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SUMMARY:GREATER VANCOUVER Municipal Focus Group: Supporting Commercial 
 Affordability + Independent Business
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DESCRIPTION: Location: 13450 104 Ave\, Surrey\, BC V3T 1V8 (Surrey City 
 Hall) Access: Directly across from Surrey Central Station. Surrey City 
 Hall Committee Room A on the first floor (east side of the building) Food:
  Light refreshments will be served. Event Info: LOCO BC is a non-profit 
 supporting local businesses since 2009 through research\, advocacy\, and 
 education campaigns. This year we've launched a collaborative initiative 
 to explore how stakeholders in development\, leasing\, property 
 management\, planning\, economic development\, and business support can 
 work together to maintain and create affordable commercial space for 
 independent businesses. This project will: Conduct an environment scan to 
 identify the policies\, practices\, and tools\, and gather best practices 
 for promoting commercial affordability and ensuring independent businesses
  are included in new developments. Conduct focus groups with stakeholders 
 in each sector to understand challenges\, opportunities\, and potential 
 solutions. Develop case studies to showcase successful strategies from 
 different regions and sectors. Coordinate a multi-stakeholder event to 
 report back\, brainstorm and identify actionable solutions. The goal of 
 the focus groups is to consult with stakeholder groups to understand the 
 challenges and opportunities from different perspectives. We are also 
 hoping to gather information about interesting models\, tools\, and 
 practices from other jurisdictions that each group may know of for the 
 environmental scan. We&rsquo\;d love to have your input&mdash\;please join
  us. This event is in person. We may provide the option to join by Zoom if
  required. Please let us know. 
LOCATION:13450 104 Ave\, Surrey\, BC V3T 1V8\, Canada
PRIORITY:5
URL:https://www.locobc.ca:443/events/municipal-focus-group-supporting-
 commercial-affordability-independent-business
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