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SUMMARY:Chamber AGM & Alberni Valley Economic Outlook Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, May 13 at McLean Mill National Historic Site for the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Annual General Meeting.Doors open at 11:00 a.m. | AGM begins at 11:30 a.m. | Wraps at 2:00 p.m. Lunch included with ticket.The AGM will open with annual reports\, board elections\, and key business updates. After lunch\, we're bringing in some of the sharpest economic minds on Vancouver Island to talk about what's actually coming for the Alberni Valley.Keynote: Susan Mowbray\, Economist and Partner\, MNP Consulting GroupSusan presents the State of the Island Economic Report each year through the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance. At this AGM\, she'll draw on VIEA's Economic Dashboard to deliver an outlook focused specifically on what those trends mean for us.Panel DiscussionLocal leaders from key sectors of our regional economy will respond to the data and share where they see opportunity ahead. Meet the panelists:Jaimey van Morik Broekman: Tourism Development Specialist\, Alberni Valley TourismMike Carter: Co-CEO\, Port Alberni Port AuthorityChief Councillor: Ken Watts\, Tseshaht First Nation Aaron Colyn: Owner/Operator\, Twin City Brewing Co. and The Station TaphouseAn interactive Q&A follows.Event Details:\n📍 Location: McLean Mill National Historic Site | 5633 Smith Road\, Port Alberni\, BC\n📅 Date: Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026\n⏰ Time: 11:00 a.m.   2:00 p.m.\n\nThank you to our event sponsor\, Full Circle Consultancy\, for their support. Full Circle provides consultancy services to health\, government\, non-profit\, and Indigenous organizations\, offering everything from strategic planning and grant writing to change and project management
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><span style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Join us on <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Wednesday\, May 13</strong> at <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">McLean Mill National Historic Site</strong> for the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce&#39\;s 2026 Annual General Meeting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Doors open at 11:00 a.m. | AGM begins at 11:30 a.m. | Wraps at 2:00 p.m.&nbsp\;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><em>L</em><em>unch included with ticket</em>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">The AGM will open with annual reports\, board elections\, and key business updates. After lunch\, we&#39\;re bringing in some of the sharpest economic minds on Vancouver Island to talk about what&#39\;s actually coming for the Alberni Valley.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Keynote: Susan Mowbray\, Economist and Partner\, MNP Consulting Group</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Susan presents the State of the Island Economic Report each year through the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance. At this AGM\, she&#39\;ll draw on VIEA&#39\;s Economic Dashboard to deliver an outlook focused specifically on what those trends mean for us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Panel Discussion</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Local leaders from key sectors of our regional economy will respond to the data and share where they see opportunity ahead. Meet the panelists:</span></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Jaimey van Morik Broekman:</strong> Tourism Development Specialist\, Alberni Valley Tourism</li><li style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Mike Carter:&nbsp\;</strong>Co-CEO\, Port Alberni Port Authority</li><li style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Chief Councillor:</strong> Ken Watts\, Tseshaht First Nation&nbsp\;</li><li style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Aaron Colyn:</strong> Owner/Operator\, Twin City Brewing Co. and The Station Taphouse</li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">An interactive Q&amp\;A follows.</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Event Details:</strong><br><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">📍</span> <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Location:</strong> McLean Mill National Historic Site | 5633 Smith Road\, Port Alberni\, BC<br><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">📅</span> <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Date:</strong> Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026<br><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">⏰</span> <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Time:</strong> 11:00 a.m. &ndash\; 2:00 p.m.<br><br>Thank you to our event sponsor\, Full Circle Consultancy\, for their support.&nbsp\;</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">Full Circle provides consultancy services to health\, government\, non-profit\, and Indigenous organizations\, offering everything from strategic planning and grant writing to change and project management</span></p></body></html>
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