About Us

The Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce was incorporated on January 10th, 1927. We are in the 97th year of our incorporation, and we are honoured to represent the businesses in Burns Lake & the Lakes District as the Voice of Business.

A volunteer Board of Directors governs the Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce.

We are located at 258 Hwy 16 in Burns Lake, BC. Our regular hours of operation are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Tuesday to Thursday, and we are closed on Statutory Holidays.

Our Chamber offers many workshops and networking opportunities – please check our events page.

Board of Directors 2024-2025

The Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors currently consists of 10 members, President, Vice-President, Treasurer/Secretary, Past President and six directors. Members are nominated and elected at the Burns Lake Chamber Annual General Meeting, held every April. Each board member is elected for a 2-year term, executive positions are elected yearly for a 1-year term.

Ken Nielsen | President

Chinook Community Forest Ltd.

Jason Jubinville | Vice President

P & B Feeds N Needs

Julie Payne | Treasurer / Secretary

Polar Park / NAPA

Julie moved to Burns Lake from Houston in 2006 and began working at LDM. In 2016, she also took on the bookkeeping for Napa/Polar Park. Julie enjoys helping with the various Chamber events and looks forward to collaborating on many more.

Mark Rogers | Past President

Kal Tire

Dedicated to helping our local business economy flourish, Mark Rogers was President of the Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for four years.

Growing up on the Southside of Francois Lake, Mark has been a local of the area for many years. After spending nearly a decade working in blasting, Mark returned to a job working with tires in 1996, giving him over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. He is currently the Burns Lake Kal Tire manager, dedicated to ensuring our committee has access to friendly and professional tire maintenance services.

When he isn’t working to ensure every customer receives exceptional service, Mark enjoys spending time with his family at their cabin on Babine Lake, taking in the natural beauty of our area.