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The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is the official voice of business in the Edmonton area. Today, that "voice" is regularly heard via our weekly Chamber Online e-Newsletter.

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DID YOU KNOW?

On February 27 of 1889, the Edmonton Board of Trade was established.

In 1899, the board of trade acquired a 55-acre parcel of land, which became the site of the city’s new public park and racetrack.

In June 1915, the Edmonton Board of Trade raised $8,098 for the purchase of armaments for the 49th and 51st Battalions.

In 1928 the Edmonton Board of Trade was reconstituted as the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.

In November of 1933, the chamber helped to promote recovery by advocating public works projects such as the Jasper and Yellowhead Highways.

In 1942, the chamber created an advertising bureau to help Edmonton merchants adjust to the anticipated decline in business during WWII.

In November 1946, the chamber formed the Better Business Division modeled after the Better Business Bureaus of Winnipeg and Vancouver.

In 1948 the chamber opened the first public tourism office, forerunner to Edmonton Tourism’s visitor centres.

1948 also saw the beginning of the chamber’s annual northern tours with its Friendship Train trip up the new Alaska Highway.

In January of 1978, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce moved into the Sun Life Building at 99 Street and 101a Avenue.

In 1985, the chamber continued to aid the diversification of the Edmonton economy promoting the Edmonton Research Park.

On January 26, 2000, the chamber stepped into the 21st century with edmontonchamber.com.

On July 8, 2004 the chamber moved to its current location on the 7th floor of the nearby World Trade Centre Edmonton.