The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is continuing to bang the drum on supporting its members during BC Chamber Week.
The chamber has held numerous events to place the spotlight on local storefronts including the Business Excellence Awards and the Support PG campaign.
CEO, Todd Corrigall told MyPGNow.com the success of their organization is based on the volume of member support.
“The strength of being able to say five, six, seven hundred or even a thousand members in our network when we speak with the government is a very powerful statement. So the more businesses that are apart of our network, the stronger our fight becomes on behalf of everybody.”
“Chamber Week is about all the members in BC because they are businesses that shape the lifeblood of our communities and they also shape the policy work we do on their behalf. Without the businesses, the chambers don’t exist.”
Corrigall added over the last four years, the PG Chamber has found a way to better engage with its members and is trying to build an environment where businesses can thrive in the northern capital.
“What we are really working to do is find those unique opportunities to either showcase singular members at peak opportunities or talk to about the network at large and how we can really drive our support locally to ensure that our kid’s sports teams are funded, there are good partners out there for everybody in the community and that is always the result of a strong local business community.”
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In addition, Corrigall is of the opinion the PG Chamber will need to perform a bit of a balancing act with the pandemic still active while also keeping an eye on the future so that all businesses have a chance to survive going forward.
“As we start through a recovery process, it becomes even more important to provide that feedback and ensure that you are part of the process because the recovery to move our economy back to where it was is going to take the feedback and input and work of everybody.”
According to the province, 120 chamber groups are located in BC totaling 36-thousand members.
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