Brenco Media offers a variety of video production/television services and communication programs to private and public sector organizations. Brenco and its team of associates draw on many years of experience creating television programming, corporate videos and developing communication strategies to produce innovative programs and give clients advantage in their market and efficiency in their operations.

Brenco Media recently completed its first season of ‘Tears and Triumphs’ an exciting television series profiling Canadian Aboriginal athletes. From hockey players like Wacey Rabbit and Carey Price, to National Diving Team member Wegadesk Gorup-Paul, to the kid next door attending karate class for the first time, you get to meet them all.

Previously Brenco Media produced six seasons of the ground-breaking national television series – ‘Venturing Forth’ focusing on Aboriginal business, economic development and culture. The series was broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), SCN, ACCESS Alberta and Knowledge Network.

Pre-production for ‘Tribal Treks’, a 13-part reality series with a focus on Aboriginal Tourism, is well underway.

Brenco Media’s principal is National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner Brenda Chambers, an active member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation in the Yukon and recipient of the prestigious Top 40 Under 40™, and World Summit of Indigenous Entrepreneurs awards. Ms Chambers is a broadcaster and media consultant with more than 20 years experience providing information services to the public. She has extensive experience as a television producer, executive producer and on-air host. Prior to starting up Brenco Media Inc, she produced the current affairs series All My Relations for the CBC-TV national network. Ms Chambers is also the former General Manager of Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon, past treasurer of Television Northern Canada, a former vice president of the National Aboriginal Communications Society and previous board member of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. She was a founding instructor with the Aboriginal Film and Television Production Program at Capilano College in North Vancouver. Ms Chambers was an active Board member of Canadian Women in Communications. Her community involvement includes terms as Chair of the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation and Yukon Human Rights Commissioner.

Brenco Media Inc’s production library consists of literally hundreds of hours of footage showcasing wildlife and many aspects of Aboriginal life in all regions across Canada.

BRENDA CHAMBERS

Brenda Chambers is a successful producer and entrepreneur actively promoting Aboriginal broadcasting for more than 20 years as an independent producer, host, broadcast executive, trainer and lobbyist. She established Vancouver-based production company Brenco Media that recently wrapped production of its first sports series “Tears and Triumphs” and is in pre-production of a 13-part reality series focusing on Canadian Aboriginal tourism. Brenco Media’s flagship television series was “Venturing Forth”. The series completed six seasons of programming featuring Aboriginal businesses in all regions of Canada. Brenda was the executive producer and host of the series.

A Tlingit, and member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in the Yukon, Brenda studied broadcasting in Edmonton. After graduating, she returned to the North where she was involved in developing both Television Northern Canada and APTN.

Brenda applied her vision and leadership to help with the development of Television Northern Canada (TVNC), APTN and several television programming initiatives including the CBC Television national current affairs series All My Relations. She has appeared before numerous regulatory bodies to intervene on behalf of aboriginal broadcasting and to promote partnerships with non-aboriginal businesses. Brenda was a founding instructor of the Aboriginal Film and Television Production program at Capilano College in North Vancouver.

In Whitehorse, Brenda started a program called Nedaa, while working with Northern Native Broadcasting. This magazine-format documentary series, which aired on CBC North and Television Northern Canada touched on many important Aboriginal issues. The highly successful series was sold to networks across Canada and internationally.

Brenda is a co-founder of the Yukon Aboriginal Business Association, past chair of the Yukon Indian Arts and Crafts Society, the Yukon Arts Centre Corporation and the Yukon Human Rights Commission as well as a past member of the Yukon Women's Advisory Council and past board member of Vision TV and Canadian Women in Communications.

Brenda’s work and dedication for the Aboriginal community has truly been an inspiration. She was awarded the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards for Media and Communications; a recipient of the “Top 40, Under 40”™ and the Global Indigenous Entrepreneurs Award by the World Summit of Indigenous Entrepreneurs.