Advocacy - Jasper Park Chamber Of Commerce

JPCC's Advocacy Work

The JPCC’s core mandate is advocacy. On an ongoing basis, we connect with government and non-governmental organizations to advance the interests of our members. As part of our work, we solicit input from members as issues in our community arise. Please read on for details concerning active issues. We invite you to share your views with us to help the JPCC frame advocacy positions and effectively represent our membership.

Pop-Up Business Village

For several weeks, a proposal to create a Pop-Up Business Village to provide interim commercial space for businesses which lost bricks-and-mortar space in the fire has been discussed by Municipal Council and Administration. On Tuesday March 25, Council considered a recommendation to situate the enterprise in the Patricia Street parking lot north of the heritage fire hall. This would be an alternative to the original proposed location, which was the parking lot on Connaught Drive immediately north of Hazel Street (the “White Rock parking lot”). The Request for Decision can be accessed through the link below.

In a related but separate discussion, Council will consider a request to allow the Rockaboo climbing wall to remain in place for three years, allowing it to be used year-round.

Administration will undertake a short round public engagement to assess the views of residents and businesses with respect to the location of these two projects. In order to offer advice to Council and Administration on these issues, the JPCC is requesting that businesses provide input on the location of these two projects. Please log in below to submit your feedback on these issues.

Log into your member profile to access our Advocacy Efforts and have your say!

When e-mail feedback please use these questions as guidelines for what we are hoping to learn.

1. Do you favour the Connaught location or the Patricia location for the pop-up village?
2. Where your business is located?
3. Are you in favour of retaining Rockaboo’s climbing wall at the current site on Patricia Street for 3 years?
4. Please share any further thoughts or concerns on these issues.

Not a member? We’d still like to hear from you! Please use the link below to send us an email.

Pop-up village location comparison

This is the comparison of the two pop-up village locations currently being considered by council. Information includes expansion ability, washrooms, vehicle access, electrical servicing, attraction to nearby visitors, visitor experience, cost to construct and long term viability.

Click Here for the Municipality's site comparison