Quarterly Report from the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce

In this Quarterly Report you’ll read some news updates on things happening in our community and some of the key efforts your Chamber of Commerce has been focusing on.

Membership/Community

In the last three months the Chamber welcomed 25 new members!

We also said good-bye to our Membership Manager, Chris Windrim, who is now the Executive Director for BILD Central Alberta and welcomed our new Membership & Partner Services Manager, Chase Thudium.

We continue to provide value-added offers to our members. In partnership with Pattison Media members can now receive 40% off radio advertising. Learn more on this member only offer here! Stay tuned for other new value added services coming soon!

We attended many community business celebrations, from grand openings, anniversary events and ground breakings. Want us to help share and attend your business celebration? Simply fill our this form and we will be in contact.

Red Deer Dream Centre

Anytime Fitness

Red Deer Resort & Casino

Our CEO, Scott Robinson, participated in the Outreach Centre’s Walk A Mile In Her Shoes:

Last month the Chamber team took a downtown historic walk provided by Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery to learn more about budlings and ghost statues in our downtown:

Learn more about their tours and talks here.

Policy

Along with our policy committees, Finance & Taxation, Natural Resource & Environment, we have been actively reviewing policy resolutions that are being presented at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce this week in Calgary. We are in the initial stages of establishing two more policy committees, Transport & Infrastructure and Social Responsibility, which we plan to have fully operational in the next few months.

In May 2024 we are excited to share that we will be hosting the 2024 Alberta Chambers of Commerce AGM & Policy Conference! As well, later this month we will have Lindsay Norrie joining the Chamber team as the new Policy Manager.

Events

Last month we announced our 2023 Business of the Year finalists:

Small Business of the Year
Juiced Audio, Shift OHS, Solorzano Spa

Business of the Year
PASS Electric, Premier Academy, Royal LePage Network Realty Corp.

New Business of the Year
Circle Square Childcare Inc., Johnson Spring & Trailer, Vasectomy Central

Emerging Business of the Year
R/T Heating & Air Conditioning, Tail Blazers, Three Broke Sisters

Non-Profit
Dress for Success Central Alberta, Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

Business Leader of the Year
Patricia Arango, Central Alberta Sexual Assault Centre, Rieley Kay, Cilantro & Chive, Shazma Charania, ZS Holdings

At the end of August we finally had our Annual Chamber Golf Tournament and Mother Nature cooperated!

We had a busy September, with our annual Chamber Chase and Women Leading Change events – both with record attendance!

Chamber Chase highlights with Oh Deer!

Coming Up

Continue to watch our social media and Weekly Digest for other events and Chamber news!

Lunch N’ Learn
Strategy and How Jo(e) Can Help Your Business
October 12th 11:45am – 1:15pm

2023 Business of the Year Awards
October 18th 6:00 – 11:00pm
Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre

Lunch N’ Learn
Managing a Team Online and Leading People
October 12th 11:45am – 1:15pm

Agri-Trade
November 8-10th
Westerner Park

For more information or to register for any of our Chamber evets please visit our Events Calendar.

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Community

SPARC Caring Adult Nominations now open!

Published on March 24, 2025

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