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Think Local First

Why Think Local First?

Think Local First is more than a campaign—it's an investment in the future of our communities.

Community Futures Peace Liard actively promotes the Think Local First initiative through its social media channels, encouraging residents to recognize the lasting impact of shopping locally.

Local, independently owned businesses create quality jobs, support local families, sponsor community events, and help build vibrant, resilient communities. Every dollar spent at a local business has a ripple effect, circulating throughout the local economy as businesses purchase goods and services locally, hire local employees, and reinvest in the community.

When you choose to shop local, you're doing more than making a purchase—you're helping entrepreneurs succeed, strengthening the local economy, and ensuring our communities remain thriving places to live, work, and grow.

Think Local First. Support Local. Strengthen Our Communities.

Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is

Support your friends and neighbours. Invest in our community; help to create a stronger and healthier community by keeping our money here.

What Goes Around Comes Around

Two or three times as much money spent stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses rather than chain stores.

Community Sustainability Benefits Everyone

Local stores help sustain vibrant, compact and walk-able downtown centres, which in turn are essential for keeping communities green.

Keep Our Community Unique

One-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of the community.

Create Collective Prosperity

Local businesses invest more in local labour, pay more local taxes, spend more time on community-based decisions, and participate in local events. In doing so, they create more opportunities for all of us.

Local Owners Care About Their Community

Local business owners live in the community. They are less likely to leave and are more invested in the future of our whole community.

Give Back by Supporting Local Charities

Local business owners make more local purchases themselves. They and their employees are also statistically more likely to donate to local charities.

Personalized Service and Unique Products

Some of the biggest perks of shopping local are the personalized customer service and the unique, hand-crafted items you come across.

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