E-Growth Community Project Brochure (308 KB)

E-Growth Community Project

The E-Growth Community Project promotes a caring community with a diverse and sustainable economic base, inclusive of all members of the community through the use of information communication technologies.

An innovative way to learn, in a non-formal learning environment.

• Learn about technology
• Improve your computer skills
• Gain work experience
• Design a website
• Continue your education
• Start your own business
• Volunteer your time

Visit the E-Growth Web Site: egrowth.peacecountry.com

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Community Access Program Brochure (232 KB)

Community Access Program

The Community Access Program (CAP) offers free computer and highspeed internet access to the public for people who do not have regular access to them. As well, one on one training and workshops are provided on various computer topics. The fully equipped computer lab is operated from 8:30-4:30, in which there are no time restrictions.

Visit the CAP web site: cap.peacecountry.com

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Volunteer Dawson Creek Brochure (3,090 KB)

Volunteer Dawson Creek

“To Promote and Facilitate Volunteerism in Dawson Creek and Area.”

People who want to volunteer often don’t know where to go or who to ask. Agencies and organizations who regularly depend on volunteer services often have to expend many hours searching for volunteers; hours that could be better spent following their mandate. Special events often need large numbers of short term volunteers, sometimes with specific skills or experience.

Volunteer Dawson Creek can help.

Visit the Volunteer Dawson Creek web site: volunteer.peacecountry.com

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True North Beef Brochure (549 KB)

True North Beef Marketing Project

Joint Marketing Venture for Small Producers

PURPOSE: To develop a value added process in order to promote markets and add value to Peace Country Beef

INTENT: A new joint venture to provide producers with a flexible, coordinated marketing process.

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Enterprise Online

Visit Enterprise Online: www.enterpriseonline.ca

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What's Cooking Brochure (268 KB)

What's Cooking

“What’s Cooking?” is a one year Job Creation Partnership funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre.

The Participants

“What’s Cooking?” Participants learn new job skills and gain experience by working towards several community enhancement projects. They will develop leadership, communication and business development skills, in the context of social entrepreneurship.

The Partners

“What’s Cooking?” will be working with many individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to establish positive and self sustaining improvements that will benefit the community for years to come.

The Projects

• Community Gardens
• Volunteer Bureau
• Community Kitchens
• Community Fundraisers
• and more...

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Branding the Peace

Branding the Peace is an extensive marketing initiative designed to brand Peace Region products and services and market them to the world.

The Branding the Peace Project will assist people in the Peace Region to brand their agricultural commodities. The plan is to transform the economy of the Peace from commodity-based, production-driven to value-added, market-driven. Also to broaden the base of the economy by capitalizing on the unique features of the Peace. This in time will create jobs, not only in the agri-food sector but also in non agri-food industries such as tourism. Results from a study done showed that there is a very positive outlook for such an initiative in the Peace River Region; and that good models exist in this area for Peace grower's guidance.

For more information: Branding the Peace Country Association

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Value-Added Ventures

In August 1997 a group of producers from the Peace Region, who understood that they had to work together to compete in today's market place, formed the Peace Value Added Food & Ag Association. Now, the PVAFAA is flourishing and has a growing number of people who process or are interested in processing agri-food products. The association is a cross commodity group, with interests in the area of herbs, organics, preserves, honey and specialty meat products including bison, lamb, pastured poultry and wild turkey. This is the first group in Western Canada to take commodities from processing direct to market. The members of the Association are in many different stages of development. There are producers who have established markets, producers just entering the industry who have only sold at the Farmer's Market level and those who are thinking of producing a product. The Association assists members in networking and training, in development of new products, and to connect members who could assist each other.

Mission Statement

To provide networking resources, and support for the development of our members products.  The association strives to assist members in becoming self-sustainable by bringing 'Peace Country Products To The World'.

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