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Chambers of Commerce in the Okanagan Set to Celebrate Small Business Week
Oct 16, 2020MEDIA RELEASE October 16, 2020 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE OKANAGAN SET TO CELEBRATE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK Chambers of Commerce throughout the Okanagan have joined forces in celebrating Small Business Week in Canada with a host o...
Read MoreVirtual Celebration of Chamber Finalists - Kelowna Chamber 2020 Business Excellence Awards
Oct 14, 2020MEDIA RELEASE October 14, 2020 Virtual Celebration of Chamber Finalists Kelowna Chamber 2020 Business Excellence Awards Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce announced 32 finalists in thirteen categories at a ...
Read MoreKELOWNA ANNOUNCES 2020 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS NOMINEES
Oct 7, 2020NEWS RELEASE October 7, 2020 KELOWNA ANNOUNCES 2020 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS NOMINEES Kelowna: Nominations for the Kelowna Chamber’s 2020 Business Excellence Awards are now in, and judging is now underway. Finalists will be announced a...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Supports Province's Economic Recovery Plan
Sep 18, 2020MEDIA RELEASE September 18, 2020 Kelowna Chamber Supports Province’s Economic Recovery Plan “The Kelowna Chamber supports the first steps in the Province’s Economic Recovery Plan,” said Jeffrey Robinson, President ...
Read MoreCHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT SOLD OUT
Sep 10, 2020Kelowna: Summer has slipped away and the Kelowna Chamber is hosting its first live event for many months: the always popular Chamber Golf Tournament at The Harvest in Kelowna. The tournament is now sold out with a wait list (144+ golfers and 22 spons...
Read MoreChamber Kicks Off Business Excellence for 2020
Jul 30, 2020Kelowna: While 2020 is proving to be a year different from any other in the Chamber’s history, “Excellence is still at the top of our events roster,” says Chamber President Jeffrey Robinson. “Recognizing excellence...
Read MoreResults of Fourth BC Pulse Check Shows Time May Be Running Out For Some Businesses, Employees
Jul 17, 2020COVID-19 has dramatically affected businesses and communities across the Okanagan and the province and there are more challenges on the horizon according to the latest results from the province-wide Pulse Check survey competed in collaboration with t...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Calls for (and gets) Clarity on BC/Alberta Inter-Provincial Travel
Jun 24, 2020The Kelowna Chamber is pleased the Premier listened to the Chamber's urgent request to show leadership in letting the public know that travelers from Alberta are as welcome as ever, provided they adhere to safe distancing and health protocols tha...
Read MoreChamber's Top 40 Program Honours Special Health Care Providers
Jun 17, 2020The Kelowna Chamber is adding four honorary mentions to its Top Forty Under 40 Program presented by BDO. Top 40 judge Dr Eric Li, Associate Professor in the UBC Okanagan Faculty of Management, suggested the Chamber recognize the contributions made by...
Read MoreChamber Supports Provincial Call "#DifferentTogether"
Jun 12, 2020Kelowna: Chamber President Jeffrey Robinson is voicing support, on behalf of the Kelowna Chamber and its board for Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin’s call to take the #DifferentTogether pledge. The Lieutenant Governor has reached out to all Bri...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Major Policy Driver at BC Chamber Annual General Meeting
May 24, 2020The Kelowna Chamber was busy over the weekend bringing more policy resolutions to the BC Chamber virtual AGM than many of its peers across the province. A leader in developing policies relevant to its members, the Kelowna Chamber saw all nine of its ...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Applauds Provincial Restart Plan
May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 - Kelowna Chamber joins the BC Chamber of Commerce in Applauding Provincial Restart Plan. Premier Horgan has laid out how BC's economy will safely reopen, a move welcomed by the Kelowna Chamber and BC's business community. Read th...
Read More#OK We Got This – Launched by Okanagan’s Largest Business Network
Apr 22, 2020Chambers of Commerce from the US border in the south to Enderby in the north have launched #Ok we got this – a multi-faceted program aimed at providing an Okanagan-wide approach to helping businesses across the valley access information, share ...
Read MoreSecond COVID-19 Pulse Check Results show many BC Businesses Unconfident in Reopening
Apr 21, 2020Almost 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 MorePulse-check Survey shows many BC Businesses in Need of Immediate Support
Apr 6, 2020The COVID-19 crisis is significantly hurting British Columbia businesses and their employees... read the full results...
Read MoreCOVID-19 BUSINESS IMPACTS SURVEY GENERATES NEARLY 8000 RESPONSES
Mar 20, 2020BC 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 MoreCanadian Chamber publishes "Canada 360 Economic Summit"
Mar 5, 2020On 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 MoreConfidence in Canada - call for a return to order
Mar 5, 2020BUSINESS, 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 MoreCHAMBER ANNOUNCES INCOMING BOARD FOR 2020 114th Board to be Sworn in April 2
Mar 3, 2020The new Board has broad representation from the business and non-profit sectors . . . Read more...
Read MoreStatement from the BC Chamber on Teck's Decision to Withdraw Frontier Mine Regulatory Application
Feb 24, 2020Teck's withdrawal yesterday from the regulatory review process was a serious blow. . . Read full statement...
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