Chamber News Releases
KELOWNA CHAMBER DELIVERS POST BUDGET 2023 ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber will be watching Budget 2023 tomorrow as it is delivered by BC’s new Minister of Finance in order to capture the high points for a ‘morning after’ analysis Wednesday March 1 for Chamber members. We will ...
Read MoreMinisters statement on Chamber of Commerce Week
Feb 15, 2023Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has released the following statement on Chamber of Commerce Week: “British Columbia’s business owners have stood up to immense challenges over the past few years, fr...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER CELEBRATES BC CHAMBER WEEK
Feb 13, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is celebrating BC Chamber week this year between February 12 and 18. “We celebrate our 1,000 members every day,” says Pamela Pearson, Chair of the Kelowna Chamber, “but during this week especially, we am...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER LAUNCHES TOP 40 OVER 40 FOR 2023
Jan 13, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce launched its call for nominations of outstanding Top 40 over 40 applicants for 2023. Ken Carmichael, Market Leader for the BC Interior, BDO Canada LLP has enthusiastically backed the program since its inceptio...
Read MoreDAN ROGERS MOVES TO POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jan 13, 2023KELOWNA —The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, a national leader in the Chamber movement, today announced that they have moved Dan Rogers into the position of Chief Executive Officer. Dan has been with the Kelowna Chamber as Executive Director si...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
Jan 10, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce announces its annual call for nominations to its volunteer board of directors. Nominations close Thursday, February 9, followed by the electronic election of directors by members prior to the Chamber&rsq...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER AWARDED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
Dec 13, 2022Kelowna: The Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada has completed its review of applications for national accreditation and the Kelowna Chamber is one of three from BC that has been re-accredited. The accreditation is the Kelowna Chamber’s thi...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber 2022 Business Excellence Award Winners Announced
Nov 24, 2022Northside Industries Named Central Okanagan’s Business of the Year Kelowna: More than 450 business and community leaders were on hand as Northside Industries was named the 2022 Business of the Year at the 35th Annual Kelo...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR 2022
Nov 15, 2022KELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR 2022 Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is proud to announce this year’s “Business Leader of the Year” – Brea Lake, CEO of Accelerate Okanagan/AO. Brea has been AO&r...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER WINS RIGHTS TO HOST PROVINCIAL CHAMBER CONFERENCE IN 2024
Nov 7, 2022Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber will welcome several hundred delegates to Kelowna in May of 2024 as the host Chamber and city for the annual BC Chamber Conference and AGM. “We’re excited to be chosen the host fo...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER SEES ALL POLICIES ADOPTED AT NATIONAL AGM
Oct 20, 2022KELOWNA CHAMBER SEES ALL POLICIES ADOPTED AT NATIONAL AGM Kelowna: A delegation of four from Kelowna travelled to Ottawa over the past weekend to attend the annual national conference, policy sessions and AGM. Four policies authored by ...
Read MoreKELOWNA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Oct 19, 2022KELOWNA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber named its Finalists at a reception Monday evening at the Coast Capri Hotel. Dubbed “Soaring to New Heights” the celebration recognized all 319 nominees for t...
Read MoreDAN ROGERS JOINS NATIONAL CHAMBER BOARD
Oct 18, 2022KELOWNA CHAMBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOINS NATIONAL CHAMBER BOARD Kelowna: Kelowna Chamber Executive Director Dan Rogers was appointed to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors at the national AGM and Policy Conference in Ottawa w...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER CONGRATULATES NEWLY ELECTED
Oct 18, 2022Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber congratulates all those elected in Saturday’s municipal elections in Kelowna and throughout the Okanagan. Contributing time to issues of importance to businesses and residents is an enormous undertaking, and one of ...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Sep 8, 2022Sixteen Awards, 319 Nominees, 76 Days to Gala. The 2022 Kelowna Chamber Business Excellence Awards are coming up Wednesday, November 23 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort. 319 nominations have been received and greenli...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Jul 20, 2022The Kelowna Chamber today announced that Ester Pike will be joining the organization in the newly created role of Director of Operations in early August. Pike most recently was Head of Resource Development at the Kelowna Women’s Shelter, a posi...
Read MoreNEW ECONOMIC SUMMIT FOCUSED ON BC SOUTHERN INTERIOR REGION ANNOUNCED FOR KELOWNA
Jul 20, 2022The Southern Interior Regional Economic Summit (SIRES) was announced today, and is slated for October 23-25, 2022 in Kelowna. The Summit brings together community leaders and economic practitioners from across southern BC for a one-and-a-half-day pro...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER PRESENTS TO STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Jun 28, 2022Kelowna Chamber makes submission at Committee Hearing in Vernon Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber raised several critical issues in its presentations to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. Kelowna Chambe...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBERS POLICY RESOLUTIONS GET FULL SUPPORT AT BC CHAMBER AGM
Jun 10, 2022Prince George & Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber trekked to Prince George this week to join business leaders from across BC to discuss policy issues important to the province’s economy. The local Chamber had four resolutions they sought supp...
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