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Tuesday, December 11, 2018The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality has issued the following press release regarding the development of a regional economic strategy. They are seeking input from citizens and businesses through meetings and two surveys. Businesses will be invited to participate in a business survey through an email from the NRRM. If you don't recieve an invitation please contact the NRRM at ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Papers/Research, Press Release, Community, General News Article, PoliticalThursday, December 06, 2018The Provincial and Federal governments will be implementing Caribou recovery plans for Boreal Caribou. The Fort Nelson Chamber of Commerce has been working with the BC Chamber and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality to lobby for open and transparant consultation that will lead to a well balanced plan for Caribou recovery. We have the support of Chambers across BC through the adoption ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Human Interest, Press Release, Political, Community, General News ArticleTuesday, December 04, 2018Last night, business and association executives, as well as senior public servants, gathered at our annual Crystal Ball Symposium to hear from leading experts on how trends in technology, the global economy and international politics will affect Canadian business 2019 and beyond. This year’s event featured Linda Mantia, Chief Operating Officer for Manulife. ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Political, Chamber, Economic, Papers/ResearchThursday, November 08, 20185 Minutes for Business In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, we examine how in order to remain competitive, businesses need to focus inwards and begin investing in and improving how they navigate mental health in their workplace. With most adults spending more of their waking hours at work and with one in five Canadians experiencing a mental ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Economic, General News Article, ChamberWednesday, October 24, 2018The NRRM and Fort Nelson First Nation have provided the following news release on the Community Forest Agreemetn Application.Categories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press ReleaseMonday, October 22, 2018The Canada Revenue Agency has released the following information:Your association or organization has been identified as a key stakeholder of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). We hope you will share the following information with your membership. Did you know? If you don’t file your GST/HST returns, your tax refund will be placed on hold. The Canada Revenue Agency ...read moreCategories: Economic, Education, General News Article, Press ReleaseFriday, October 19, 2018Chambers across the province are calling on Premier Horgan to hit the pause button on the upcoming electoral reform referendum.Categories: Chamber, Economic, Political, Community, General News Article, Press ReleaseTuesday, October 16, 20185 Minutes for Business In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, we examine how social media can be used as a tool to create economic growth and foster competitiveness for Canadian businesses. The impact social media has as a means to reach customers, encourage female entrepreneurship and millennial business ownership will continue to grow. We ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, Education, General News ArticleTuesday, October 16, 2018Senate Committee Echoes Your Policy Resolutions in Report Released TodayToday, the Standing Senate Committee on Banking,Trade and Commerce’s recommendations released a report called Canada: Still Open For Business? The report outlined a number of recommendations to the federal government to improve Canadian business competitiveness: Why is this important? Much of what the ...read moreCategories: Political, Press Release, Chamber, Community, Economic, Education, General News ArticleFriday, August 31, 2018View this email in your browser BC Chamber of Commerce discouraged by Court of Appeal Decision on Trans Mountain Vancouver, August 30, 2018 – Though it will take time to review the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision today, the BC Chamber is extremely disappointed that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is now in legal limbo. "The message we just sent to investors is that it's ...read moreCategories: Chamber, General News Article, Press Release, Political, EconomicFriday, August 31, 2018BC Labour snapshot: businesses challenged with retention, recruitment and skills mismatches Vancouver, August 31, 2018 – From labour shortages to significant skills mismatches, British Columbians will ring in Labour Day against a backdrop of labour challenges -- according to a recent BC Chamber MindReader™ survey done in partnership with the BC Government, which canvassed business ...read moreCategories: Chamber, General News Article, Press Release, Economic, PoliticalTuesday, August 21, 2018The Timber Supply Review is currently being undertaken by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development. The discussion paper has been released and is open for public comment. The following is information from the FLNRO&RD website. Provide your comments by September 11, 2018Access Website Here. "Fort Nelson Timber Supply Area The Fort Nelson timber ...read moreCategories: Community, General News Article, Press Release, Chamber, Economic, PoliticalThursday, August 16, 2018Latest on Canada-U.S. Tariffs 5 Minutes for Business: GDPR an Example for the World? Be Careful of Fool’s Gold…Now that Europe has implemented the General Data Protection Regulation and California announced that it would be taking action, the pressure is on the Canadian government to develop the right framework for our data economy. In this month’s edition ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Political, Community, General News ArticleThursday, July 26, 2018The BC Chamber and other business organizations have released an Open Letter to Premier Horgan regarding the governments intent to change the procurement policy to require all workers to join a government approved union for work specific to projects. This policy would effectively end fair procurement opportunities for BC companies. To access the open letter click here. To access the Fort Nelson ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, Human Interest, Press Release, Community, General News Article, PoliticalTuesday, July 17, 2018The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nation has released a FAQ regarding the Community Forest. The Community Forest will be a commercial forest within the NRRM. The Demonstration Forest will fall within it's boundaries however there is no link to the Community Trails. Please see below for the full FAQ or click here for the pdf ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, PoliticalMonday, June 11, 2018The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nation published the following News Release today:Categories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Press Release
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