This event was organized in partnership with the Community Futures Boundary and the Canadian Rural Partnership (one of the LIRN partners) to provide a networking session for local government and other economic development stakeholders on the benefits of regional collaboration. The meeting brought together 31 participants from across the Boundary region. Representatives included municipal government, regional government, Selkirk College, the School District, Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, Kootenay Association for Science and Technology, and the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust. The purpose of the day was to encourage collaboration across local government and other partners to support economic diversification.