A video tour book will be made on the City of Armstrong.
The city was contacted by CGI Communications of Rochester, N.Y.
CGI has negotiated a national partnership agreement with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to provide customized, online community promotion programs to FCM members.
Only five communities throughout each province are selected annually to develop a video tour book. Armstrong was chosen this year.
Melinda Stickney, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer, and chief financial officer Terry Martens observed an online demonstration of the program and viewed video tour book examples.
“We were impressed with the professional quality of the material produced,” Stickney told council members Monday.
CGI works with the city and their professional writers to develop the video content and take video footage, which Armstrong gets to approve.
CGI servers host the content and then provide the video tour book link from the city’s webpage.
Each tour book includes up to four categories of information such as quality of life, real estate, culture and things to do.
“There is never any cost to the municipality, and participation in the program is not contingent on participation from any other community organizations or businesses,” said Stickney.
It will be CGI contacting local businesses to promote the video tour book and discuss options for participation by those businesses.
There would be a cost to the business and that’ is negotiated with CGI.
The work to set up the tour book, from start to finish, takes about three to four months.
Williams Lake and Victoria are two B.C. communities that have taken part in the program.
Council unanimously agreed to join CGI for the creation of the video tour book.
