THE SCOOP

We had a fantastic meeting with our designated contact at the Municipality to seek direction and assistance on several projects on our radar. Although BIAs are often not associated with advocacy, economic development, or broader issues such as garbage concerns, we strive to go above and beyond to he

We are asset busy, trying to drum up more participants and attendees. Creating assets means looking at what we need and designing for different spaces, messages etc.

Prep for the board meeting, which includes all past notes, reviewing anything outstanding, creating the agenda, chasing members down, arranging for the space, printing and colatingall documents, and hostingthe meeting.

Review and application to be one of the vendors for the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show - Exhibitor Sponsorships that they are offering for March 1-2. This is a grant and application based opportunity to increase visibility.

Refreshing posters, adjusting the details and all the little bits take time. Not only is it the poster, but its the facebook page, the icon, the small promo ads, the advertsing (multiple ads here), plus we have so many other things which includes doing all the promo stuff for the wesbite, crafting t

We are emailing and calling all Chemainus Commmunity Communication Meeting memvers (28) finding revised times they can all or most meet, trying to find a location and then doing a follow up, and phone calls closer to the date to make sure we still have our numbers. Aside from this we are in a room d

Lots of planning, meetings, sourcing and all the bits that go along with this. We have been coordinating with the muni, trying to get insurance to cover it which has been questions applications and more discussions, we have been working to speak to VIHA to make sure the chili is made and reheated to

Identify a comprehensive list on what we are working on taken directly from the WIP (work in progress list). Produce all required reports, including liasing with the bookkeeper for the reports produced. review all billables, hours and agrereements in place. Identify the required elements to be discu

We have received a partial grant through Technation for both summer students. As such, we have had to revise their roles due to location, and limited hours. This includes a comprehensive assessment to determine the best fit for each individual, division of duties, and identification of potential gro

We often help members with little problems and big ones, and sometimes we also help members to understand our initatives better. This is something that we have done this past week with two members, meeting on details that we should discuss and highlight to them to help them better understand what we

Over the past few days, we have focused on scheduling weeks of social media content to maintain a consistent presence. We started by creating key themes, events, and promotions alongside as detailing attributes and businesses. We researched trending topics and gathered relevant images, copy, and ide

Took an entire review of the basket program, and ways we could work with the muni oin this. Had a discussion with someone at the municipality about this and asked some questions aboutthe budget they coudlnt answer. So we filled out the forms and included it with the grant as it floats between both o

We are adjusting the webiste so that tahte focus is on the winter festival, that required new imager sourching, changes to content and making social posts. This is essential so that we can make sure we are promiting the shows effectively. We went from multiple shows down to this one.

Research into what events calendar exists, what they look like, what is the easiest way for them to function. Crafted a CBIA one specifically and designed it with the three months. Identified key events and tried to source additional events from around town. Hopefully we can add to this and keep pu

Its never fun to comb through old inages and remove the ones that are dates, ones you dont use and ones that are no longer relivant. The upswing is that you know what you can use, the dfownside is there are hundreds and they take time to comb through them!

Attended a seminar on a potential grant with TourismInnovation.ca, looked at innitial application rules, held a brain storming session on how we can apply, reviewed past participants and why/how they received the grant/funds. Reviewed some items in the ideation stage, did some research on both large

Research the varrious applications, and identify key milestones for this events, as well as look at what is happening locally to compare. Hold meetings, create briefing document, with subsequent meetings. Work on internal and external timelines, planning and more.

Spoke to TCS about updated imagery, coordinated with photographer to see if our license could extend for their use. Confirmed extension and sent details off to TCS for use and distribution.

Worked on identifying needs, reaching out with detailed questions many times to the inspector, compileing required documents for all, fillingthem all out in detail, providing multiple set-up options, filling in the event application, sending to producers, liaising with them, compiling the documents

Revise the past guide, discuss and liaise costs and options. Reserve space and make sure the circulation and marketing continues to hit its mark.

Sometimes we have businesses who would like to discuss items as they relate to the CBIA, but one thing that makes us unique is that based on a wealth of business expierence we are able to consult with businesses on other questions. Things like working on cleaning URLLS and also signage, directional

We have become increasingly bombarded with requests of theatre attendees wanting to change purchase or remove tickets. They fill our inbox weekly. Therefore today to try and fix the issue, we have added the phrase "Please note we are not the Chemainus Theatre Festival to the webiste where the contac

Had a great brainstorm regarding how we could emphasize them more and what assets are available. Phones the chair and discussed as well. Sent a detailed email to Warren, and worked on the post we had scheduled for last week. Spent a good amount of time tracking down key business details for their re

We sent out our campaign launch for fall fest which included crafting the email, identifying the verbiage there, making sure the website had the associated files and in general just making sure we had all the links attached. Not a super quick job, but so refreshing!

Reached out to 30 community group members via email to plan and discuss internal parameters and engage and answer questions as they arise. These meetings are essential to the community as we discuss important issues and challenges, expand reach through discussions with the Municipal contact, and all

Reach out to a business moving into town, introduce ourselves and descrive our service bank.