Stronger Communities • Stronger Businesses • A Stronger Future

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The Turtle Mountain Regional Partnership brings together councils, businesses, organizations, First Nations, industry, and residents to build a connected, resilient, and thriving region. Every partner contributes equally, every partner benefits equally, and every partner has an equal voice in shaping the future of the place we all call home.

 

Why the Turtle Mountain Region Needs This Partnership

Our communities are closely connected. People live in one town, work in another, shop in another, and play in another. When one community grows, the others benefit.

 

Regional cooperation helps us:

• strengthen local businesses

• attract workers and families

• support housing development

• promote tourism

• protect natural spaces

• improve services

• build a welcoming, vibrant region

 

This partnership gives the Turtle Mountain area a clear, united direction.

 

Our Core Value Proposition

“By working together as one region, we unlock opportunities no single community or business can achieve alone.”

 

This is the heart of the partnership. It’s simple, practical, and true.

 

What You Get When You Join

A Stronger Local Economy

Your membership helps strengthen the entire region:

• more customers for local businesses

• more workers for employers

• more housing options for families and employees

• more support for expansions, startups, and succession

• more regional marketing and tourism traffic

 

When the regional economy grows, everyone benefits.

 

Shared Solutions to Shared Problems

No single town or business can solve:

• workforce shortages

• housing gaps

• business closures

• aging infrastructure

• limited municipal capacity

 

The partnership tackles these issues together, with shared resources and shared action.

 

A Clear, United Regional Identity

People experience Turtle Mountain as one connected place. We strengthen that identity through:

• regional marketing

• tourism promotion

• business visibility

• community storytelling

 

This brings more visitors, more spending, and more pride.

 

Professional Coordination & Year‑Round Support

Matthewson & Co. serves as the regional backbone organization, providing:

• project management

• business support

• grant assistance

• data and reporting

• neutral facilitation

• continuity across elections

 

This ensures the work continues — even when councils, staff, or volunteers change.

 

Equal Voice, Equal Contribution, Equal Benefit

No stakeholder group dominates. No group pays more. No group is sidelined.

 

Every partner:

• contributes the same fee

• has the same vote

• receives the same level of support

• shapes the same regional priorities

 

This is true participatory community economic development.

 

Real, Visible Improvements

Your membership supports practical, everyday improvements:

• housing development

• workforce attraction

• business retention

• recreation and tourism

• community well‑being

• shared public spaces

• regional events and initiatives

 

These are the things people notice — and value.

 

What Happens When You Pay Your $600?

 

You become a full regional partner with:

• immediate access to support

• a voice in regional decisions

• inclusion in regional marketing

• access to grants and data

• business or organizational support

• year‑round coordination

• visible results in your community

 

You’re not paying for “consulting.” You’re paying for regional capacity — the work no one else has the time, staff, or mandate to do.

 

Why Not Just Use RMED or Community Futures?

Because they each do one piece of the work. Matthewson & Co. is the only organization that brings all the pieces together into one regional system.

 

RMED gives advice. Community Futures gives loans.Matthewson & Co. gives the region the capacity to actually get things done.

 

Who Should Join?

Businesses

Workforce support, housing solutions, marketing visibility, grant access, problem‑solving.

 

Councils

Professional capacity, reduced duplication, stronger local services, support for businesses.

 

Organizations & Non‑profits

Grant help, volunteer coordination, regional promotion, program support.

 

First Nations & Industry

Shared economic opportunity, workforce alignment, land‑based projects, regional identity.

 

Residents

Better services, stronger businesses, improved housing, more recreation and tourism.

 

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Join the Partnership

Be part of a region that works together instead of competing. Be part of a system that strengthens every community. Be part of a future shaped by the people who live here.

 

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Annual Membership: $600 per partner

Equal voice. Equal contribution. Equal benefit.