Career and Hiring Fair
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
12:00 – 5:00 PM

Highwood Memorial Centre
128 – 5 Ave W
High River, AB T1V 1M3

For more information, or to register, please contact Lyne Brown
Phone: 403 601 2660
Fax: 403 601 2627
Email: lbrown@mcbridecareergroup.com

If you would like further information about this Heritage Inventory Project or the Open House, please contact Vidya John, Heritage and Culture Planner, at 403-603-3418 or vjohn@highriver.ca. More detailed information may also be found on the Town’s website, www.highriver.ca, under the Public Forum tab.

You may download the registration/information package for the 2012 Trade Fair by clicking here.  The download is 5 pages, and contains your registration form as well as a map of the booth layout.

Please note that booth registration goes very quickly with many of the booths booked at the end of last year’s event for this year. Don’t miss out!

Counterfeit Product Detection Workshop

Please see the poster for further information.

Perhaps your business, or an employee has won an award or received recognition of some sort.  Maybe you had a successful marketing campaign you want to tell us about.

We want to hear it, we also want to post it here on our website under member highlights.

You all work hard at your business, let us share that with others on your behalf.

Please submit a short write up, including a picture if you wish to the Chamber office.

We can accept PDF documents, Word Documents as well as printed copy.  Please do not email them to our general email.  If you wish to submit it by email, give us a call at 403 652 3336 and we will provide you with an alternate address.

Our speaker for the February Luncheon will be Marek Drywa. His position as the manager of the Global Business Center, Calgary Economic Development puts him in a unique position to tell us about the programs, trainings and many other services available for small companies and entrepreneurs.

He will also provide an overview of the recent economic trends in the Calgary region and offer a snapshot of the key initiatives led by his organization which might be of interest to the High River and area business community.

Please join us on February 16th, 2012 at 12 noon at the High River Legion.

Speaker:  Mr. Marek Drywa, Manager, Global Business Centre, Calgary

Hot Lunch – $12.00 per person

Please RSVP to Lynette at the Chamber office 403 652 3336 by February 15th, 2012. 

We encourage you to RSVP as early as possible as we anticipate much interest in this speaker.

The new Alberta Tourism Information System is now online.
For the new ATIS system this gives the tour operator the opportunity to enter the information by creating their own self service account for full control and to keep the information updated regularly. It’s free to sign up.
Click Here!

Social Media Lunch ‘n Learn Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

at the Town Hall, Room LO3

Ever wondered what all the fuss about social media and how to utilize it to promote your business?

Pack a lunch and join the Town for this free Lunch ‘n Learn.

PLEASE RSVP to Alanna Comeau acomeau@highriver.ca or call 403.603.3537 to confirm your seat by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 at 12 noon.

Maximum 20 people minimum of 4.

We’re doing things a little differently this year.

We will have two full weekends of Guy Weadick Days.

On Saturday,  June 16th and Sunday  June 17th, 2012 please join us for

WPCA Chuckwagon Racing at the High River Ag Society Rodeo Grounds.

Please note, there is no rodeo on this weekend.

Beer Gardens all weekend and Saturday Night Cabaret on June 16th, 2012.

On Friday, June 22nd, Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday June 24th, 2012

Guy Weadick Professional Rodeo and WPCA Chuckwagon Racing.

Beer Gardens all weekend and Saturday Night Cabaret on June 23rd, 2012.

Further details including event times and ticket prices will be announced in the very near future. Please check back for this information.

Monday of the Victoria Day weekend, May 21st, 2012 will once again be Little Britches Day in High River.

The High River Agricultural Society is pleased to invite you and your family to a day of fun, laughs, maybe a few spills and thrills and good memories for all.

Start your day with the Parade at 10 AM in downtown High River. The Chamber of Commerce is pleased to report that the world renowned Stampede Show Band,The Round Up Band as well as many of our regular participants will once again be joining us. Many of the bands will be performing at George Lane Park (weather permitting) after the Parade.

Continue your day at the grounds for the rodeo in the afternoon, starting at 2:00 PM.

Admission will once again be free courtesy of the Ag Society.

We hope you will join us for this exciting day.

Please note: If you’d like to participate in the Parade please Click here to download an entry form.

This will take you to the Chamber of Commerce site and you can click on the red print to download the form.

To enter the rodeo please check back here for a link to the entry form.

Entry forms for the Rodeo can be downloaded here.

Entries must be delivered to the Chamber office at 149B Macleod Trail SW, High River, AB with payment. PLEASE NOTE: faxed or emailed entries will not be accepted.