Working with Our Thriving Community
The projects we’re working on at the Lac du Bonnet Community Development Corporation help increase the economic activity, growth, and diversity of Lac du Bonnet.
The Lac du Bonnet CDC prioritizes Asset Based Community Development, which means we spend most of our time working with the businesses, organizations, tourism assets, and quality-of-life attributes Lac du Bonnet is known for. Doing this allows the Lac du Bonnet CDC and its partners to work together to showcase what is already here. The Asset-Based Community Development method also allows the CDC and its partners to identify service gaps so we can work to support and enhance the community by attracting new businesses and services.
CDC Key Priorities
The LdB CDC focuses on four key priorities to achieve organizational and community goals. These priorities are broken down into many projects, goals, actions, and tasks. Many projects we work on overlap two or more of our key priorities, allowing us to maximize each project’s impact on the Lac du Bonnet community.
Marketing and Branding
Showcasing Lac du Bonnet as a community to Live, Work, Play, and Invest.
Tourism Development
Utilize tourism as an economic driver for the community of Lac du Bonnet, where more visitors is more opportunity.
Business Development
Supporting new and existing businesses and non-profit organizations in Lac du Bonnet.
CDC Sustainability and Operations
Support the Lac du Bonnet CDC’s operational expenses and daily operations.
Quick Glance: by the Numbers
Projects We’re Working On
Since January 2020, the Lac du Bonnet CDC has been collaborating with its partners and the community to showcase, build upon, and enhance the opportunities and quality of life in Lac du Bonnet. Many of our projects are ongoing community initiatives.
The timeline below organizes our key community projects and initiatives by the project start date. Feel free to read through the projects for some high-level information about each of them.
January 2022
LdB Tourism Cafe Project
The LdB Tourism Cafe is designed to be an open forum for Lac du Bonnet businesses & non-profit organizations in the tourism industry to connect, share, and collaborate on projects.
November 2021
Holiday Gift Guide
Starting in November and running until Christmas Eve, the Lac du Bonnet CDC featured the Holiday Gift Guide, a digital campaign to encourage local spending through the holidays. The Lac du Bonnet CDC looks forward to making this a yearly project, featuring new businesses and non-profit organizations within the community and helping promote local shopping during the holiday season.
September 2021
The Great Outdoors Expo and Market
The Great Outdoors Expo and Market is a project designed to engage the business community, residents and visitors while creating a revenue stream for the operations of the Lac du Bonnet CDC.
July 2021
Community Event Park Initiative
Since July 2020, the Lac du Bonnet CDC has been working with 16 local organizations to investigate the development of an Event Park in Lac du Bonnet that would provide infrastructure for our outdoor event organizers, increase tourism, and create a shared, multi-user space.
June 2021
Safe Boating Ambassador Committee
The Lac du Bonnet CDC worked with the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, the Safe Boating Ambassador Committee, and Transporation Canad to promote safe boating in Lac du Bonnet as part of the recommendations set out by the VORR Committee in September 2020.
May 2021
Volunteer LdB
Volunteer LdB is a collaboration project by the LdB CDC, Hero's Alliance and the LdB Lions to connect people to volunteer opportunities in Lac du Bonnet.
Experiential Tourism Training
After completing the Experiential Tourism Training program, the EDO is now a qualified Experiential Develop Coach who can provide Experiential Tourism Training to the community. The training takes business owners through the business development approach of developing Experiential Tourism Products to increase revenue streams for businesses or non-profit organizations and enhance the tourism products available in Lac du Bonnet.
March 2021
The Lee River Winter Trail
After a community recreation needs survey indicated that residents were leaving the community to use skating trails, and a tourism survey indicated that more winter attractions were needed for Lac du Bonnet, the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet Recreation Department and the Lac du Bonnet CDC partnered up with local residents to create a world-class, multi-use winter trail along the Lee River.