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Connecting the Tri-Region with Local Business VOL. ONE | ISSUE ONE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE Dr. Melanie Currie Dr. Sarah Malenchak Sarah Befus Holly Carmichael Kiely MacLean INSIDE BASEBALL Prospects bring baseball to Spruce Grove PLAY CAFÉ w Sip, stay, play DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION What it means and how you can help business DIRECTORY AN AWESOME WE ARE A BOUTIQUE CREATIVE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES OUR CLIENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO BETTER WOW CONNECT & COMMUNICATE WHY YOU SHOULD WITH THEIR AUDIENCE. BECOME A MEMBER NEW BEST FRIENDS! As a business in the region, you’re always looking for ways to build your business. The Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce offers the tools to help you build on your business’s success. WE OFFER: X Website and print directory listings X Social media sharing of your special events and milestones X Member to member networking events X Access to Chamber Benefits health insurance plan X A host of perks and after hours events X Chamber committee involvement opportunities X Grand opening and ribbon cuttings X Access to educational series and webinars X Advertising in our monthly newsletter, X Sponsorship opportunities to increase business exposure website and digital sign If you’re looking to increase your visibility in the community, connect with like-minded business people, and have a direct line to advocate for you and your business, why aren’t you a member? Do you want to be wowed and find new best friends? Contact the GPRC today for more information on becoming a chamber member! Visit our website and let’s get started! hellopublic.ca hellopublic_design gprchamber.ca CONTENTS CELEBRATING OUR Cover Story GPRC 2021 INAUGURAL ISSUE PG.13-18 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE PG.26 For general infomation and advertising inqiuries: INSIDE GPRC CONNECT PG.29-38 BASEBALL www.gprcconnect.com [email protected] BUSINESS DIRECTORY GPRC Connect is published for: 02 CHAMBER REPORT 20 ECONOMIC REGIONAL THE GREATER PARKLAND Indigenous Business Committee, REPORTS REGIONAL CHAMBER Shop Local Committee, Ambassador 20 Parkland County OF COMMERCE Program, Emerging Leaders, and 21 Stony Plain Women of Influence. 22 Spruce Grove 4815 - 44 Avenue 23 Acheson Stony Plain, AB, T7Z 1V5 06 COMMITTEE UPDATES 780-963-4545 Governance Committee: 26 INSIDE BASEBALL www.gprchamber.ca Darcy Torhjelm How the Edmonton Prospects are Finance Committee: bringing baseball to Spruce Grove. Landis Vanthuyne Advocacy Committee: 29 GPRC BUSINESS Paulla Adamitz DIRECTORY Membership & Retention Committee: A comprehensive directory Published By Matt Schellenberger of Parkland businesses. HELLO PUBLIC DESIGN + BRANDING 09 ALBERTA CHAMBERS 39 SPOTLIGHT ON OF COMMERCE CHAMBER MEMBERS 55 Chevigny Street Who is the Alberta Chambers of St. Albert, AB, T8N 7L3 39 North Central Co-op Commerce and what do they do? 40 Spring Lake Naturals 780-952-0847 41 Meridian Housing Foundation www.hellopublic.ca 10 DIVERSITY, EQUITY 42 Phoenix Physical Therapy AND INCLUSION 43 Community Futures Printed in Western Canada Diversity, equity and inclusion: What it means and how can you help. 45 PLAY CAFÉ: SIP, PLAY, STAY 12 VISITOR INFORMATION An indoor playground for kids The GPRC’s visitor services role and parents alike. within the community. GPRC | CONNECT 01 GPRC CONNECT CHAMBER REPORT Sarah Parry, GPRC CEO INDIGENOUS BUSINESS COMMITTEE The Indigenous Business Committee was established as a Standing Committee of the Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce. Its primary purpose is to establish a framework for building effective and positive relationships, assisting with the introduc- tions of private sector projects in a way that meets businesses’ competitive priorities, while respecting the rights, cultures, and aspirations of Indigenous peoples. The committee is working on building collaborative and improved communications, while improving the economic benefit to all. SHOP LOCAL COMMITTEE The Shop Local Committee was struck in early 2020, with a mandate to serve as a sup- portive resource for business people who wish to learn, grow, create, and attract a stronger business community and a more robust and sustainable economic region. The committee is composed of two Chamber employee co-Chairs and 5-7 local business owners. The committee meets monthly. A cross-section of Chamber members who are business owners can keep the Chamber informed of relevant issues, concerns, and suggestions. The Chamber will also use the committee member businesses to help create plans for Shop Local campaigns and initiatives. The core of the Greater Parkland Regional Chamber is made up of the local businesses in our region, and part of the Chamber’s strategic plan is to support those businesses through Shop Local campaigns and initiatives. The Chamber recognizes that small business owners know what works best for them and what they need, and the Chamber wants a cross-section of businesses to tell us what types of assistance and services would support them the best. 02 GPRC | CONNECT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Our Chamber Ambassador Program has created an army of “Chamber Champions”. “WE ARE The Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors are a highly visible and influential group of volunteers who give their time to provide a crucial link between CELEBRATING the Chamber, its members, and the community. Our GPRC Ambassadors demonstrate a passion for the Chamber and for supporting business. Acting as hosts and mentors, our ambassadors warmly welcome new businesses to the Chamber with a visit to their busi- WOMEN WHO ness to raise awareness of Chamber activities and benefits, informing and involving new Chamber members to promote strong comradery, and assisting in making members feel HAVE MADE A welcome and integrated into our chamber. SIGNIFICANT EMERGING LEADERS The Emerging Leaders Group (ELG) is being formed and will launch in 2021 to provide a forum that engages professionals in the early part of their careers, through connections, IMPACT collaboration and learning opportunities that enhance and support the region’s business community. As a century-old organization, the Chambers understands that we have to HISTORICALLY remain relevant and the ELG’s mandate will be to harness the talents of young professionals and entrepreneurs in our region. Their focus will be on developing a pathway for young leaders and entrepreneurs to become engaged with the Chamber’s committees, program AND TODAY.” activities with the aim of developing new leaders in the years and decades ahead, and to help grow the region’s economy by ensuring that we have new business leaders well-pre- pared to lead the chamber into the future. 2021 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE New for 2021, the Chamber is highlighting five of our region’s most exceptional women. We are honouring accomplishments, validating hard work, and contributions to the work- place. Throughout the year, we will be celebrating women who have made a significant impact historically and today. The GPRC Women of Influence launched on March 8, 2021, which is International Women’s Day. 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This past year, our Advoca- Chamber of Commerce has been one of many firsts cy focus has been on responding to the ever-changing and plenty of foundational work. The Governance COVID-19 restrictions and programs, supporting our of the GPRC can sometimes be very dry and some- 2members through this difficult season, and streamlining and Othing that seems to be so unimportant and redundant. But it prioritizing information regarding financial supports and chang- really is very exciting and very important to the groundwork of es to work environments and human resource needs. Through establishing the future of the GPRC and setting an important weekly meetings with the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, we part of the future of our organization. were able to clarify and organize information on COVID-19 Working on our by-laws was a big challenge as we were work- supports, strategize best responses to challenges faced by ing with the Board of Trade Act and that proved to be very businesses across Alberta, and provide much-needed, timely limiting in what we were able to do to establish our Chamber. survey results to our municipal and provincial leaders regard- However, we were able to get through that and have put to- ing impacts to business, in real time.