Almost half of B.C. businesses that are temporarily closed not confident in ability to reopen, according to a recent Pulse Check Survey from the BC Chamber of Commerce... read the news release here....
Read MoreThe COVID-19 crisis is significantly hurting British Columbia businesses and their employees... read the full results...
Read MoreBC Chamber-led Survey Reveals Severe Impacts Taking Toll - Calls to action are clear As of March 18, almost 8000 businesses had responded to the survey. We have prepared three online “Insight Stories” with the results: An ov...
Read MoreOn January 30, 2020, we convened some of Canada’s greatest business minds, all coming together with a common purpose: to find and develop new ideas to stimulate our economy. This was the genesis for the inaugural Canada 360° Economic Summit...
Read MoreBUSINESS, INDIGENOUS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS call for a return to order, the free movement of goods and people, and a commitment to certainty and future prosperity Vancouver, March 4, 2020 – A growing chorus of business, Indigenou...
Read MoreThe new Board has broad representation from the business and non-profit sectors . . . Read more...
Read MoreTeck's withdrawal yesterday from the regulatory review process was a serious blow. . . Read full statement...
Read MoreWider economic impacts now emerging Read full Statement ...
Read MoreOverall, Budget 2020 lacks a clearly defined competitiveness strategy that would ultimately support affordability measures long-term Read full response...
Read MoreOPINION: Many non-Indigenous protesters appear to be appropriating an Indigenous issue for their own self-serving purposes. It has been difficult to watch the recent protests and the RCMP’s necessary enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court inj...
Read More“Peaceful protest is a sacred Canadian right, but blockades are illegal” says BC Chamber Chief Executive VANCOUVER, February 13, 2020—As CN is forced to shut down significant parts of its national rail network, Canada’s rep...
Read MoreLess than 24 hours after Finance Minister Carole James tables the province’s 2020 Budget, the Kelowna Chamber will analyze the details read more...
Read MoreEmployer Symposium: Diversity & inclusion practices that work Read more...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN Read more...
Read MoreOf course, getting ready for 2020 was just like every other year. . Read more...
Read MoreBusiness Examiner Thompson Okanagan December 2019 Read full article...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Re-accredited by National Council Read more...
Read MoreSearch for 'Best of the Best' now underway Read more...
Read MoreThe new payroll tax is “an undue burden on many small businesses which are now faced with a significant new labour cost for which they were not prepared and had not planned.” Read more...
Read MoreSold out event packs Delta Grand The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s “Destination Excellence” Gala Awards evening saw 12 winners hoist their trophies at a sold-out event for 475 people at the Delta Grand. “We had a great e...
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