The Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce is helping current members and prospective members show there's more you can do with your membership beside partaking in Trade Shows and other events locally.

During Wednesday's luncheon the chamber showed all the different possibilities out there a member can do and there's a lot of areas covered including potential influence governmental processes.

President Andrew Gustafson says it's not just about paying your dues every year with the Chamber.

"The goal of our presentation was to help our membership understand that their membership in the Okotoks Chamber goes well beyond Okotoks," he says. "Automatically you become members of the Alberta Chamber and Canadian Chamber and the work they are doing is important, especially with our economic situation."

Gustafson says chamber Presidents from all over are always getting the latest information from the provincial and federal chambers that is useful for any membership size.

"They are communicating daily and consistently with our government leaders to really impact the way that they talk about economic developments. So Okotoks Chamber members impact Alberta and Canadian government in a really profound way."

Gustafson says the higher chambers are always looking for input from local chambers.

"They can engage with us, there's a number of different policy development areas that the Alberta and Canadian Chambers are involved in. Okotoks is involved with those things as well, we talk at length with both those Chambers."

For more on how you can do more with the Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce follow the link.

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