Event Date
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2019 - 5:30 PM
February Dinner Meeting
Italian Hall Events Center
4065 - 6th Avenue, Port Alberni, BC
Catered by: The Blue Marlin Inn
AGENDA:
5:30pm Networking
6:10pm Dinner - Buffet Style
6:40pm - Chamber Announcements
6:50pm - Self Introductions
7:00pm - Mark Lacroix - CAT - Port Alberni
7:10pm - Shawn Standley - Owner - Full of Beans Play Cafe (former Military - Critical Nurse - Afghanistan)
7:30pm - Moni Khan - Development of a Medical Marijuana Facility in Beaver Creek. Features of her development plans include:
- $1,000,000. + already invested
- 250 FT Jobs
- 24/7 Operation
- 100 Indirect FT jobs (estimated)
- Wages ranging from $40k per year and Up
- Additional office space will be required in the City Centre area. Will rent or purchase suitable property
- Top level wages approaching $200k per year
- Focus on hiring local people
- Significant training involved
- Security plans mirror that of Federal Prisons
- Once fully operational sales and revenues in the Billions
- Most sales will be International
- Medical facility only
8:00pm - Kim Smythe - CEO - Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Smythe will speak about the Economic Impact that the Tilray Medical Marijuana facility has had on the area.
