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Lake Country Chamber launches After Hours Tradeshow KEVIN PARNELL
There’s still time to rent a plot of land to grow your own greenery in the Oyama Community Garden behind the Oyama Community Hall. ...............................
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Horses in desperate need of a helping hand get it when the Old Friend Society comes on the scene. The volunteer group has been working for 10 years in Lake Country. ...............................
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The Lake Country Chamber of Commerce is stepping into unchartered territory, promoting local businesses with its inaugural Business After Hours Tradeshow in Lake Country. Featuring 40 booths and five different presentation and workshops, the Business After Hours Tradeshow in Lake Country is taking place today (March 19)
from 4 to 8 p.m. at Winfield Memorial hall. “This has been done at other chambers quite successfully,” said Lake Country chamber executive director Corrinne Cross. “We were looking at ways to promote the businesses in Lake Country and the chamber. The reaction was so positive that it was a huge success even before it started.” In fact the reaction amongst the busi-
ness community in Lake Country was so swift, booths were sold out in no time and the chamber is now looking at a larger venue next year if it hosts a similar event. “We put the word out on a Tuesday and I think by the Thursday we were 80 per cent sold out,” said Cross. “It’s been very well embraced. We’re actually thinking next year to do it a little later in the year so that we can use the arena (after the ice is
Businesses in After Hours Tradeshow Andy’s Tree and Chipping Antler Creek K9 Aspen Landscaping Beauty Ethics Chamber of Commerce Epicure Solutions Grounds Guys/Lorwal Golf Investors Group JGN Accounting Kahuna Cleaning Kees Tae Kwon Do Kepi’s Creations Jewelry LA Lifestyles Health & Fitness Lake Country Optical Lake Country Health Planning Lake Country Lawn Care Mary K - You Sendit Cards Mona Vision Nordixx Pole Walking Odette’s Skin Laser Wellness Clinic
Park Place Garage Premier Tech Aqua Profile Marketing LC Rotary Club Royal Window Cleaning Second Wind Fitness Shaklee Products Sunscape TD Benefits The Juice FM Trenchant OTC Tri-Lake Animal Hospital UBCO Uprise Designs Usana- Mona Winfield IDA Waste Management Mary Kay - Dawn W Worthy Inc.
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THE inaugural Lake Country Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Trade Show is today.
out).” While it’s the first time the chamber has organized and hosted a large tradeshow focussing on just Lake Country businesses, it certainly isn’t the first time the group has taken part in similar events. A valley-wide business after hours event moves around between the eight different chambers in the region and Lake Country has also held
events at UBCO, a small shop Saturday event in Lake County as well as business walks, getting input from businesses on how things are going and what can be improved upon. However the tradeshow, bringing local businesses together under one roof in Lake Country is a new concept. “The benefit to doing this is that our business-
es get out there and get a chance to show off what they do best,” said Cross. “We’re looking at this for promotion and for marketing the chamber and the local businesses and helping them be successful.” Admission to the event is free and there are lots of door prizes as well as a concession hosted by the Rotary Club. The event goes tonight until 8 p.m.
Hospital auxiliary raising funds for new CT scanner The Winfield Hospital Auxiliary has partnered with hospital auxiliaries around the region to begin raising funds for a much needed CT Scanner for Kelowna General Hospital’s emergency department.
A relatively small group of 11 fun-loving and hard-working members, the Winfield Auxiliary has raised $115,000 over the past several years and will now add its considerable fundraising prowess to
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