Chamber Events
The Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce hosts a number of well attended and fun community events.
Annual General Meeting - October 5, 2010
The 47th Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce AGM will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Village Inn Banquet Room. The meal will be courtesy of TTM Resources.
The keynote speaker will be WK Crichy Clarke, President & CEO of TTM Resources Inc.
To attend the AGM, please RSVP at the Chamber Office.
The business meeting will follow, with the election of the Board of Directors for the upcoming year. There are 5 Director positions open this year. We are looking for Directors from various sectors of business to best represent our membership.
If you would like to consider nomination to fill a position as a Director, please contact Erin Siemens (Office Manager) at 567-2124 or Stuart Sinclair (Past President) at 567-2111.
The existing twelve member Board is listed on the About the Chamber page.
Pumpkin Walk
Annually on Halloween evening, the Great Pumpkin Walk is sure to please with hand-carved pumpkins and the annual fireworks display that lights up the entire Nechako River Valley. Attended by thousands of residents, the Pumpkin Walk is a safe and convenient place for families to spend Halloween night.
Many Vanderhoof businesses and residents volunteer their evening to stoke the campfires and give out candy to the children. The Pumpkin Walk starts at 5:00pm. Vanderhoof's only fireworks display caps off the evening, firing away at 8:00pm.
This event is made possible solely by donations from the generous businesses and individuals of the Vanderhoof area, as well as the countless volunteer hours by friends of The Walk.
Parade of Lights
A fun community event to kick off the Christmas season is the Annual Parade of Lights, held on the first Friday in December each year. Floats representing a wide variety of organizations and businesses, vividly decorated with hundreds of lights, drive through the residential streets of Vanderhoof after dark. Families come from near and far to take part in this festive evening, which includes Midnight Madness at downtown retailers.
Please register your parade float at the Chamber office. (No entry fee.)
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Midnight Madness
In connection with the Parade of Lights, most downtown retailers remain open until midnight that same evening, offering many great sales. Come out for some fun community time, and bag some great deals while you are at it!
Friday, December 3, 2010 -- beginning early in the day at some stores, continuing all evening til midnight.
Biennial Trade Show
Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce Biennial Trade Show: May 22 - 23, 2009 "Going Green, Living Green" was a huge success. The next Trade Show will be held in 2011. This event is an excellent opportunity for businesses to promote themselves, with a reduced rate for Chamber Members.
Why You Should be an Exhibitor:
- Sales
- Create image
- Market research
- Maintain image
- Qualify prospects
- Create customer list
- Relate to competition
- Reach unknown buyers
- Meet buyers face-to-face
- Shorten buying process
- Introduce a new product
- Recruit new personnel
- Improve market share
- Distribute product samples
- Contact potential new customers
- Contact with present customers
- Demonstrate products in action
- Demonstrate non-portable equipment
- Discuss technical issues with customers
- Identify new applications for existing products
- Change buyer's perceptions of your company
