Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce! 

To make a submission for Chamber Member Connections,

please email tom@gpchamber.com.

watch for our weekly Chamber Chatter newsletter on Tuesdays.)

The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Awards presented by Canwest is scheduled for Thursday, December 3. The meeting will include a review of our activities in 2020 and election of our 2021 Board of Directors.

There is no cost to attend the event but a reminder that each Member business is limited to one vote. The agenda will include election of directors to the Board; 2020 Membership, Advocacy, Chair, and CEO reports; and our Chamber Awards. All attendees will receive a Zoom link to access the meeting. TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.

* If you are interested in running for the Board:

Call 780-532-5340 or Email tanya@gpchamber.com 

Completed board nomination forms must be received by the Chamber office prior to 12:00 PM on Friday, November 20 to be considered by the Board Nomination Committee.

The Chamber Member Quick Connect follows our goal of Connecting Business and Creating Opportunity. Quick Connect is based on the speed networking model allowing members to meet other members in a structured but relaxed environment.

This event is scheduled for Thursday, November 26 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM via Zoom. CLICK HERE to register.

There is no cost to participate but you must be a Chamber Member. For more information, contact our office by phone at 780-532-5340 or email cindy@gpchamber.com.

The Chamber CHRISTMAS Virtual Business Showcase is set for Thursday, December 10 from 5:00-7:00 PM on Zoom. 

Each presenter will have up to 3 minutes to showcase their business or product to our attendees and other exhibitors. You must be a Chamber member to be an exhibitor. CLICK HERE to register.

Please register as an exhibitor or attendee as soon as possible! For more information, please contact our office at 780-532-5340 or email cindy@gpchamber.com. 

GetintheLoop is the fastest growing Franchise in Canada and has the largest network of local merchant offers in the Country; a professional platform serving hundreds of thousands of members, all while empowering small business owners with simple and affordable tools to make their local marketing efforts easier and more effective.

Our Chamber was awarded an Economic Recovery Grant from the City of Grande Prairie, and thanks to the City's generosity we are offering the remainder of 2020 FREE for all businesses in our area to become partners and test drive the platform as a part of your recovery efforts and experience firsthand how it can work for you. Join as a partner and start creating your offers now!   https://www.grandeprairiechamber.com/getintheloop/

Facebook Event

This week show us your purple pride. Take a selfie or group picture of your staff at work and upload your picture on your social sites and add the hashtags. You could win a $25.00 gift card for Tim Hortons. Add Impact Grande Prairie to your posting! Let's see that purple for Family Violence Prevention Month!

DuCharmed Creations have created this beautiful bracelet specifically for IMPACT Grande Prairie to bring awareness to Family Violence Prevention month and to donate 15.00 from every bracelet sold to our organization. 20 bracelets have sold already. This is the message they have on their web site and Facebook page.

For the entire month of November, the profits from this specially designed bracelet will go to @impactgrandeprairie . The bracelets are $25.00 each with $15.00 per bracelet going to Impact GP. I will be taking orders for these bracelets until November 30th

This is a participatory session led by Chad Banman, Sandler Training by Ayon Sales & Consulting Services Inc. and is capped at 20 participants.

Seating is limited, register today!  https://snip.ly/nerf5v

Statistics Canada is currently recruiting positions for the upcoming census in May 2021. The following job opportunities are available in our region:

The closing date for both positions is November 30^th. 

The City's Economic Recovery Committee has allocated an additional $50,000 to the Local Marketing Grant as part of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Program to assist more local businesses with their marketing efforts in time for the holiday season.

For program details and eligibility criteria, visit cityofgp.com/economicrecoveryprogram.

Call Mr Mikes Steakhouse for more details at 780-538-9378 or email grandeprairie@mikes.ca.

The Grande Prairie Stompede is proud to announce we are moving forward with our 2020 Grande Prairie Stompede, Annual General Meeting on November 25th, 7pm. Held at the Jackpot Grill & Events Centre. 10904 92 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB

Memberships available at the door for a $25 fee. Membership is required to Vote. Limited number of seating available. We have worked diligently to ensure the comfort, health and safety of our guests and volunteers. Masks are mandatory for attendees. You are welcome to wear your own mask. However, we will also provide disposable masks.

This year’s AGM will review the 2019 event, and hold a vote for the 2020/2021 Board of Directors. Interested In Becoming A Board Member? Visit https://gpstompede.com/ for more information & application form. Applications Must be sent to secretary@gpstompede.com by Nov.23rd.

Thank you to our members, supporters, friends and family of the GP Stompede! Visit https://gpstompede.com/about/gp-stompede-association/ for more details.

The Swan City Rotary Club is proud to announce the 21st annual Cars for Christmas Lottery. Win cars, trucks, ATV’s, renew your room packages, Gift certificates, cash and more! There are 3 ways to WIN BIG! Proceeds support 13 non-profit groups and 8 regional food banks. Order tickets and see the prizes at www.carsforchristmas.com

Website: www.grandeprairiechamber.com