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Kelowna Chamber Takes the Lead in Advocacy for Business - May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018Okanagan Valley Chambers Gear up for BC Chamber AGM: The proposed speculation tax, the new payroll tax, and electoral reform top the list of policy concerns as the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce prepares for the BC Chamber AGM which is scheduled to begi...
Read MoreTrade Accelerator Program coming to Kelowna - April 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with the World Trade Centre to help local businesses tap into new export markets. Full bursaries are offered to qualifying business people. Read more...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber reacts to Supreme Court of Canada’s R v Comeau Decision - April 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce has joined the Canadian Chamber and other business organizations in expressing disappointment in the Supreme Court’s April 19 decision on R v Comeau. “We appreciate the importance of the case and...
Read MoreDoes Kelowna Need to Start Planning for Business Recovery from Floods and Fires Now? April 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018On April 25, the Kelowna Chamber is tackling the subject of Business Recovery in the face of natural disasters. They have invited a panel of three speakers to help business people address the subject of planning for a disaster – a task some bus...
Read MoreConcerned British Columbians Launch Campaign to Scrap the Speculation Tax - April 9, 2018
Apr 9, 2018“We’ve joined this growing coalition on behalf of our many members, and the large group of business people and visitors to the Okanagan who have let us know this tax could be ruinous to their businesses and to their personal plans to main...
Read MoreChamber and Downtown Kelowna Association concerned about one-year extension of what was to be a temporary emergency shelter in downtown - March 29, 2018
Mar 29, 2018News of a one year extension to the lease for the emergency shelter that popped up last winter in downtown Kelowna doesn’t come as a complete shock to the Chamber of Commerce as there were hints over the last few weeks that this was going to ha...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Marks 112th AGM with Full Slate of Directors and a New President
Mar 13, 2018New Chamber Board March 13, 2018...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber of Commerce Annual Report 2017
Mar 13, 2018Annual Report 2017 Kelowna Chamber...
Read MoreChamber Comments on Possible Extension of Seasonal Emergency Shelter in Kelowna - March 12, 2018
Mar 12, 2018Chamber of Commerce Comment on Cornerstone ...
Read MoreFederal Budget 2018 Reaction from Kelowna Chamber
Feb 28, 2018Kelowna Chamber Reacts to Federal Budget...
Read MoreFederal Budget sparks little excitement from Kelowna Chamber Chamber notes some important fixes – but little to prepare the Canadian economy for the risks that lie ahead
Feb 28, 2018The Kelowna Chamber has joined the Canadian Chamber in calling Budget 2018 a missed opportunity to increase Canada’s competitiveness through tax measures that encourage private sector investment. Budget 2018 is primarily about spending – ...
Read MoreBC's First NDP Budget in 17 years gets a Passing Grade (C+) from Kelowna Chamber
Feb 20, 2018Kelowna - Today’s provincial budget aligns the government’s fiscal plan with the policy areas they had already indicated are a priority, those being housing attainability and childcare but unfortunately it leaves the business c...
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM THE KELOWNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President Tom Dyas
Feb 7, 2018The 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 is now harming small businesses and...
Read MoreShare Cannabis Tax Revenues Three Ways
Nov 24, 2017Kelowna: An equal share of any tax revenue for all three levels of government and a strong role for the private sector are among the key findings of a recent survey the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce conducted on the pending legalization of cannab...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber speaks out to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance
Nov 8, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2017 Kelowna Chamber speaks out to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce welcomed the ...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Applauds Feds' move to lower business tax
Oct 16, 2017Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber, which has relentlessly battled against the proposed federal tax policy changes affecting small business since they were announced in July, welcomes the government's plans to revise its proposed tax reforms and to red...
Read More2017 Business Excellence Award Recipients
Oct 13, 2017Twenty-seven finalists were honoured at the 30th Annual Business Excellence Awards at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort. The finalists competed to take home 9 awards in their respective categories in addition to the Business Leader o...
Read MoreBusiness Leader 2017 Announced
Oct 2, 2017The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce announced today that Lane Merrifield will be named 2017 Business Leader, in conjunction with their Business Excellence Award program. The prestigious Award recognizes and celebrates Lane for his o...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER POLICIES GET SUPPORT AT CANADIAN CHAMBER AGM
Sep 26, 2017FREDERICTON - Kelowna's Chamber received overwhelming support for the policy it tabled at the Canadian Chamber AGM in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The policy resolution calls on the federal government to increase its efforts to prevent z...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber Members Clearly Opposed to Proposed Federal Tax Policy Changes
Sep 19, 2017Kelowna: Not surprisingly members of the Kelowna Chamber are overwhelmingly opposed to the proposed tax policy changes. The findings flow from a recently conducted poll of chamber members. The results fell into line with those of m...
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