The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has completed a busy year, and Aime Zamonsky, President of the Yorkton Chamber, recently spoke about the year that was.
2013 was marked with growth for the chamber, with 47 new members joining over the past year. It was a busy year, with a variety of luncheons and breakfasts, but also the employee recognition event and chamber business dinner. A big highlight was also the two TransActions conferences, including one for youth, held in partnership with the Yorkton Tribal Council.
Zamonsky says that in the past year their two main priorities were advocating for airport improvements as well as the Parkland College's Trades and Technology Centre. Zamonsky says they're happy to see that funding for the college's expansion has been announced, as well as funding for airport improvements.
The next year will see some new directors as well as a new president, and Zamonsky predicts that it will be another busy year, and that their goals will remain consistent, all directed towards keeping area businesses strong.
"The main goal of the chamber is to be a voice for business and represent the business community. So we're always looking for issues that might stand in the way of businesses in Yorkton and area and looking for ways to help them," Zamonsky says.
The new board is exciting, Zamonsky says, as a mix of new and experienced voices will be a great mix to keep advocating for local businesses and finding different local issues for the chamber to lend a voice to. Zamonsky emphasizes that the chamber strives to be a voice for businesses of any size, right down to something small and home based with few employees, and they hope to see more businesses consider membership.
