Future meetings of the Chamber for 2012: February 29th, March 28th, April 25th, May 23rd and June 27th.  We do not meet in July or August.  The meeting in September will be on the 26th followed by the AGM in October (date not set).  Unless advertised, all meetings are held at the Bragg Creek Centre at 9:30am.  Mark your calendars and get involved!

Next FREE business workshop for Chamber members: Business Tax Facts: What you need to know!  February 28th, 2012, 9:30am to 11:00am, Bragg Creek Centre Youth Room. 

Details here.

Chamber of Commerce next meeting: 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, 1st February, 2012. Bragg Creek Centre meeting rooms.

The Bragg Creek & Area Chamber of Commerce is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Rick Butler on Boxing Day.

Since being elected Councillor and Deputy Reeve in 2010, Rick worked tirelessly for the residents and business community of Division 1. His upbeat political style, along with his enthusiasm and infectious sense of humour, enabled him to unite and engage many of the residents and community groups in Bragg Creek in a positive and productive manner – not an easy task! Never has one person worked so hard nor achieved so much on our behalf. Not one to “sit around and do nothing”, Rick was always lending a hand, more often than not with his wife Gwyn at his side – whether at Bragg Creek Days helping with various activities, making ginger bread houses with the children at the Community Centre, attending community meetings or simply enjoying a few dances with Gwyn at many of the fund raisers they attended, he was always a presence larger than life! He will be deeply missed by our community.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Gwynneth, his daughters Corrie and Marni and the extended family.
The Bragg & Area Chamber of Commerce Board

Next FREE business workshop for Chamber members: Be Your Own Coach.  January 24th, 2012, 9:30am to 11:00am, Bragg Creek Centre Youth Room.  Details here .

Local residents: read about critical issues in Rick Butler's update for December 2011.

Businesses: book your space in the ever-popular Bragg Creek Chamber Directory now!  Details here.

Find out all about Bragg Creek's SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS events here!

Businesses: Chamber of Commerce meeting dates are:

September 28th, 9:30 Bragg Creek Centre
October 27th, 6:30 p.m. Bragg Creek Centre – this is the Annual General Meeting
November 23rd, 9:30 Bragg Creek Centre

We don’t meet in December. Dates for meetings in 2012 will be posted in November.

Come along and get involved!

Fire Smart

The Bragg Creek Fire Smart committee has a website now: www.rockyview.ca/firesmart. Residents: check it out, including the committee's draft mitigation strategy that is still being discussed. A hot link to that document is available here. (Wait a little bit for the file to download, even though it might say 'done' at the bottom of your browser window).

Bragg Creek wins 2 awards from RidersWest magazine

Gold and Bronze ATVing awards.  Click here.