Think Local First for Big Impact

Did you know that moving just a portion of purchases to local businesses has a big impact on the local economy's bottom line? Purchasing goods from locally-based suppliers creates nearly twice as much benefit to the local economy as buying from multinational chains. It's true that not every purchase you might need can be made in New Westminster but thinking local first has a big impact and is one easy step you can take to support local businesses and keep our economy strong and growing. Want to learn more? LOCO BC commissioned a study and looked at real world examples here in Metro Vancouver. You can download the whole report from their website. Make a choice to invest in New West by thinking local first.