The Portage la Prairie Chamber of Commerce made a presentation at the RM of Portage la Prairie Council meeting today. Preston Meier is President of the Chamber, and says the City of Portage la Prairie Council attends their meetings, and they'd like the RM to follow suit and send liaisons to every second one.

"I think that it's important that we get our message out. After 130 years that the chamber has been around, the most common question I still get asked is 'what do you guys do?'." says Meier. "I think it's important through our communication strategy that we're able to get out and tell people what we do, the advocacy points, and where we can be of some assistance."

Depury Reeve Roy Tufford says up until 4 or 5 years ago, the RM actually helped fund the Chamber. In the past, they also had people attending their meetings, and the Chamber would really like to revisit that. Meier adds the Portage District spreads to the very edges of the RM and says communication will make the communities voice louder as a whole, as well as help them determine where their assistance is needed.