Diamond Valley Chamber of Commerce

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Visitor Information Centre
 
Message from Chris Koene

Well, it seems that for the last couple of weeks my focus has been all about the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) - and there's no better time to be thinking about this than the start of tourist season!

We've been busy working hard to open the VIC, scrubbing it out from top to bottom, updating the brochures and info available and attending VIC training offered by Travel Alberta.

If you haven't been on our Facebook page yet, we opened the VIC last Friday, in time for the long weekend and we've already had well over 30 people through. If you haven't yet stopped in to update the brochures for your business, make it a priority to get in and do so and introduce yourself to our staff! If you are a member of the chamber we invite you to place promotional materials at no charge and for non-members we request $20 for the season to contribute to VIC operations.

This year we have opened the VIC earlier than before and will keep it open longer - until October 1st. For the spring it will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 6pm, with additional days and hours in July and August.

And we are still looking for one more part-time staff member for the VIC. If you know someone who is knowledgeable of our local area, and would enjoy being one of the welcoming faces to our visitors, let us know.

Finally, we are working hard to obtain VIC accreditation from Travel Alberta - which we are very close to achieving. Once we have this, Travel Alberta will provide us with highway signage and will place our VIC on their provincial Travel Alberta maps, among other benefits.

We look forward to sharing with you, in the fall, more specifics about the VIC and our plans for 2012! And, as always, your input is welcome.