Welcome!
If you are new to our district, we would like to welcome you with a special package containing information about our communities as well as valuable coupons from many district businesses. Please contact us with a request for a Welcome package and we will arrange for you to receive one. Residents are asked to contact us if you know someone new to our area or if your business would like to contribute to the Welcome package of information.
Our District
The District served by the Riverbend Chamber includes the communities of Borden, Radisson, Maymont, Ruddell, Hafford and the RM's 405,406 and 435. If you represent a neighbouring community that is not currently served by a Chamber of Commerce and would like to be a part of the Riverbend Chamber and included in our District please contact us. Businesses and organizations from outside the District that do offer services within the District are also welcome to apply for membership.
For more information on each of the communities in the District click on the links below.
BORDEN
RADISSON
MAYMONT
RUDDELL
HAFFORD
RM 405, Great Bend
RM 406, MAYFIELD
RM 435, REDBERRY
For more information on each of the communities in the District click on the links below.
BORDEN
RADISSON
MAYMONT
RUDDELL
HAFFORD
RM 405, Great Bend
RM 406, MAYFIELD
RM 435, REDBERRY
Shop Local
Why shop at a locally owned business first? More money spent at local businesses is reinvested in your community creating diversity and helping the community maintain or create its unique appeal.
- Shops in our district create local employment and self-employment. These people in turn spend in the local community.
- Local businesses are proportionately more generous in their support of local charities, schools and community events. Supporting local shops means a financial impact on your community.
- Out of town shops have done a good job of convincing us that local business equals expensive. If you add travel, fees to transfer items and your time, the overall cost is often much higher.
- People don’t like losing shops and services in small towns but don’t equate this to how they spend their money. Independent shops create distinctive shopping experiences and stock different products. Local businesses respond quickly to the needs of local customers, stocking products to meet the changing population needs.
- Most people can get to their local shops easily and this is especially important for the elderly and young generations and those without transportation.
- Evidence from numerous surveys show people receive better customer care and service locally. These businesses survive by their reputation and repeat business, which means you get a higher standard of service.
- Private and public sector services tend to cluster around shops. As shops disappear so do hairdressers, banks, restaurants, etc.