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KELOWNA CHAMBER CELEBRATES VOLUNTEERS AT ANNUAL PRESIDENTS DINNER
Apr 11, 2025: The Kelowna Chamber is preparing a celebratory dinner and silent auction to thank its many volunteers and formally welcome incoming Chair of the Board and President of the Chamber Derek Gratz to preside over the coming year for Chamber members on W...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber to Announce Top 40 Class of 2025
Apr 7, 2025Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is introducing the Class of 2025 – Top 40 Over 40 – on Thursday April 10 at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Nearly 100 outstanding individuals were nominated for the honour. The full Class list will be released at th...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber Statement on U.S. Reciprocal and Auto Tariffs Announcement
Apr 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The world is waking up today to a reality that Canada has been living with for months. Businesses around the world have had their uncertainty expanded, the effects of which will undoubtedly boomerang to Canada as well. This chain r...
Read MoreBC Chamber of Commerce responds to Bill 7 - Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, 2025
Mar 27, 2025VANCOUVER, B.C., March 26, 2025 In response to the Government’s recent introduction of Bill 7 - Eco...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER SEES GROWING MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
Mar 20, 2025Kelowna, BC – The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is experiencing unprecedented membership growth in the first quarter of 2025, despite the continuing uncertainty being felt by businesses in the Okanagan. Shane Osborne, Manager of Business Devel...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER PROMOTES POSITIVE CHANGE FOR B.C.’S DISTILLERY INDUSTRY
Mar 17, 2025Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber has amped up its call to the B.C. Government to make some long-awaited changes to its regulations around the production and sale of distilled spirits. The tariffs issue, combined with renewed emphasis on reducing barriers...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD FOR 2025-2026
Mar 12, 2025Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber announced its new Board of Directors following the conclusion of electronic voting earlier this week. “We are pleased to welcome our new Board for the coming year,” said incoming Chair-Elect Derek Gratz. &ldqu...
Read MoreOur Statement on U.S. Decision to Double Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Mar 11, 2025March 11, 2025 Today’s announcement is incredibly destructive. This series of escalations is quickly hitting a ceiling where Americans and Canadians are set to feel the hurt. The stock market volatility is a glaring signal that this econom...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES MAY GOLF TOURNEY
Mar 11, 2025Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is opening public ticket sales at 9:00 a.m Wednesday March 12 for its popular golf tournament slated for Wednesday May 28 at the Harvest Golf Club. 2025 marks the Chamber’s 40th annual golf event, and members and go...
Read MoreBC Chamber of Commerce Statement on Budget 2025
Mar 4, 2025Fiona Famulak, President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement in response to the release of Budget 2025 by the Government of British Columbia. “Budget 2025 was unveiled in unprecedented challenging time...
Read MoreCanadian Chamber Statement on U.S. Decision to Impose 25% Tariffs
Mar 4, 2025Today’s reckless decision by the U.S. administration is forcing Canada and the U.S. toward recessions, job losses and economic disaster. "The U.S. government’s self-defeating tariff policy disregards decades of success a...
Read MoreTariffs, Trade War or Takeover: Update to Tariff Panelists for March 5
Feb 27, 2025Moderator Chris Walker. Host of CBC Radio Daybreak, Chris is a veteran broadcaster known for his engaging interview style. Originally from Galiano Island off the BC coast, he has covered the BC Interior for almost 20 years and has lived in Kelowna si...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Hosts Tariff Threat Response Panel
Feb 20, 2025Opportunity to hear business leaders discuss tariff issues The Kelowna Chamber is bringing together industry leaders to discuss tariff issues on Wednesday March 5 from 2pm to 3:30pm at UBCO. Daily announcements from the U.S. are creating significa...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Applauds Deferral of Capital Gains Inclusion Rate Increase, Calls for Greater Competitiveness
Jan 31, 2025The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to defer the proposed increase to the Capital Gains inclusion rate. This move provides much-needed relief to businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs across the country....
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Statement on U.S. Tariff Imposition on Canada
Jan 31, 2025Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is taking a strong stance against the newly announced February 1st tariffs by the Trump administration, which threaten to significantly impact local businesses and the broader community. As...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Interprovincial Trade Policy Moves to High Priority with Government
Jan 27, 2025Kelowna: In a month already marked by two Kelowna Chamber policy wins [wine sales to Alberta and short-term rentals], a third policy has moved into the limelight with government. “Interprovincial Trade Barriers Need to Fall.” Adopted in O...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Notches Second Policy Win
Jan 21, 2025Short Term Rentals Poised to Increase in Kelowna Market Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is pleased to see a second policy recommendation get a win just two weeks after direct to home wine sales began between B.C. and Alberta. The Chamber’s seco...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Cheers Direct to Home Wine Sales to Alberta
Jan 17, 2025Kelowna: Almost a year after the 2024 chapter in the Alberta-BC wine wars got underway, the battle is over. Direct to consumers wine sales resumed last week, nearly six months after an MOU was signed between the two provinces allowing those sales to ...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Launches 2025 Top 40 Over 40 by BDO LLP
Dec 13, 2024On December 13, 2024, the Kelowna Chamber opened nominations for the 2025 Top 40 Over 40. Now in its 11th year, the Top 40 Program is again presented by sponsor BDO LLP. “We are thrilled to continue this program that recognizes the outstandi...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Statement on Canada Post Labour Disruption: Supporting Businesses & Charities
Nov 29, 2024The strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has shut down operations at Canada Post for two weeks, with no tangible resolution foreseeable in the immediate future. News outlets are editorializing and reporting on these stories. Statements h...
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