An overview and update was presented to the council and the September 19 meeting. Markus Lehmann a director on the board of the Strathmore & District Chamber of Commerce was on hand to give an overview of what the board is working on as the move toward a new vision for the chamber.

Lehmann said, " We are reformulating the strategy and the visions and the objectives of the board to promote and incentivise more business development in the Strathmore district.

The board currently consists of seven members and are looking for more members to join the board. The Chamber presently has 84 members and are looking to have that membership grow as soon as the end of this year.

"It is a time of reflection for the chamber but I think we also want to extend this outreach towards the town, the council and the Town of Strathmore. We have been reaching out towards the county as well, to engage as much as possible with the businesses that are out there," said Lehmann

The board wants to help create a stronger promotion of the businesses in the community. They will be going out into the community to talk about the events that will be happening with the chamber in the near future.