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The 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 more

    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

The NRRM and Fort Nelson First Nation have provided the following news release on the Community Forest Agreemetn Application.  

The 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 more

  Senate 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 more

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

   BC 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 more

Latest 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 more

The 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 more

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nation published the following News Release today: