Check the current edition of the Chemainus paper for details

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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes  http://media.causes.com/510213?p_id=101438896

Amazing and mind boggling

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Link: http://chemainusbcbia.wordpress.com/create-your-own-adventure/

4th annual Christmas Walking tour is happening on December 5th. This is a great opportunity to meet your local business owners and experience what chemainus has to offer. Look for your copy of the Walking tour map in the next edition of the Chemainus Valley Courier, or you can pick up extra copies at the chamber of commerce.

There are 35 participating Merchants this year each offering an in store draw PLUS a chance to enter in the GRAND PRIZE DRAWS. If you visit all 35 stores you can enter up to 35 times.
There will be all sorts of samples and entertainment. Visit Sheryl Sawchucks Art studio to enter the colouring contest, the Flowering Tree for a hand and arm massage, the Twisted sisters for Live music, Sandpipers to see a live nativity, or the 49th parallel for coffee.
Santa will be visiting and riding in the Nanny Cab. You can ride in the nanny cab too for free, just get picked up at one of the stops on the map. See if you can find him or the carolers for an extra chance to put your name in the draw.
There are three GRAND PRIZES.
A Gift basket with somthing from every participating Merchant. A nights stay at a B&B and massage for two.
And Dinner and Theatre tickets to the Chemainus theatre Festival with a nights stay at the Best Westren.

Christmas events are happening every Saturday
Also Dec 7 Dickens Christmas at United church

More details call 250 246 4181

Did you know that the Trip Planner on bestwestern.com can help you map travel routes and locate Best Western hotels along the way? Plus, you can download the locations of all BW North American hotels to your mobile GPS devices. 

From bestwestern.com click on the Trip Planner tab Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the map feature

Learn more  http://www.bestwestern.com/tripplanner/

We offer business PLUS rooms at this four star Best Western

VERY funny a must see http://www.bestwestern.com/programs/businessplus/index.asp

Social media for social change http://twitter.com/QueenRania

living by example.

This hotel demonstrates its commitment to continuing its ongoing conversation in this blog and in social media as a means to connect with our current clients – visitors and future consumers/guests.

Influential brands such as Ford, Tourism V.I., Best Western are using social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to create a meaningful dialogue with their audiences.

You find Chemainus at: blog http://chemainusbcbia.wordpress.com/ and
facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chemainus-BC/Chemainus-BC-Business-Improvement-Association/128749085315 sure also on myspace and on youtube.

The Chemainus BW is at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chemainus-BC/Best-Western-Chemainus-Festival-Inn/31478527861   and this blog at http://festivalinn.wordpress.com/
 

Success in social media is impossible without strong team support and our quality product to back up all the conversations.

A very effective potential tool  in connecting with consumers in a dynamic, relevant and responsive way.

Lets encourage our Chemainus visitors (YOU?) to tell us what they like and did not like, via our social media sites and don’t forget we have a Chemainus survey site at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PQaRNK0WblU7FhPsEoYxwg_3d_3d

• @username + message
  directs a twitter at another person, and causes your twitter to save in their “replies” tab.
  Example: @meangrape I love that song too!
• D username + message
  sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
  Example: d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you’re there?
• WHOIS username
  retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter.
  Example: whois jack
• GET username
  retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person.
  Example: get goldman
• NUDGE username
  reminds a friend to update by asking what they’re doing on your behalf.
  Example: nudge biz
• FAV username
  marks a person’s last twitter as a favorite. (hint: reply to any update with FAV to mark it as a favorite if you’re receiving it in real time)
  Example: fav al3x

• STATS this command returns your number of followers, how many people you’re following, and your bio information.
• INVITE phone number
  will send an SMS invite to a friend’s mobile phone.
  Example: Invite 415 555 1212