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    BC Chamber presents to Senate Standing Committee on C-69: 4/9/2019
    Tuesday, April 09, 2019
    View this email in your browserBC Chamber presents to Senate Standing Committee on Bill C-69Yesterday in Vancouver, the BC Chamber of Commerce offered testimony on Bill C-69 in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.The Federal government hopes Bill C-69 will remedy some inherent flaws in the current Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (2012) and ...read more
    Categories: Community, General News Article, Political, Chamber, Economic, Human Interest, Press Release
    5 minutes for Business - A Budget for Business or Bust: 3/7/2019
    Thursday, March 07, 2019
        With our GDP at a standstill, businesses need to see a focus on protecting and fostering growth in the upcoming federal budget ahead of this year’s federal election. The federal budget is set to be released on March 19, and only time will tell if it will keep in mind the business community’s needs. With small businesses in Canada employing more than 8.2 million Canadians, this budget ...read more
    Categories: Community, General News Article, Press Release, Chamber, Economic, Political
    BC Chamber on Provincial Budget: 2/19/2019
    Tuesday, February 19, 2019
                Affordability strategy welcome, but costs to SMEs piling upBC Chamber of Commerce responds to 2019 Budget   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Victoria, February 19, 2018 – Today’s balanced provincial budget tackles affordability head on, with continued investments in housing ...read more
    Categories: Community, General News Article, Political, Chamber, Economic, Human Interest, Press Release
    Canadian Chamber - A Taxing Issue for Canada: 2/14/2019
    Thursday, February 14, 2019
        Remember the days where important working files were saved on a floppy disc, not the cloud? Or bills were paid via mail, not just instantly with the touch of a button on your smartphone? Lots has changed in the last few decades, but unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Canadian taxation. The last time Canada undertook a comprehensive review of its tax system, humankind had yet ...read more
    Categories: Community, Education, Chamber, Economic, General News Article, Political
    Canadian Chamber: There is no low carbon economy without a regulatory system that works: 1/10/2019
    Thursday, January 10, 2019
    5 Minutes for Business   In this month’s 5 Minutes for Business, we take a closer look at Canada’s energy sector and how Canada’s regulatory system is limiting the ability to get energy products to market.     Canada’s energy resources are of strategic importance and getting support right for this sector is not about offering the sector loans; it is about creating a ...read more
    Categories: Chamber, Community, Economic, Education, General News Article, Human Interest, Political
    Canadian Chamber - 5 Minutes for Business: 1/7/2019
    Monday, January 07, 2019
    5 Minutes for Business   Dear Bev,   In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, we examine the accelerating pace of change in our economy. For many sectors, the economic fundamentals, the borders of industries, the value of different assets and even the types of competitors are rapidly shifting.   While change to this degree can be ...read more
    Categories: Community, General News Article, Chamber, Economic, Political
    Government funding for oil patch: Ottawa must act on energy sector’s problems, not just the symptoms: 12/18/2018
    Tuesday, December 18, 2018
        Dear Bev, Today’s announcement by the federal government of 1.6 billion dollars to support Canada’s struggling oil and gas sector is a band-aid, not a cure for what ails Canada’s oil and gas sector. “The country’s struggle to get our energy products to global markets, where they can get a fair price, is the issue. It is a failure that hurts the entire country,” said ...read more
    Categories: Community, General News Article, Press Release, Chamber, Economic, Political
    Chamber Letter to the Senate of Canada re: Bill C-69: 12/17/2018
    Monday, December 17, 2018
    December 17, 2018 The Senate of Canada c/o Senator Richard Neufeld Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 By Email: richard.neufeld@sen.parl.gc.ca sencom@sen.parl.gc.ca Re: Bill C-69 Dear Senators; I am writing on behalf of the Fort Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce in regards to our concerns with Bill C-69. We represent over 225 businesses in the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM). The ...read more
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    Caribou Protection: 12/6/2018
    Thursday, December 06, 2018
    The 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 more
    Categories: Chamber, Economic, Human Interest, Press Release, Community, General News Article, Political
    Canadian Chamber - Economic, Business and Policy Outlook for 2019: 12/4/2018
    Tuesday, December 04, 2018
        Last 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 more
    Categories: Chamber, Economic, Papers/Research, Community, General News Article, Political
    5 Minutes for Business: Good Social Media is Good Business 10/16/2018
    Tuesday, October 16, 2018
    5 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 more
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