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Celebrating 125 Years in Operation

A Little Bit of Chamber History...

1599 & 1750

The very first Chamber of Commerce (ever) founded was in Marseille, France in 1599 which was over 425 years ago! The oldest Chamber of Commerce in North America is the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1750. Then 150 years later we were born...

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May 2025

2025 marks 125 years that the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce has been in operation. Founded in May 1900, the Chamber has been around before Alberta was even founded as a province!

The Chamber continues to be a grassroots not-for-profit business network built by business for business, and as we go into 2025 we have some exciting things planned...

What's Happening
in 2025

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Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce Legacy Fund

We were pleased to establish an endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta (CFSEA) with an initial contribution of $1,000 from the Chamber of Commerce Legacy Committee, establishing the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce Legacy Fund. The fund was established to commemorate the Chamber's 125th year in operation with the goal of awarding our first grant in the 2025 year.

This open fund allows anyone to contribute to grow the fund, ultimately increasing the distribution amount year after year. The Chamber Legacy Committee will initiate a call for applications when the fund is able to provide contributions from the interest, selecting a deserving recipient and project that supports entrepreneurial development and education for future business growth in the community.

You can donate to the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce Legacy Fund and find out more here!

Hosting the 2025 ACC AGM

The Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce will be hosting next year's Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in celebration of our own 125th year anniversary!

We were able to pitch our 2025 Conference at the 2024 Conference in Red Deer and encourage people to come to Southeast Alberta and take a bit of an extended vacation to explore the Sunny Southeast and Experience the Energy that we have to offer. We're excited for Next Year's event and hosting around 150 delegates in our Region!

If you have questions or want to be involved in the conference in May 2025, contact us at events@southeastalbertachamber.ca.

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Thank You to our Legacy Fund Donors