Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce
4815 - 44 Ave T7Z 1V5 Stony Plain, AB, Canada

This year Mothers have been superhero's. Mothers all over the globe have made sacrifices, put their children's needs ahead of their own, and carried a huge burden of this global pandemic. Today we celebrate all Moms and hope that you were able to feel extra special today.

25 Days of Sales - DAY 22! . . . The Barkstreet Market Stony Plain & The Barkstreet Market Spruce Grove - Receive a FREE bag of Stella and Chewy treats with a purchase of $25 or more. Christmas Toys , treats and apparel are BOGO 50% off!... Valid at both Spruce Grove & Stony Plain locations. #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

INTRODUCING: GPRC Connect With GPRC Connect, our vision is to give Parkland businesses a platform that showcases your entrepreneurial spirit. GPRC Connect will share inspirational and educational stories of Parkland businesses, provide exposure for local ventures, and give business owners a variety of opportunities to advertise directly to households in Parkland County. The spring/summer issue of GPRC Connect will launch April 2021.... Visit www.GPRCconnect.com to see the media kit and to learn how to advertise! GPRC Connect will be replacing the old Chamber Directory. A directory of Chamber businesses will still be included in the new magazine.

25 Days of Sales - DAY 21! Romantic Notions - Double the chance to win your purchase in store. #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

Do you have questions about Bill 32 and how it affects your business, your employees, and you? We have 2 lawyers from McLennan Ross LLP joining us on Wednesday who can answer your questions. You can submit questions beforehand as well: https://business.gprchamber.ca/form/view/21784

The Chamber will relay the information to our members in an e-Blast tomorrow as well.

Merry Christmas to you as well, MLA Searle Turton

25 Days of Sales - DAY 15! . . . Jo's Yarn Garden - Free gift of special edition stitch markers from Pretty Warm Designs with purchase #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

25 Days of Sales - DAY 20! . . . Hyperspace Comics - 20% Off Board Games & 15% off Magic the Gathering & Dungeons & Dragons Books #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

Make sure you are subscribed to the Spruce Grove Economic Development newsletter so you don’t miss their updates!

25 Days of Sales - DAY 19! . . . Plains Wine Beer & Spirits - 10% off gift box sets & taste testing #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

The Chamber has been made aware of two recent collections scams in the area. These have been phone and email scams. One is from Reliant Communications, and they have been reported on BBB as representing TELUS, Shaw, and Bell. The other is a UPS scam email asking you to reply with personal information and a credit card to pay an invoice immediately. Unfortunately, there is not much the Chamber or the targeted businesses can do, other than create awareness. If someone sound...s fishy, trust your gut instinct. If you feel rushed to make a decision, or pressured to provide personal information, hang up, don't click strange links, and call the company directly to confirm if it was actually them trying to reach you. We encourage you to update your passwords regularly, and keep those passwords in a safe and secure place if you must write them down.

IT'S HERE!! We were able to visit each of our 2020 Business Awards of Distinction Winners with valued Sponsors, Chamber Directors and Staff. Watch the reactions of the winners by clicking the video below or follow the link here: https://youtu.be/ELXS6xUUJ-0 Thank you to our Award Sponsors, our Videographer Sponsor, our Dessert Sponsor and to each of the municipalities for your support, City of Spruce Grove - Your Local Government, Town of Stony Plain, Village of Wabamun, and Parkland County

This is great news for a grassroots business in our region! Congratulations and best of luck, Freson Bros.!

Today, Dec 12, 2020, is the first day of stronger public health measures, which will be in place until Jan 12, 2021. Mandatory, provincewide restrictions are in effect to protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19. - Retail services and malls must reduce customer capacity to 15% of fire code occupancy. - Restaurants, pubs and bars will be closed as of today to in-person service. Takeout, delivery and curbside pickup are allowed. - Hair salons, nail salons, cas...inos, bowling alleys, gyms, movie theatres, libraries and museums will be closed as of today. - Places of worship are limited to 15% of fire code occupancy. - Starting today, all employees are required to work from home unless their employer determines they need to be at work in person. Full list of the stronger public health measures: https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

What a great place to make your donation at!

A message of support from MLA Searle Turton and information about the AB Government Relaunch Grant.

We are excited to be the pick-up location for the Town of Stony Plain Christmas ornaments this year. Some of the precautions we are taking to ensure our staff are safe, and that each visitor is safe include: - requiring everyone who enters our office building to wear a mask - providing hand sanitizer - sectioning off the entrance of our building - handing you your ornament, and not letting you dig into the box to choose your own... We're excited to be able to work with the Town to continue the Christmas ornament tradition, and if you're a resident of Stony Plain, we look forward to seeing you. Our Stony Plain office is located in Rotary Park, behind KFC, Tim Hortons and A&W off of Highway 779.

25 Days of Sales - DAY 14! . . . Straight-up Digital Marketing - Get more website visitors, customers, & sales by making sure your online presence is on-point with an SEO AUDIT to reveal your online health. Regularly $350, today only $99! Full details here: www.straightupdigital.ca/gprc-offer #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

It’s a new sale at a new business each day! #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal #25DaysofSales

Currently, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Parkland County are on the enhanced watch list: https://www.alberta.ca/maps/covid-19-status-map.htm. The Government of Alberta is ensuring affected small and medium-sized businesses receive additional support through the opportunity to apply for a second payment from the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant. Additionally, job creators that have experienced a 40 per cent revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic will qualify for the grant. More info: https://www.alberta.ca/sme-relaunch-grant.aspx

We're ONE WEEK AWAY from the first annual GPRC Small Business Week Conference! You can register online to hear both Michele Romanow and Clarence Louie speak! Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/gprchamberSBW/register

25 Days of Sales - DAY 13! . . . Classic Replay & Blue Bong Smoke Shop - 10% off Store wide, minimum $20 purchase *Mention this offer* #25DaysofSales #KeepTheCheerHere #ShopLocal

With the rising numbers of COVID-19 in the region, businesses have asked what to do if a customer who has visited their store tests positive within 14 days of their visit. We do maintain a database of information on our website: https://www.gprchamber.ca/covid-19/ We also recommend businesses to familiarize themselves with the General Relaunch Guidelines on the AHS site here: https://www.alberta.ca//covid-19-general-relaunch-guidance Alberta Biz Connect has information brok...en down by industry available: https://www.alberta.ca/biz-connect.aspx If your business was the source of an outbreak, Alberta Health Services will contact you about contact tracing and if you need to notify other customers who were in your business on a certain day and time.

Applications are now open for businesses to apply directly to receive rent relief. We’ve detailed things a bit more in our latest e-Blast. You can subscribe on our website, www.gprchamber.ca, by scrolling to the bottom of our homepage. Alternatively, they’re archived on our website here: https://www.gprchamber.ca/covid-19/

Staying home for the weekend, grab a cookie decorating kit for the kids!

We had so much fun today sharing Moonlight Madness with some of our local businesses! Take some time to see everything this wonderful community has to offer! #KeepTheCheerHere

A great article from Alberta Chambers of Commerce CEO, Ken Kobly. Check it our below!

The Parkland Food Bank Society is in search of reception volunteers! Join their amazing team of volunteers today!

You may have heard that we had 2 finalists and 1 winner for the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction! We celebrated finalists, Goodwill Industries of Alberta and Black Fly Environmental by delivering them flowers! CONGRATS to both!! (Tomorrow we're headed to visit the Indigenous Award of Distinction Winner)

Many congratulations to Carvel Electric who has won the Indigenous Award of Distinction hosted by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce!! A fantastic achievement as competition is across the Province.

The Chamber is aware of the announcement made on gatherings today, and we will be making an announcement of our own about all events in due course.

A statement from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce about the AFL call for a boycott.

A great shoutout to Twenty Eight Urban Kitchen for their hospitality at our Breakfast with the Directors yesterday! The staff were wonderful and the food was raved about!

Hey Chamber Members! Have you purchased your ticket for the Gord Bamford Concert yet? Tickets are $150 per car (6 people per car) and there is an exclusive concert just for GPRC Members and Acheson Business Association members!! Make sure you check your email or are subscribed to our emails to get your exclusive access! P.S. Wouldn't this make a great appreciation gift for staff who have been working hard this year?

Primerica is gathering $10 gift cards to fast food restaurants and Safeway to help feed the homeless in our community. If you'd like to drop off a gift card to help out, head to Shey's office in Spruce Grove.

The business community we represent is truly amazing! Give RavenWolf Brewing Co. a follow to enter into their Thanksgiving giveaway!

Was it even a lockdown if you didn't complete at least 2 puzzles?

Small Business Week is coming up, October 18 - 24. How are you supporting your neighbours in their passion?

Information if you’re traveling to Strathcona County.