Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
134 Kent Street, Suite 230, National Bank Tower, P.O. Box 67 C1A 7K2 Charlottetown, PE, Canada

Barbi, our new Director of Membership Services, stopped in at Fritz Chocolates last week to get some last minute stocking stuffers! Their hot chocolate bombs are great for the holidays! #LoveLocalPEI

The GCACC and PEI Connectors would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. Please enjoy our rendition of Randy Bachman's "Taking Care of Christmas" 2020-style! Thinking we better leave taking care of Christmas to Santa... we'll stick to taking care of business ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWlbeBWVHC4

Social platforms are great spaces to give and receive shopping recommendations. Sharing info about your favourite local businesses online may help inspire others to #LoveLocalPEI too!

"Today’s announcement offers the opportunity for some of our impacted members to get back to business during the holiday season and into the new year." Read the full news release here -- https://bit.ly/3r8mgtq

Congratulations to the winners of the #LoveLocalPEI Giveaway! Head over to Love Local, PEI's page to see if you won!

Today for #FoodieFriday we showed some love to Chris & Jenn from Butcher & Butcher: Fine Island Meat to congratulate them on their wonderful new location at Ellen’s Creek Plaza. It was nice to meet Waqar the awesome butcher too! Go check them out! #LoveLocalPEI

FYI business owners - the federal government announced in todays Throne Speech that the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy will be extended until next summer.

It was great visiting with The PEI Co. Store this morning, discovering many unique treasures and a selection of amazing PEI specialty goods and foods. Fun Fact: Follow and watch the The PEI Co. Stores Facebook and Instagram page for their Local Pop Up Sale every Thursday. #lovelocalpei

RBC and the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce are delighted to have Hayley Wickenheiser as our keynote speaker for 2020 Small Business Week. REGISTER NOW: https://tinyurl.com/y4klfbs5

PLEASE NOTE - downtown employers, employees and patrons - this Thursday, September 24, we and Downtown Charlottetown Inc. will meet with City officials to discuss their proposed parking fee increases. If you have feedback youd like us to share on your behalf about how a parking rate increase in the middle of a pandemic will impact you, please send us a direct Facebook message or email [email protected].

Funding opportunity: RBC and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce are looking for more PEI applicants for the #CanadaUnited campaign! Grants up to $5000 are available for small businesses to support COVID relief expenses: https://occ.ca/canada-united-small-business-relief-fund/

Thank you Hearts and Flowers for your continued support in making our Chamber Hug Mugs bring beauty and smiles to members. Fun Fact: Did you know that a majority of their online orders comes from off Island? Islanders who moved away from PEI choose to #lovelocalPEI when they send something special from home to family and friends. #lovelocalpei

A great way to #LoveLocalPEI is to purchase from local suppliers like Mike's Island Market. Thanks for letting us come by! mikesislandmarket. HOT 105.5 Ocean 100

FYI Island business owners - grants available!

If you're looking for gift cards, The Old Triangle Charlottetown has them. Thanks for the visit! #LoveLocalPEI Ocean 100 HOT 105.5

We stopped in at Kent Street Market today for #FoodieFriday. Did you know that they focus on bringing together the best combination of locally-sourced fine foods and specialty items? Fun Fact: When you shop here, youre supporting over 30 different local suppliers! #lovelocalpei

"More than ever we need to support our local businesses, and look to our local economy and how we're supporting our friends and neighbours." - CEO, Penny Walsh-McGuire Islanders have been so wonderful and kind to support local businesses this summer. As we head into the fall, we encourage you to continue to #LoveLocalPEI!

Next stop, The Travel Store! They can help make sure you are travelling safely. #LoveLocalPEI HOT 105.5 Ocean 100

Now is not the time to raise parking fees in Charlottetown.

First stop of the day with the HOT 105.5 cruiser. Lots of great gift ideas over at Luna Eclectic Emporium! #LoveLocalPEI Ocean 100

This year, we are especially grateful and proud to be a part of an incredibly resilient business community. Happy Thanksgiving from your Chamber team!

Tania stopped by Café Thomas-Martin this morning for some freshly baked muffins and coffee to start her #FoodieFriday off before the long weekend! #lovelocalpei

Last stop of the day with HOT 105.5 Ocean 100 was at Global Pet Foods Charlottetown to chat with Josh and check out some products they have in store for the colder months. Thanks for having us! #lovelocalpei

Had a great chat with the ladies at Sherwood Styling Salon and Inspire Esthetics learning about all their different products and services today with HOT 105.5 Ocean 100! #lovelocalpei

Next stop! We had a great time chatting with the folks from Veseys Seeds Ltd. #LoveLocalPEI Ocean 100 HOT 105.5

Lovely visit with the ladies at Flower Buds Florist this morning, thanks for having us and the thoughtful gift! HOT 105.5 Ocean 100 #lovelocalpei

Great visit at Lady Slipper Intimate Apparel & Accessories today checking out all their style for fall! HOT 105.5 Ocean 100 #lovelocalpei

Next we visited Liquid Gold Tasting Bar/Olive Oils & Vinegars! So many great products to #LoveLocalPEI. Ocean 100 HOT 105.5

Today, in partnership with Downtown Charlottetown Inc. we issued the following joint statement regarding this news: From Downtown Charottetown Inc. Executive Director, Dawn Alan: DCI spent the past, many months, working to create consumer confidence, encouraging the community to come back downtown to Support Local. Small businesses have endured great difficulty and lost revenue during this COVID 19 crisis. We as business organizations and all levels of government need to ...do all we can to support business as we move into recovery; and in doing so cannot put roadblocks or deterrents in the way. This is not the time to increase parking fees in the downtown. DCI asked, in April, and continue to ask the City to put such initiatives on pause for discussion with stakeholders and reconsideration in 2021. From Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce CEO, Penny Walsh-McGuire: This is not the time to increase parking fees in Charlottetown. The raised meter rates are a major deterrent for individuals to travel downtown to shop, eat and do business, while additional parking garage fees cause further financial strain for the many local businesses just trying to get by. While these rate changes were part of the City's budget plans in April, economic conditions have changed drastically since this time and the onset of the pandemic. It appears the City decided to proceed with increasing their parking fees without acknowledging our new economic realities or considering the additional cost burden it will have on small local businesses. We urge the City to reverse this decision.

Thank you for sharing your love for local and for the kind words, Jacqueline Sorensen Young Piano Studio! #lovelocalpei

Thank you for loving local, Canada's Best Value Inn & Suites! #lovelocalpei

FYI The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is inviting you to a free, virtual and interactive question and answer session about the enhanced Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The Q&A sessionwhich will take place via teleconferenceis a great way for you to ask questions and learn more about the recently implemented changes to enhance the CEWS.... A speaker from CRAs Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax incentive program will also be in the session to explain how the program encourages Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to do research and development. There are two dates available to you: English Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) question & answer sessions: Session #1 Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Time: 11:00 am 12:00 pm ADT Session #2 Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm 2:00 pm ADT Please email [email protected] by Monday, September 14th to let them know which session youd like to attend.

Thanks for the visit HOT 105.5! We had an awesome day! #lovelocalpei

Coming up! We are heading back to Fox Meadow to check in with Darin from Foulkes Productions Live Stream one last time. Hell be recapping the days highlights with CEO, Penny Walsh-McGuire from the Love Local, PEI Media Booth.

Hey everyone! We are about to check in again at the Love Local, PEI Day of Golf Media Booth with Darin from Foulkes Productions Live Stream. Darin will be chatting with Leigh Read from Fox Meadow Golf Course. Stay tuned!

Thanks for hanging out with us today, Darin! He will be going live with Leigh from Fox Meadow Golf Course & The Gray Group Inc. momentarily. Stay tuned! #lovelocalpei #chamberdayofgolf

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Great start to our #LoveLocalPEI Day of Golf at Fox Meadow Golf Course!

We are about to go live from the Love Local, PEI Day of Golf at Fox Meadow Golf Course with Darin from Foulkes Productions Live Stream. Darin will be joined by Chamber President, Colin Younker from the Love Local, PEI Day of Golf Media Booth. Stay tune in to find out what in store for the day!

An awesome chance for golfers to win today from our friends at KKP! Check it out and see you soon!

Big thanks to the folks at Hallmark for a great visit! #lovelocalpei

YUM! #lovelocalpei

So many places to #LoveLocalPEI! Thanks Charlottetown Mall for showing us around. HOT 105.5 Ocean 100

Thanks to Beaton's Wholesale for letting us stop by! #LoveLocalPEI HOT 105.5 Ocean 100

Welcome back, Penny!

Shout-out to Scott and Winston for sharing their love for local! #LoveLocalPEI