Lunch & Learn
Join the Squamish Chamber’s Lunch and Learn series – your midday dose of insight and inspiration.
Along with lunch provided, these engaging presentations feature dynamic guest speakers covering the latest in business trends, political developments, and community initiatives. Whether you’re a local entrepreneur, community leader, or just eager to stay informed, Lunch and Learns offer valuable takeaways in a relaxed setting.
Upcoming Lunch & Learn
Building a Digital Strategy for Your Business
With shana gill, lodestar media
may 20, 11:30am - 1:30pm at the Squamish adventure centre
Most local business owners recognize the importance of an online presence, yet many struggle to make those efforts truly effective. This session is designed to bridge that gap, providing a structured framework to increase visibility and connect with your audience using proven digital tools.
Our goal is simple: to help you move away from guesswork toward scalable, performance-driven systems that tie directly to your revenue goals—without the need for complex strategies or large financial outlays.
Key Takeaways:
Actionable Guidance: Immediate steps to improve digital visibility.
Strategic Insights: How to connect more effectively with your local customer base.
Measurable Growth: Tools to track what is working and what isn’t.
About the Speaker:
Shana Gill is the Director of Go-To-Market and Digital Strategy at Lodestar Media (Glacier Media). With a deep background in digital marketing and sales strategy, Shana works across agencies and media brands to launch new offerings and build performance-based marketing systems that drive results. Shana and her team are dedicated to providing these systems and opinions to Squamish through The Squamish Chief and Whistler Pique Newsmagazine and their community news work and play sites.
The Squamish Chief will be giving away a Premium Sponsored Content Package worth $1,450 to a lucky attendee.
Past Lunch & Learn Events
From Hire to Farewell with Race & Co
Kelly Fortune of Race & Co. provided an insightful overview of employer rights and responsibilities in Squamish. She guided us through key employment standards and shared best practices to help ensure legal compliance—while also supporting ethical and effective workplace management.
Residential Rezoning with Bluewater Concepts
In this Lunch & Learn, Bluewater explored Bill 44, the Province of B.C.’s legislative push to increase housing supply and improve affordability. With many urban areas historically zoned for single-family homes, this bill marks a significant shift—opening the door for more diverse housing options like townhomes, triplexes, four-plexes, and six-plexes. They discussed how these changes to residential zoning are designed to support “missing middle” housing and what this could mean for the future character and development of Squamish neighbourhoods.