BUSINESS UPDATE / OPPORTUNITIES
Fort Nelson & District
Chamber of Commerce
Annual General Meeting
April 16th, 2013
11:45 am VIC Meeting Room
Speaker: Kim Eglinski for Mayor Streeper
discussing the Provincial funding agreement and upcoming referendum.
Name
Company
# attending
Please RSVP by noon Monday, April 15th.
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All Candidates Forum - April 23, 2013
Fort Nelson Chamber of Commerce presents an All Candidates Forum on
April 23rd at 7:00 pm at the Phoenix Theatre.
General Voting Day for the next scheduled general election is Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
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NRRM signs Infrastructure Agreement with Province.
Pat Pimm and Mayor Streeper announced the NRRM has signed a landmark agreement with the province which will provide up to $10 million per year for 20 years starting in 2015.
See press release here.
Funds must be spent on infrastructure projects and must go to referendum.
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CN Rail Cuts Service to Fort Nelson
On February 16 CN Rail cut service to Fort Nelson without notice and has now announced further planned cut backs. See letter to CN Rail from the Chamber of Commerce.
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April 8th, 2013 Council Meeting Update
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New PST Publication
Small Business Guide to the PST
More information on the return to PST and links to related publications can be found at www.PSTinBC.ca
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Fort Nelson 2013 Trade Show
May 4 - 5, 2013
The trade show is filling fast - Book your booth now and show Fort Nelson your products & services!
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