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Members appointed to Small Business Task Force

Members were officially named to Smithers’ Small Business Task Force at Tuesday night’s Council meeting.

Originally, the group was to consist of the Mayor, a Councillor, a Chamber member, and five local business people, however, Council upped the total members from eight to nine after choosing to include all applicants.

The six appointed members are Hudson Bay Mountain Resort Services Manager Chrissy Chapman, Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association Vice Chair Dana Gorbahn, Ambleside Land Limited President Jim Dobinson, Bulkley Valley Credit Union Lending Services Manager Max Starr, Dawn 2 Dusk Founder/Owner David Harris, and Apex Diamond Drilling Limited Director Bill Wookey. Brian Atherton will represent the Chamber’s sole seat.

Mayor Taylor Bachrach says having an extra person will be a good thing.

“The key thing is that we have a diversity on the task force: people from different business backgrounds and they’re going to have lots of staff support,” he says, “hopefully, they’ll come up with some great ideas for improving the business climate here in Smithers.”

The missing Councilor will be named at a later meeting.

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