Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce proudly announces that the application from the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce for re-accreditation passed the examination by the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada and has been re-accredited for a period of three years – Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023.
In the letter of congratulations from the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada, it states: You are part of a group of elite chambers of commerce in Canada that can verify to the business community locally and nationally that your organization is run in a strategic and professional way and has reached the standard in Chamber excellence”. The Yorkton Chamber was first accredited in 2018.
Polegi indicated that when applying for accreditation and re-accreditation, the Chamber must provide supporting documents under three Pillars: Organization/Governance; Policy & Advocacy; and Membership Programs/Services. “Once these documents are assembled, they are a great resource for future Directors and especially future staff members as everything needed to run the Chamber is close at hand in one very large binder and electronic file,” she said.
Mike Stackhouse, President of the Yorkton Chamber is also proud that the Chamber has achieved re-accreditation. “While the re-accreditation won’t directly impact our business community, it does signify to our membership that the work this Chamber undertakes on their behalf has been validated by the national Council,” he said. “As the voice of business in Yorkton, the Yorkton Chamber has achieved the “standard in Chamber excellence” in its governance, the way it relates to its members and in the events it offers to the business community.”
The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in 1898. It represents over 450 businesses.
