Statement made by MP Gord Johns:
"Best wishes to our entire small business community on Small Business Saturday in Courtenay-Alberni! Small business owners are your neighbors, fellow parents and grandparents, service club members, church parishioners and sport coaches in our communities. They are major job creators and the fact is, 66 cents of every dollar you spend at a small business in your neighbourhood stays local. Thanks to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Chambers of Commerce and business associations throughout the riding for their advocacy and promotion of shopping local. Get on the small business bandwagon and...shop local this holiday season!