streets will be closed to traffic)

 

Join us for Market Day 2024 in Downtown Courtenay on July 20th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm!

 

Enjoy a pedestrian-only zone with vendors, activities, music, and entertainment. Experience the heart of Comox Valley and support local businesses.

 

If you'd like to present your wares, promote your non-profit, or partake in other ways please follow this link to register:

Market Day 2024 Registration

 2024 Women in Business Summit Series

 

Join the Canadian Chamber of Commerce from September 24th to the 26th for three daily 75-minute sessions, designed to address the pressing need of closing the gaps in representation and compensation for women in management and leadership roles.

 

Sept 24th - Sept 26th

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Online

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your professional network through engaging interactions with peers. Plus, attend all three sessions and earn a certificate of participation!

Register Here

More Happenings

Fill Out Survey

City of Courtenay Equity-Deserving Community Survey

 

The City of Courtenay is committed to improving community engagement to ensure all voices are heard and valued. As part of this effort, they seek to hear from equity-deserving communities to understand the barriers faced, foster collaboration, get feedback and ideas for improvement, and co-create solutions.

The questions in this survey will inform the engagement framework that will be developed to ensure they can best serve our community.

Please return your complete survey to the organization you

received it from by July 19, 2024.

Thank you for taking the time to have your voice heard.

BC Housing Survey on 925 Braidwood

 

Join BC Housing to learn more and ask questions about the development planned at 925 Braidwood and Ryan Road.

 

Thursday, July 18th

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Native Sons Hall (Grand Hall, upper gallery)

 

This project is an important part of our continued effort to address the urgent need to offer safe, indoor housing to people experiencing homelessness in Courtenay.

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Member News & Events

Thank you serving on our Board of Directors

 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Krystle Connerty for her dedicated volunteer service on our board.

Her leadership and commitment to the Chamber, and the community at large here in the Comox Valley, have been invaluable.

We wish her all the best in her new appointment in Ottawa, confident she will continue to inspire and excel in her future endeavors.

Lieutenant Colonel Krystle Connerty, (CVCC Board Member), at her Change of Appointment Ceremony on July 5, 2024,with Board Chair Ramon Ramirez and Vice-Chair Lisa Nathan. 

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