Chamber Blog Posts
Business Examiner Thompson Okanagan - January/February 2019
Feb 6, 2019Featuring the latest business news and information from Kelowna, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Armstrong, Summerland and Penticton, including Kelowna Councillor and Chamber board member Maxine Dehart's new column. Read the full issu...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber: There is no low carbon economy without a regulatory system that works January 10, 2019
Jan 10, 2019Read this month's "Five Minutes for Business" - more on the low carbon economy...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber Clarifies Carbon Pricing Position
Dec 21, 2018CANADIAN CHAMBER CLARIFIES CARBON PRICING POSITION Kelowna, December 21, 2018: News stories over the past week cited the Canadian Chamber’s recent report A Competitive Transition: How smarter climate policy can help Cana...
Read MoreOp-Ed Carmen Sparg: BC's Spec Tax - Shortage of Economic Impact Information - No Shortage of Opinions
Sep 22, 2018Op-Ed Spec Tax Carmen Sparg September 22, 2018...
Read MoreThe Legislature Sits, the Canadian Chamber Meets, Electoral Reform Referendum Goes Out
Sep 1, 2018What's new at the Kelowna Chamber - September 1, 2018...
Read MoreSpeculation tax is hurting the 99% in BC, not just the 1%
Aug 9, 2018VAL LITWIN | BC CHAMBER PRESIDENT & CEO We are in the middle of a housing crisis in British Columbia. There’s no doubt about it. The B.C. government has the arduous task of reversing this predicament and it believes one of th...
Read MoreOpen Letter to John Horgan: Union-Only Monopoly Hiring Deals July 26 2018
Jul 26, 2018Dear Premier Horgan and Cabinet: ...
Read MorePOLICY UPDATE FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - June 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018A couple of important policies issues to keep you informed about. Of course these are only two of a number of key issues we are following on your behalf. SPECULATION TAX - Your Chamber is keeping up its efforts to get the Province to step back from ...
Read MoreAnalyzing Two Budgets In February - Family Day - Cross-Provincial Border Trade
Mar 20, 2018By Dan Rogers, Executive Director of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce In 1625, Welsh poet George Herbert wrote “Every mile is two in winter.” February felt a bit like that: here at the Kelowna Chamber, we hosted eight events, assi...
Read MoreComment on the End to the Boycott of BC Wine and the Proposed Speculator's Tax
Feb 23, 2018From Kelowna Chamber Tom Dyas ON THE END TO THE BOYCOTT OF BC WINE… The Kelowna Chamber is pleased that Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has decided to lift Alberta’s short-lived ban on BC Wine imports and we hope both Premiers shel...
Read MoreStop the rhetoric!
Feb 8, 2018From Chamber President, Tom Dyas The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Premiers of Alberta and BC to stop the rhetoric on inter-provincial trade and instead find ways to enhance our economies rather than ramping up a trade dispute that...
Read MoreBusiness 2018 Wish List for Taxation Reform
Jan 11, 2018By Dan Rogers, Executive Director of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce The holiday season brings many joys and pleasures, not the least of which is a short break from the issues of the office, in exchange for friends, family and hearth. It&rsquo...
Read MorePresentation to the Fair Wage Commission of the Provincial Government
Nov 21, 2017- The Kelowna Chamber had the opportunity to speak to the Fair Wage Commission about Chamber goals pertaining to minimum wage in BC on November 21, 2017. Below is the submission from Tom Dyas, Chamber Board President. Our Chamber acts as a single ...
Read MoreKelowna Most Excellent Businesses Receive Recognition
Nov 16, 2017- Dan Rogers is the Executive Director of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. KELOWNA - At Chambers across Canada, October’s Small Business Week was a cause to celebrate. Small business; business excellence; achievements by entrepren...
Read MoreTax Fairness Consultation in Kelowna: Slow the Train Down
Oct 6, 2017Excerpt from the Business Examiner - Dan Rogers is the Executive Director of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. KELOWNA - Everyone says September is busy, but September 2017 truly was one for the books. In the midst of summer, when ma...
Read MoreSeptember Marks Shift Into High(er) Gear for Kelowna Chamber
Sep 5, 2017Excerpt from the Business Examiner written by Dan Rogers, Executive Director Kelowna Chamber of Commerce KELOWNA - The smoke across the province continues to linger and people are still seeking ways to enjoy the remaining days of summer,...
Read MoreCONTACT YOUR LOCAL MP
Sep 1, 2017Attention Chamber Members, In July of this year the Federal Government announced a number of proposed corporate tax policy changes to address what they stated were “loopholes” that the top 1% of income earners were taking advantage of ...
Read MoreFloods, Fires and Business Continuity
Aug 2, 2017KELOWNA - The fires in BC along with the spring flooding that impacted the Okanagan, certainly and importantly draw our attention to the dedication and many times, to the bravery of those who are charged with responding to those dangerous situations....
Read MoreAs Summer Comes to Kelowna, It's Time to Look at the Numbers
Jul 7, 2017June is typically a month when business figures attract declining attention. Office staffs thin out, and vacation time distracts readers from their daily following of the TSE, and the Dow. Having said that, May figures and early June figures conti...
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