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Our Mission

Golden Community Economic Development is inclusive, engages and supports residents with community-led development contributing to a vibrant and healthy social, economic, and environmental landscape where all residents have access to a good quality of life and a sustainable future.

Together, we are creating a vibrant and healthy social, economic, and environmental landscape where all residents have access to a good quality of life and a sustainable future.

What's New

Canyon to Confluence Initiative (C2Ci)

We are excited to share our latest project: the Canyon to Confluence Initiative (C2Ci)!

The C2Ci is an effort to bring to life an integrated vision for how our community interacts with, protects, and celebrates its rivers. Join us for a Community River Day on October 5 from 1 to 5pm to learn about the project and share your voice in a community-created vision for the future of Golden’s rivers, surrounding trails, parks and amenities.

Downtown Community Housing - Open House

We hosted an Open House on July 23rd about the Downtown Housing project!

We shared project information as well as some early draft designs for the development at 525-527 9th Ave. North.

This Open House was an opportunity to:

  • Learn more about the project
  • Review early conceptual designs
  • Talk about project timelines
  • Ask questions and provide feedback

Early Childhood Education Info Session in Golden

Do you want to learn more about becoming an Early Childhood Educator?

If you missed the Info Session with representatives from the College of the Rockies, WorkBC, CCRR and local employers, you can still access the information with this Info Package.

Don’t delay contacting WorkBC and the College of the Rockies to discuss your options!

Golden Living Wage 2023

We hosted two events around the Living Wage in January!

Both events were hosted in partnership with Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce and offered the opportunity for meaningful conversations. Anastasia French, Provincial Manager for Living Wage for Families BC was there to present and answer questions.

The Golden Area Agriculture Sector Profile 2023 in now available!

Did you know that 4% of our local businesses are in the agriculture sector?

In addition to analysing the data, we collaborated with key local agriculture stakeholders to create the Golden Area Agriculture Sector Profile 2023!

Support Local Businesses

You can now start recommending your favorite businesses on finditingolden.com

About Us

Our work serves the whole community!

Living & Working

Living in Golden
is awesome!

Doing Business

It’s great doing business in Golden!

What we're working on

From affordable housing to investment attraction, and a diversity of economic development initiatives, Golden CED is leading the charge. We are members of the community, serving our community.

Continue to check out our website and social media channels for regular updates on our activities.