The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $1 million to support a province-wide marketing campaign to encourage Saskatchewan residents to support local businesses and their employees.

The funding will be provided to the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce to work in partnership with other regional chambers to expand its successful “Together We Stand” campaign across the province. This campaign helps bridge the gap between consumers and businesses in the province, and should keep the provinces economy afloat and ensure that the business community would be ready for the critical weeks ahead.

“Encouraging Saskatchewan residents to buy local is a great initiative of the business community that we are pleased to support during this unprecedented difficult economic time,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “This consumer campaign to support local businesses, led by the Regina Chamber and to be shared across our province, will help connect consumers directly with Saskatchewan businesses during the ongoing pandemic, throughout our economic recovery initiatives, and for the long-term.”

Many small businesses have remained fully or partially opened, but have in no doubt saw a decline in sales numbers. Willing businesses have implemented pick-up or delivery service, and the campaign will aim to help remedy these dip in numbers.

“There are a number of ways residents can support local businesses here, and that’s true for people supporting their local businesses right across Saskatchewan,” Regina and District Chamber of Commerce CEO John Hopkins said. “We thank the government for their strong support and continuing partnership with our business community on this “Together We Stand” campaign and other key projects to keep Saskatchewan working.”