62 INVEST in BC 2 0 2 3 Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association. In special partnership with BCBusiness.
District of Taylor
Ryan Galay, Director of Community Services
rgalay@districtoftaylor.com
10007 – 100th A St, Box 300, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0
districtoftaylor.com
District of Tumbler Ridge
Terese Finegan, Director, Economic
Development & Tourism
tfinegan@dtr.ca
305 Iles Way, Box 100, Tumbler Ridge,
BC V0C 2W0
investtumblerridge.ca
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Krista Vandersteen, Regional
Development Officer
kvandersteen@northernrockies.ca
5319 – 50 Ave South, Bag Service 399,
Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0
investnorthernrockies.ca
Saulteau First Nations
Tonia Richter, Employment &
Training Coordinator
trichter@saulteau.com
1717 Boucher Lake Rd, Moberly Lake,
BC V0C 1X0
saulteau.com
NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Co-operatives First
info@cooperativesfirst.com
4 – 1810 8th St East, Saskatoon, SK,S7H 0T6
cooperativesfirst.com
Futurpreneur Canada
Andrea Welling, Regional Director,
British Columbia
awelling@futurpreneur.ca
2015 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C2
futurpreneur.ca
North American Strategy for
Competitiveness (NASCO)
Rachel Connell, Vice President,
Membership & Events
rachel@nasconetwork.com
nasconetwork.com
Simon Fraser University Community
Economic Development
Ryan Watmough, Director
cedinfo@sfu.ca
8888 University Dr, Suite 8800, Burnaby,
BC V5A 1S6
sfu.ca/ced
THOMPSON OKANAGAN
Armstrong Spallumcheen
Chamber of Commerce
Patti Noonan, Executive Director
manager@aschamber.com
3550 Bridge St, Box 118, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B1
aschamber.com
Central Okanagan Economic
Development Commission
Krista Mallory, Manager
info@investkelowna.com
1450 K.L.O. Rd, Kelowna, BC V1W 3Z4
investkelowna.com
City of Merritt
Marilyn Christensen, Economic
Development Manager
ecdev@merritt.ca
2185 Voght St, Box 189, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
merritt.ca
City of Penticton
Anthony Haddad, General Manager
Community Services
anthony.haddad@penticton.ca
325 Power St, Penticton, BC V2A 7K9
penticton.ca
City of Vernon
John Perrott, Manager, Economic
Development & Tourism
jperrott@vernon.ca
3001 – 32 Ave, Vernon, BC V1T 2L8
vernon.ca
Community Futures North Okanagan
Leigha Horsfield, Executive Director
leighah@futuresbc.com
3105 33rd St, Vernon, BC V1T 9P7
futuresbc.com
Community Futures Sun Country
Linsie Lachapelle, General Manager
linsie@cfsun.ca
203 Railway Ave, PO Box 1480, Ashcroft,
BC V0K 1A0
cfsun.ca
Community Futures Thompson Country
Blair Gray, General Manager
bgray@communityfutures.net
330 Seymour St, Kamloops, BC V2C 2G2
communityfutures.net
District of Clearwater
Wylie Bystedt, Economic
Development Officer
edo@docbc.ca
209 Dutch Lake Rd, PO Box 157, Clearwater,
BC V0E 1N0
districtofclearwater.com
District of Lake Country
Ruth Sulentich, Economic Development
& Public Engagement Specialist
rsulentich@lakecountry.bc.ca
10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country,
BC V4V 2M1
lakecountry.bc.ca
District of Sicamous/District of
Sicamous Development Corporation
Carly Procyshyn, Tourism & Economic
Development Coordinator
c.procyshyn@dosdc.ca
446 Main St, PO Box 219, Sicamous,
BC V0E 2V0
sicamous.ca
Kamloops Indian Band
Development Corporation
Nova Sekhon, Project Coordinator,
Land Development
businessdevelopment@ttes.ca
345 Chief Alex Thomas Way, Kamloops,
BC V2H 1H1
tkemlupsbusiness.ca
Neskonlith Indian Band
Brad Arnouse, Councillor
bradarnouse@neskonlith.net
737 Chief Neskonlith Dr, PO Box 318, Chase,
BC V0E 1M0
neskonlith.net
Salmon Arm Economic
Development Society
Lana Fitt, Economic Development Manager
edo@saeds.ca
220 Shuswap St NE, Salmon Arm,
BC V1E 4N2
saeds.ca
Shuswap Economic Development
Society
John Reed, Executive Director
john.reed@shuswapecdev.ca
220 Shuswap St NE, PO Box 489, Sorrento,
BC V0E 2W0
shuswapecdev.ca
South Okanagan Chamber
Denise Blashko, Manager
manager@sochamber.ca
Box 1414, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0
sochamber.ca
Town of Osoyoos
Gina MacKay, Director of Planning &
Development Services
gmackay@osoyoos.ca
8711 Main St, PO Box 3010, Osoyoos,
BC V0H 1V0
osoyoos.ca
Town of Princeton
Gary Schatz, Director of Economic
Development & Tourism
businessdevelopment@princeton.ca
PO Box 670, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0
princetonecdev.ca
Venture Kamloops
Jim Anderson, Executive Director
jim@venturekamloops.com
297 First Ave, Kamloops, BC V2C 3J3
venturekamloops.com
Village of Ashcroft
Margaret Moreira, Economic Development
and Tourism Coordinator
edt@ashcroftbc.ca
601 Bancroft St, PO Box 129, Ashcroft,
BC V0K 1A0
ashcroftbc.ca
Village of Lumby
Tom Kadla, CAO
tomk@lumby.ca
1775 Glencaird St, PO Box 430, Lumby,
BC V0E 2G0
lumby.ca
VANCOUVER ISLAND/COAST
City of Campbell River
Rose Klukas, Economic Development Officer
rose.klukas@campbellriver.ca
301 St. Ann's Rd, Campbell River,
BC V9W 4C7
campbellriver.ca
City of Langford
Donna Petrie, Manager of Business
Development and Events
dpetrie@langford.ca
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Ave, Langford,
BC V9B 2X8
langford.ca
City of Nanaimo
Amrit Manhas, Economic
Development Officer
economic.development@nanaimo.ca
455 Wallace St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J6
nanaimo.ca
City of Port Alberni
Patrick Deakin, Economic
Development Manager
Patrick_Deakin@portalberni.ca
4850 Argyle St, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1V8
portalberni.ca
City of Powell River
Scott Randolph, Director of Properties,
Development and Communications
srandolph@powellriver.ca
6910 Duncan St, Powell River, BC V8A 1V4
prdiscoveryourself.ca
Community Futures
Mount Waddington
Riley Zimmerman, Executive Director
riley@cfmw.ca
14 – 311 Hemlock St, Box 458, Port McNeill,
BC V0N 2R0
cfmw.ca
District of Saanich
Mitchell Edgar, Economic
Development Manager
mitchell.edgar@saanich.ca
770 Vernon Ave, Victoria, BC V8X 2W7
saanich.ca
District of Sooke
Gail Scott, Community Economic
Development Officer
gscott@sooke.ca
2205 Otter Point Rd, Sooke,
BC V9Z 1J2
sooke.ca
Greater Nanaimo Chamber
of Commerce
Kim Smythe, President & CEO
cao@nanaimochamber.bc.ca
2133 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1h8
nanaimochamber.bc.ca
Heiltsuk Tribal Council
Chris Lechkobit Carpenter, Economic
Development Officer
chris.lc@heiltsuk.ca
226 Wabalisla, PO Box 880, Bella Bella,
BC V0T 1Z0
heiltsuknation.ca
Huuayaht First Nation
Cheryl Eardley, Economic
Development Officer
cheryl.e@huuayaht.org
4644 Adelaide St, Port Alberni,
BC V9Y 6N4
huuayaht.org
Parksville & Dist. Chamber
of Commerce
Kim Burden, Executive Director
kim@parksvillechamber.com
PO Box 99, Parksville, BC V9P 2G3
parksvillechamber.com
Regional District of Mount Waddington
Pat English, Manager of
Economic Development
penglish@rdmw.bc.ca
2044 McNeill Rd, Box 729, Port McNeill,
BC V0N 2R0
rdmw.bc.ca
Salt Spring Island Community Economic
Development Commission
Francine Carlin, Chair
chair@ruralislandspartnership.ca
108 – 121 McPhillips Ave, Salt Spring Island,
BC V8K 2T6
opportunitysaltspring.ca
Sunshine Coast Regional Economic
Development Organization
Colin Stansfield, Executive Director
exec@scredo.ca
PO Box 1754, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0
scredo.ca
Town of Port McNeill
Marilyn MacArthur, Economic
Development Manager
ecdev@portmcneill.ca
PO Box 728, Port McNeill, BC,
V0N 2R0
portmcneill.ca
Town of Sidney
Randy Humble, CAO
admin@sidney.ca
2440 Sidney Ave, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y7
sidney.ca
Uchucklesaht Tribe Government
David McCormick, Economic
Development Manager
David.McCormick@uchucklesaht.ca
5251 Argyle St, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1V1
uchucklesaht.ca
Village of Sayward
Mark Baker, Mayor
village@saywardvalley.ca
652 H'Kusam Way, PO Box 29, Sayward,
BC V0P 1R0
sayward.ca
