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Chamber of Commerce
900 Alder Street,
Campbell River, BC V9W 2P6
P 250-287-4636
F 250-286-6490
E admin@campbellriverchamber.ca
About us - mission, vision, values
Vision
The Chamber will provide dedicated and professional leadership to encourage and support a vibrant and successful business community.
Mission and Mandates
The Chamber actively supports business prosperity and diversification and economic growth by:
- Providing valuable services and benefits to members;
- Creating networking events and educational seminars;
- Identifying and advocating on critical business issues;
- Promoting strategic partnerships;
- Marketing member businesses; and
- Fostering a strong and dynamic chamber team that executes effectively and successfully.
See below for details on the mandates of the Chamber.
Values
The Chamber’s values are:
- To successfully uphold the Chamber’s mission and mandates through the combined effort of staff and volunteers;
- To elect leaders who have integrity, honesty, personal accountability and great communication skills;
- To ensure that the board functions as a governing body with all operational responsibilities delegated to staff and task force volunteers;
- To foster and support free enterprise in order to encourage a prosperous community;
- To assert that a prosperous community is comprised of, as a minimum, the healthy state and functioning of the environment, economy and social elements;
- To insist that business owners conduct their businesses consistent with all applicable legislation;
- To assert that elected people must be accountable, responsible, effective and efficient;
- To direct advocacy at appropriate levels of government and/or industry to increase the likelihood of success; and
- To work to achieve effective collaborations and partnerships that are essential to achieving the Chamber’s mission and mandates.
Definition
The Chamber is the “Voice of Business”.
It is an organization of business-minded people. It is comprised of a volunteer board of directors, a staff of two and membership from the community. The membership consists of small, medium and large businesses, individuals and community groups.
Governance and Operations
The policies and programs of the Chamber are determined by its volunteer board of directors who are elected annually by the membership. They, in turn, employ an executive director and an administrator (with some part-time volunteers) whose responsibility it is to carry out the Chamber's policies and to organize and execute its programs. The Chamber has detailed communication with City Hall through a city councilor liaison and regular meetings with the mayor and liaison.
In addition to their role as governors, directors, and other Chamber members, may participate on task forces. Task forces are created, to assist staff, to develop and manage programs, resolve or investigate issues or to make policy recommendations to the local or provincial level.
Mandates (details)
Providing Valuable Services and Benefits to Members
The Chamber provides members with “purchase discounts” at local businesses, access to cost-effective employee benefit programs and print, email and web-based advertising opportunities.
Creating Networking Events and Educational Seminars
The Chamber creates a regular program of activities for members: A regular lunchtime speaker series, “Business after Hours”, training workshops and timely meetings with key decision-makers or business leaders.
Identifying and Advocating on Critical Business Issues
The Chamber uses the directors, members and various contacts in the community to identify critical issues. Where issues are deemed to have an impact on the membership or business community the Chamber informs and attempts to influence key decision-makers.
Promoting Strategic Partnerships
The Chamber maintains partnerships with various groups in the community: City Hall, Campbell River Economic Development (Rivercorp), The Business Improvement Associations and regional and provincial organizations such as the BC Chamber of Commerce and senior governments. In addition, the Chamber leadership has relationships with key leaders in industry and government and develops new partnerships as required.
Marketing Member Businesses
The Chamber provides members with access to a monthly newspaper supplemental, “The Chamber News”, that is included in the Courier-Islander Newspaper. All members can submit a 500 word article, once per year, to the newspaper regarding their business. Additional, smaller news items are also included on a monthly basis.
Regular email notices are submitted by the Chamber on behalf of the membership. The Chamber’s website also includes an “Our Members” section high-lighting member businesses with photos and text.
Fostering a Strong and Dynamic Chamber Team that Executes Effectively and Successfully
The Chamber focuses on ensuring that the Chamber’s staff are well-suited to the task. The Chamber ensures that the team has the tools it requires to carry-out the functions it is responsible for. The board, staff and task force volunteers are dedicated to ensuring that the Chamber executes its various functions effectively and successfully.
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