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October 2025 – Generation Shift

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Christina Gateway Community Development Association Tracey MacGregor, Community and Economic Development Coordinator info@christinagateway.ca 1675 Highway 3, Christina Lake, BC, V0H 1E2 christinagateway.ca City of Cranbrook Darren Brewer, Business Development Officer darren.brewer@cranbrook.ca 40 10 Ave S, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 2M8 choosecranbrook.ca City of Revelstoke Cat Moffat, Community Economic Coordinator ced@revelstoke.ca 301 Victoria Road West, PO Box 2398, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0 chooserevelstoke.ca Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Pete Bourke, Executive Director executivedirector@cvchamber.ca 651 Hwy 93/95, PO Box 1019, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 cvchamber.ca Community Futures Central Kootenay Andrea Wilkey, Executive Director awilkey@futures.bc.ca 201-514 Vernon St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4E7 futures.bc.ca Community Futures East Kootenay Kerstin Renner, General Manager info@cfek.ca #100 131 7th Ave S, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 2J3 cfek.ca Golden Community Economic Development Jill Dewtie, Executive Director jill@goldenced.ca 202- 421 9th Ave North, ox 746, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0 goldenced.ca Ktunaxa Enterprises Ltd. Kevin Weaver, Director - Business Development kevin.weaver@ktunaxaenterprises.ca 1629 Baker St., Cranbrook, BC, V1C 1B4 ktunaxaenterprises.ca Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society Cam Whitehead, Executive Director cam@lccdts.com 1499 Bay Ave, Trail, BC, V1R 4A9 lccdts.com Nakusp and Area Development Board Aidan McLaren-Caux, Economic Development Coordinator aidan@nadb.ca Box 15, Nakusp, BC, V0G 1R0 nadb.ca MAINLAND SOUTHWEST Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce Alex Mitchell, CEO ceo@abbotsfordchamber.com 207 - 32900 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, V2S 5A1 abbotsfordchamber.com Bowen Island Municipality Stefania Shortt, Committee Clerk & EDC Liaison bim@bimbc.ca 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 bowenislandmunicipality.ca Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation Brian Coombes, President info@chilliwackpartners.com 46115 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 2P2 businessinchilliwack.com City of Abbotsford Kim O'Sullivan, Economic Development Coordinator econdev@abbotsford.ca 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 1W7 abbotsfordsitefinder.ca City of Coquitlam Edward Tain, Business Growth Manager economicdevelopment@coquitlam.ca 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 coquitlam.ca City of Delta Donny van Dyk, City Manager citymanager@delta.ca 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, BC, V4K 3E2 delta.ca City of Langley Wendy Dupley, Economic Development Advisor business@langleycity.ca 20399 DOUGLAS CRESCENT, Langley, BC, V3A 4B3 langleycity.ca City of Maple Ridge Karen Hansen, Economic Development Assistant invest@mapleridge.ca 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 6A9 mapleridge.ca City of Mission Stacey Crawford, Director of Economic Development scrawford@mission.ca 34033 Lougheed Highway, Mission, BC, V2V 5X8 mission.ca City of New Westminster Carolyn Armanini, Acting Manager, Economic Development carmanini@newwestcity.ca 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1H9 newwestcity.ca City of Richmond Jill Shirey, Manager, Economic Development economicdev@richmond.ca 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1 businessinrichmond.ca City of Surrey Stephen Wu, Manager, Economic Development swu@surrey.ca 13450 - 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 1V8 investsurrey.ca City of Vancouver Siobian Smith, Director, Business and Economy siobian.smith@vancouver.ca 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4 vancouver.ca Community Futures South Fraser Nicole Read, General Manager nicole.read@southfraser.com 303 – 46167 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 2P2 southfraser.com District of North Vancouver Neonila Lilova, Business and Economic Development Manager lilovan@dnv.org 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7N 4N5 dnv.org District of Squamish Jen Stone, Economic Development Officer economicdevelopment@squamish.ca 37955 Second Avenue, PO Box 310, Squamish, BC, V8B 0A3 investsquamish.ca Downtown Surrey BIA Elizabeth Model, CEO info@downtownsurreybia.com 10362 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3T 2W5 downtownsurrey.ca Hope Business Development Society Shilou Wold, Operations Coordinator operations@hopebc.ca 919 Water Ave, PO Box 370, Hope, BC, V0X 1L0 hopebc.ca Invest Vancouver Jacquie Griffiths, President info@investvancouver.ca Metrotower III, 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby, BC, V5H 0C6 investvancouver.ca Leq'a:mel Development Corporation Ron Smith , Chief Executive Officer ecdev@leqamel.ca #200 - 41350 Lougheed Highway, Deroche, BC, V0M 1G0 leqameldevelopmentcorporation.ca Stó:lō Community Futures Rocio Zielinski, General Manager rzielinski@stolocf.ca Bldg #5A - 2nd Floor, 7201 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2R 4G5 stolocf.ca TTQ Economic Development Corp Darryl Peters, Business Manager dpeters@ttqecdev.com P O Box 606, Mount Currie, BC, V0N 2K0 xaxtsa.ca Xaxli'p Development Corporation Andrew Mercer, General Manager andrew.mercer@xaxlip.ca P.O. Box 1330, Lillooet, BC, V0K 1V0 xaxlip.ca Xwísten Michael McGee, Economic Development Coordinator ecdev@xwisten.ca Lot 1A Joseph Road, PO Box 190, Lillooet, BC, V0K 1V0 xwisten.wordpress.com NECHAKO/NORTH COAST Central Coast Regional District Wylie Bystedt, Economic Development Officer grant.writer@ccrd.ca PO Box 186, Bella Coola, BC, V0T 1C0 ccrd.ca City of Prince Rupert Paul Vendittelli, Manager of Transportation and Economic Development paul.vendittelli@princerupert.ca 424 - 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1L7 princerupert.ca Community Futures Nadina Kim Martinsen, General Manager kmartinsen@cfnadina.ca Unit A - 2430 Butler Avenue, PO Box 236, Houston, BC, V0J 1Z0 cfnadina.ca District of Fort St. James district@fortstjames.ca 477 Stuart Drive West, Box 640, Fort St. James, BC, V0J 1P0 fortstjames.ca District of Houston Viktor Elias, Economic Development Officer velias@houston.ca 3367 - 12th Street, PO Box 370, Houston, BC, V0J 1Z0 houston.ca District of Kitimat Walsham Tenshak, Director of Economic Development and Communications wtenshak@kitimat.ca 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7 kitimat.ca Key-Oh Business Development Corporation Corrine Swenson, General Manager generalmanager@key-ohbusiness.ca Bag 9000, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 tsilkazkoh.ca/kbdc Kispiox Band Jessica Tait, Economic Development Officer ecdev@kispioxband.ca 1336 Kispiox Valley Rd, Kispiox, BC, V0J 1Y4 kispioxband.ca Kitselas Development Corporation Darrin McCormack, CEO ceo@kitselasdlp.ca 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, BC, V8G 0A9 kitselas.com/business/development- corporation North Coast Regional District Chantal Wentland, Planning/Economic Development Officer planning@ncrdbc.com 14-342 3rd Ave Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L5 ncrdbc.com Old Masset Village Council Ivy Bell, Lands Manager ecdev@omvc.ca 348 Eagle Ave, Masset, BC, V0T 1M0 oldmassettvillagecouncil.com Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Nellie Davis, Manager of Regional Economic Development nellie.davis@rdbn.bc.ca 37 3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 rdbn.bc.ca Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Meghan Bowles, Economic Development Officer mbowles@rdks.bc.ca 4545 Lazelle Ave – Suite 300, Terrace, BC, V8G 4E1 rdks.bc.ca Saik'uz First Nation Vincent Wickham, Manager, Economic Development vincent.wickham@saikuz.com 135 Joseph St, Vanderhoof, BC, V0J 3A1 saikuz.com Town of Smithers Jill Barrowman, Economic Development Officer ecdev@smithers.ca 1027 Aldous Street, PO Box 879, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 smithers.ecdev.org Village of Burns Lake Frank Peebles, Economic Development Officer edo@burnslake.ca 15 3rd Ave, PO Box 570, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 burnslake.ca Village of Fraser Lake Jesse Gervais, Economic Development Officer and Deputy Corporate Officer jgervais@fraserlake.ca PO Box 430, Fraser Lake, BC, V0J 1S0 fraserlake.ca Village of Granisle Selina Pechlaner, Economic Development and First Nations Liaison ecdev@villageofgranisle.ca PO Box 128, Granisle, BC, V0J 1W0 granisle.ca NORTHEAST Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce Naomi Larsen, Executive Director manager@chetwyndchamber.ca Box 870, Chetwynd, BC, V0C 1J0 chetwyndchamber.ca City of Fort St. John Jennifer Decker, Director of Planning & Engineering jdecker@fortstjohn.ca 10631 - 100 Street, City of Fort St. John, BC, V1J 3Z5 fortstjohn.ca District of Taylor Ryan Galay, Director of Community Services rgalay@districtoftaylor.com 10007 – 100th A Street, Box 300, Taylor, BC, V0C 2K0 districtoftaylor.com District of Tumbler Ridge Jessie Olsen, Director, Economic & Community Development jolsen@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 Avenue South, Bag Service 399, Fort Nelson, BC, V0C 1R0 investnorthernrockies.ca INVEST in BC 2 0 2 5 61 Official Publication of the BC Economic Development Association in special partnership with BCBusiness.

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