Jan 25, Pennywise – Trail, Beaver Valley, Rossland
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A great gift for<br />
The <strong>Trail</strong> Chamber<br />
Celebrates New Year,<br />
Entrepreneurial Spirit<br />
Local Economic Resilience at the<br />
Forefront for 2021<br />
Entrepreneurs generally take greater risks<br />
than other business people. But after last year’s<br />
lockdown shifted the business landscape for<br />
everyone, all small-to-medium-sized enterprises<br />
in the South Kootenay region faced<br />
change with an entrepreneurial spirit.<br />
That willingness to fight and adapt brought<br />
the business community closer than ever<br />
before. This year, the <strong>Trail</strong> & District Chamber<br />
of Commerce (the Chamber) is motivated to<br />
carry on with the same determination.<br />
“We have 900 businesses across the South<br />
Kootenay region. If we compare that to the<br />
approximate population of 20,000 people, that’s<br />
basically one business for every 22 people,”<br />
explains Erika Krest, Executive Director. “Our<br />
region is full of entrepreneurs and dedicated<br />
business people, and the Chamber is focused<br />
on celebrating and supporting them.”<br />
The Chamber works hard to increase the visibility<br />
of the region’s different businesses through<br />
its #ThinkLocalFirst initiatives. Last year’s digital<br />
bingo cards, industry-focused social media<br />
posts, virtual silent auction, and cross-promotional<br />
holiday initiative encouraged residents to<br />
spend their money locally. Chamber members<br />
and residents can expect enhanced iterations<br />
of these campaigns in the coming months.<br />
“It’s all about local economic resiliency,” adds<br />
Krest. “The more dollars we keep in our communities,<br />
the stronger our economy.”<br />
It’s still happening at<br />
The Bailey<br />
The <strong>Trail</strong> and District Arts Council returns<br />
this month with their live performances of 6<br />
Beats Apart in the safety and warmth of The<br />
Bailey Theatre.<br />
In 2021 we are bringing you a range of<br />
amazing, intimate 50 person shows, with The<br />
Bailey’s big sound and technical expertise,<br />
from classical music to Cuban Son, family<br />
Providing a platform for businesses to<br />
share their message and brand is one function<br />
of the Chamber, which also advocates for the<br />
business community at large on the provincial<br />
level. For example, in collaboration with<br />
the BC Chamber of Commerce network,<br />
the Chamber recently asked the province to<br />
consider regional COVID-19 numbers when<br />
instituting future orders.<br />
“It’s not enough to just encourage the public<br />
to think local first; we need the BC government<br />
to support our local economies, too,”<br />
says Krest.<br />
More than 1<strong>25</strong> chambers of commerce<br />
and boards of trade across the province work<br />
physical theatre to thought provoking spoken<br />
word and music performance.<br />
Kicking off these exclusive, small club<br />
atmosphere shows on Tuesday, February 9<br />
is Alex Cuba as he brings his unique mix of<br />
bolero, son, guajira, jazz and pop to <strong>Trail</strong>.<br />
February<br />
continues<br />
with a range<br />
of sounds<br />
on Sunday,<br />
diligently at making resolutions to policies<br />
that impact their local economies. This year,<br />
Krest hopes to further engage the business<br />
community in key policy issues, such as<br />
transportation and infrastructure.<br />
“We are stronger together; our words carry<br />
more weight when delivered collectively,”<br />
she says. “We want to involve more people,<br />
strengthen our voice, and really focus on the<br />
things that matter the most to our communities<br />
and business leaders.”<br />
While 2020 was ultimately<br />
a year of economic struggle,<br />
the hardship certainly<br />
sparked creativity, action,<br />
and collaboration. Additional<br />
Chamber highlights<br />
from the year include:<br />
• South Kootenay Business<br />
Virtual Roundtable<br />
• Business Walk<br />
• New Chamber branding<br />
and website<br />
• Business Excellence<br />
Awards<br />
While the Chamber continues<br />
to communicate digitally<br />
to comply with social<br />
distancing, the team is working<br />
hard to personalize its<br />
messaging and empower its<br />
members to get involved.<br />
Their free monthly Business<br />
After Business networking<br />
events have gone virtual,<br />
taking place via Zoom on<br />
February 21, with the<br />
dynamic brother-sister<br />
Cheng² Duo, named<br />
one of CBC Music’s “30<br />
hot Canadian classical<br />
cont’d on pg 4<br />
For All Your Currency Exchange Needs<br />
Better Than<br />
Bank Rates<br />
when buying or<br />
selling US dollars<br />
the third Thursday of each month. Details on<br />
these events and others can be found at: trailchamber.bc.ca/events.<br />
The Chamber enters 2021 embracing<br />
change and hard work, much like the region it<br />
serves. No matter what new challenges arise,<br />
the organization is ready and willing to continue<br />
supporting and advocating for members<br />
and the South Kootenay community as<br />
a whole.<br />
~ Erika Krest, Executive Director<br />
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