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endeavours in the city. Starting out as two separate organizations under the monikers of the Board of Trade and the Industrial Bureau, it was the impassioned vision of its early members that brought the two together officially as the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce in 1920.
“It must be truly representative of all sections of the city and of all interests in the city,” said one rousing Medicine Hat News editorial on Oct. 28,1920. “The News believes that there is a splendid opportunity to stir up this city as it has never been stirred up before; to awaken it to its big opportunities and to develop
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a vigorous civic spirit that will carry us onward to greater and better things. This Chamber of Commerce campaign, we believe, is a vital thing to the life of thef the city and its neighbors. It offers splendid possibilities for the creation of a force that will bring out the best there is here and develop a bigger and better Medicine Hat!”
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It’s a vision current members still share, says Chamber of Commerce president and local business owner Khrista Vogt. “I think that if the people from 115 years ago would come to a networking event in Medicine Hat today they would go, ‘this is what it’s about,’” says Vogt. “Or if they come to one of our meetings at City Hall they would go, ‘this is what it’s about.’ Both of those things I think they would recognize. There is just some real comfort in knowing an organization has been around that long and been doing a great job advocating on behalf of business. It’s just a real great organization to stand
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Vogogt say whys whilile ththe fundament the same, strong advocacy for local businesses and a strong, mutual network of support to advance interests of its members, the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce exists as a vital force because it has always been willing to adapt to meet the challenges of every era.
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“The Chamber is representative of what is happening in Medicine Hat. I think there is a generational change going on in the city and there is some gender changes happening with more women in leadership roles. I think it’s great; what’s happening in town and some of the shifts we are seeing are very positive. We are all in this together and we want to keep our money here by shopping local. The bottom line is we all want the same thing. We want Medicine Hat to be a great place to live, to do business and we want it to stay great for future generations.”
Lisa Kowalchuk, executive director of the diicine Hatt Cha
sa Kowalchuk, e ecutiive d re tor Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce, says this often means embracing different m dells f b i
ys thiis of e me n embrac n differen models of growth and different kinds of businesses in the Chamber than in previous generations. It’s no longer solely about brick and mortar, primary retail outlets; although those kinds of businesses are still at the core of the Chamber’s mandate. It’s about helping advance the interests of members in an increasingly online world and helping them meet their needs with employee benefit programs and other resources.
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“Medicine Hat has been a hub for small business and nourishes the entrepreneurial spirit,” says Kowalchuk. “Where Medicine Hat’s roots were in large industrial businesses that flourished because of the abundant natural gas resource, it has become a mainstay for small businesses to grow. There is greater focus and awareness
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