Business Block Watch Pilot Project seeks expansion - E Know
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A locally driven response to business concerns is gaining momentum — demonstrating what can happen when businesses, community partners, local government and the chamber work together.
The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce is pleased to share an important milestone for the Cranbrook Business Block Watch Pilot Project: an initiative that began at the grassroots level, in direct response to concerns from local businesses, was presented by the City of Cranbrook to the Province of British Columbia at the 2026 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention.
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