Brenda and her husband Kurt both grew up with parents who ran their own businesses. Knowing that they also wanted to work for themselves, the couple gained experience working for franchises before opening their own café chain called “Chestor’s House of Cinnamon” in Salmon Arm in 2003. After many years of hard work, they chose to sell their café chain to franchisees in 2015, before… Read More
Cariboo
Overview
The Cariboo covers much of the northern interior of the province and is home to 153,500 people or 3% of the provincial population. It includes Prince George which acts as a major service center for the northern half of the province, and the town of Barkerville - the capital of the Cariboo Gold Rush of the mid 1800s.
The key economic sectors include forestry and mining.Events
Check your local Chamber of Commerce events in the links below:
Mackenzie Chamber of Commerce Events
McBride & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Prince George Chamber of Commerce Events
Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Valemount & Area Chamber of Commerce Events
Resources
The following list of organizations offer services and programs dedicated to helping small businesses succeed in the region.
Community Futures
Chambers of Commerce
- Mackenzie Chamber of Commerce
- McBride & District Chamber of Commerce
- Prince George Chamber of Commerce
- Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce
- South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce, 100 mile House
- Valemount & Area Chamber of Commerce
- Wells & District Chamber of Commerce
- Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce