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Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
Chamber of Commerce welcomes the 2012 candidates at staff luncheon January 18.— Breanne Massey photo
Cranbrook Chamber ushers in a new board of directors.
At the first luncheon meeting of 2012 the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce introduced their new lineup of chamber directors who make up the new board. The chamber is fresh off their annual strategy retreat weekend and is ready to incorporate a slate of new ideas for 2012.
The new chamber president is Lana Kirk, she succeeds outgoing president Sean Campbell. The Cranbrook chamber is coming off a very successful year as they were named B.C.'s Chamber of the Year in 2011 by the BC Chamber of Commerce.
Also recognized at this luncheon was Cranbrook's citizen of the year, Chris Ayling.
Keith Powell is the publisher and founder of Kootenay Business magazine which is part of the Koocanusa Publications family. He has written a regular sales and marketing column, called Ad Talk, in Kootenay Business magazine for over 20 years. He also writes a daily business blog about business developments in the Kootenays. He is a director of Kootenay Rockies Tourism.
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