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KELOWNA CHAMBER FORMER PRESIDENT POISED TO JOIN BC CHAMBER BOARD AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR
May 30, 2023Kelowna: Laura Thurnheer, Associate Dean, Okanagan School of Business, will be sworn in at the BC Chamber AGM this Thursday morning in Whistler. Thurnheer, Chamber President in 2007 who has remained an active Former President at the Chamber, will als...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER HOSTS 38TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT | MEMBERS, CHARITIES & UBCO HEAT BENEFIT
May 29, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber helped raise more than $3,500 for good causes, and delivered a sunny day to 144 golfers, 24 sponsors, media sponsors plus hosted a fun awards banquet. Dan Price, President of the Chamber welcomed golfers alongside tour...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER HOSTS CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA
Apr 28, 2023Kelowna: Consul General Shri Manish, Consul General of India to Vancouver, spent time Friday morning updating Chamber members and directors on the state of trade between India and western Canada. Manish was in Kelowna providing trade updates to busin...
Read MoreCHAMBER HOSTS FEDERAL BUDGET RECAP THE HON. RANDY BOISSONNAULT TO ADDRESS KELOWNA AUDIENCE
Mar 28, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber welcomes MP Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance on Thursday April 6 for a luncheon address on the Federal Budget 2023 which is being tabled today. The Minister will review the major s...
Read MoreFEDERAL BUDGET CAPS PROPOSED JUMP IN LIQUOR TAX, SETS ASIDE MONEY TO HELP TOURISM BUT ABANDONS EFFORTS TO MOVE TOWARDS A FUTURE BALANCED BUDGET
Mar 28, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber reacted to the Federal Government’s $497M budget Tuesday afternoon after it was tabled in the House of Commons. “It’s a budget designed to blunt the effects of 2023 inflation and the economi...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER LAUNCHES 38TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNEY
Mar 14, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber is polishing up its clubs for the 38th Annual Golf Tournament, Wednesday May 24TH at the Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna. Last year, the tournament helped raise $7,000 for charities, and delivered a sunny day to 144 golfers,...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD FOR 2023-24
Mar 2, 2023Kelowna: New faces will be joining the Kelowna Chamber Board as its Annual General Meeting draws near. Incoming Chamber Chair-Elect Dan Price today announced the new Board of Directors for the Chamber for the coming year, following the conclusion of ...
Read MoreKELOWNA CHAMBER REACTS TO PROVINCIAL BUDGET
Mar 1, 2023Kelowna: The Kelowna Chamber watched BC Finance Minister Katrine Conroy’s Budget 2023 presentation and while not giving it an actual letter grade as some have done, the Kelowna Chamber would classify it as “NYC” ...
Read MoreKELOWNA 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...
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