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Partners in Economic Development
Associate Membership
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CEDA E-News – Coordinated through annual communications plan, and issues related to priorities set out in Business Plan. Minimum 3 issues/month or more as needed. Increase average "open" rate. Increase number of subscribers (781) by 5%. Build a Better Business Lunch Speaker Series - Partner with Canmore Rotary Club & BDCWest to deliver short training sessions focusing on building business & management skills as well as networking opportunities for businesses. Health & Wellness alliance - work with industry partners to create an alliance of individuals and organizations committed to moving Canmore forward as a destination of healthy living and wellbeing.
Canmore LifeFest –
November 2009 - A celebration of healthy living - kick off to a health &
wellness alliance in Canmore
CEDA Associate Membership
Human
Resource & Labour Development
Economic
Diversification
Tourism – work with Tourism Canmore to identify product gaps. Ex:
Public transportation systems, conference centre, etc. Funding to $100,000 for 2009
tourism marketing. Art / Culture Economic Impact Assessment
Building & Construction - In August 2009, CEDA hosted a training session for SOLAR ENERGY HOT WATER INSTALLATION in partnership with the Canadian Solar INdustry Association (CANSIA). The goal was to provide the first step towards certification, encouraging and providing training and skills to over 40 local operators that will open up doors for them as Canmore reaches new building build-out, inevitable in our future with a limited land-base. Economic Sustainability Infrastructure Sustainability Hub - CEDA will continue to work as a liaison into the business community for the Bow Valley Sustainability Hub. The Hub is an outcome of The Natural Step for a Sustainable Canmore, a project which CEDA was a partner in the previous 3 years to deliver into the community.
Downtown Canmore Business Revitalization Zone - CEDA helped start and
currently supports the work of the Downtown Canmore Business Revitalization Zone, established early 2006. Continue to maintain partnerships that provide value for local business in sustainable growth & development:
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