Revelstoke Development
News - June 28, 2001
| Chamber of Commerce Activities |
| Tourism Development Coordinator: |
| The Revelstoke
Chamber of Commerce is proud to have Aaron Swaine as our new Tourism
Development Coordinator. Anyone interested in advertising on our
website, in our Visitor's Guide or in one of the community kiosks, give
Aaron a call at the Chamber office. Aaron is also working on a Calendar
of Events poster which should be printed by the end of June. The poster
will be available at the Chamber office. |
| Film Commission: |
 The
Barber Productions finished filming in Revelstoke in May and we are
looking forward to seeing the completed movie. It is estimated that the
production spent more than $430,000 in Revelstoke. Since the completion
of The Barber, the Chamber has received location requests for one major
motion picture and two UK TV shows. At this time it is not confirmed if
they will be shooting in Revelstoke. |
| Visitor Information: |
| The Visitor
Information Centre on the Trans Canada Highway opened May 1st and has a
great inventory of local and provincial brochures and maps. Chamber
members are able to rack their brochures and business cards free of
charge. So if we don't already have your information drop into our
office and we can help you promote your business.
The number of visitors at both
our downtown and highway locations was up for the month of May by 40%
over last year. We are seeing a lot of U.K. and German visitors again
this year. |
| BC Chamber: |
| Rita Stacey, Chamber
President, and Adelheid Bender, Chamber Executive Director, recently
attended the BC Chamber of Commerce Conference and AGM. The conference
included sessions on policy issues dealing with the Softwood Lumber
dispute with the U.S., deregulation in the energy sector, doing business
with First Nations, too few skilled workers in the province, customer
services, and is BC open for business.
The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce received Honourable Mention for the Chamber of the Year Award for the entire province. The award was due to the dedication and hard work of our members, board of directors, and staff. Members of the Board and the Executive Director will be going to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM and Conference in September to support resolutions and policies that will benefit our businesses and community.
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