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	|  |  |  	|  | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SELECT COMMITTEE 
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 |  |  |  	| Thursday, October 1, 2020 |  	| Civic Room, 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 2:00 pm. |  	|  |  	|  |  	|  |  	| MINUTES |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Present: |  | Chair: | D. Hillian | City of Courtenay |  | Vice-Chair: | M. Swift | Town of Comox |  | Director: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area 'B') |  |
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 Staff: | S. Smith | General Manager of Planning and Development Services | |  | M. Foort | Chief Financial Officer |  |  | J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services |  |  |  
Meeting Web Page|  |  |  |  |  | ATTENDANCE: |  |  | Also in attendance were D. Simkin, P. Ives, M. Obal, Comox Valley Economic Development Society. 
 B. Turner and J. Watson, Comox Valley Economic Development Society, attended via electronic means.
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|  |  | RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES: |  |  | The chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. |  |   |  
|  |  | REPORTS: |  |  | TERMS OF REFERENCE |  |   |  
|  |  | Staff provided an overview of the committee's terms of reference. |  |   |  
|  |  | COLLABORATION AND SHARED RESOURCES |  |   |  
|  |  | Discussion was held regarding potential areas of collaboration and shared resources with the Comox Valley Economic Development Society, including the following: 
 a) Financial services support;
 b) Office space;
 c) Websites;
 d) Training opportunities; and
 e) Human resources.
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|  |  | TERMINATION: |  |  | The meeting terminated at 3:30 pm. |  |   |  
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 |  | Confirmed by: 
 
 
 
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 Doug Hillian
 Chair
 |  |  | Certified Correct:
 
 
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 Jake Martens
 General Manager of Corporate Services
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