The Delta Chamber of Commerce has received approval for $100,000 in grant funding to bolster and grow the ongoing “Shop Local” message of the We Love Delta initiative.
Funding has been provided by the Government of Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and delivered through the BC Chamber of Commerce.
Delta Chamber of Commerce is one of 75 grant recipients across the seven economic regions of B.C.
Through this grant, the chamber and Tourism Delta have collaborated on a multi-pillar marketing approach to encourage support of Delta businesses of all sizes and sectors, including micro, small, medium and large businesses across North Delta, Annacis Island, Tilbury, Ladner and Tsawwassen.
“This grant is a tremendous resource which will allow us to present the ripple effect of the Shop Local message from a variety of perspectives,” said chamber executive director Jill McKnight. “Shopping local is about the everyday decisions made by individuals who live, work and play in Delta having a huge economic and social impact. When consumers choose to shop local, they are building our community; whether shopping on Main Street, ordering products and services made in our industrial parks or supporting someone with a home business.”
In the coming weeks and months, We Love Delta will be sharing a variety of shop local messages across multiple platforms including an updated website, videos on YouTube, posts on Facebook and Instagram, the Dine Around Delta campaign and an upcoming We Love Delta Passport sweepstakes.
“Our goal is to highlight a selection of the incredible list of businesses here in Delta,” added McKnight. “With more than 4,600 businesses in Delta, every one of us knows someone who benefits from local shopping and in turn those individuals invest back into our community through their salaries, their property taxes, their donations and sponsorship and their active participation in community.”
The success of this grant is in large part due to the collaborative efforts of the six partner organizations of the City of Delta’s CRERST working group (Delta Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Delta, North Delta Business Association, Ladner Business Association, Tsawwassen Business Association and the City of Delta), plus the work of seven local suppliers and contractors engaged on this project and the engagement of 125-plus individual businesses over the various project pieces.
For community members who would like to participate in the We Love Delta Support local campaign, visit: welovedelta.ca to learn more about Dine Around Delta March 4 to 20, to download the We Love Delta Passport, to see the suggested We Love Delta Daytrips in time for Spring Break and to learn more about how you are strengthening your community when you Shop Local.
