Kelowna: 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 MoreKelowna: 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 MoreCOVID-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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreKelowna: 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 MoreThe 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 MoreMay 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 MoreChambers 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 MoreAlmost 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 MoreThe COVID-19 crisis is significantly hurting British Columbia businesses and their employees... read the full results...
Read MoreBC 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 MoreOn 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 MoreBUSINESS, 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 MoreThe new Board has broad representation from the business and non-profit sectors . . . Read more...
Read MoreTeck's withdrawal yesterday from the regulatory review process was a serious blow. . . Read full statement...
Read MoreWider economic impacts now emerging Read full Statement ...
Read MoreOverall, Budget 2020 lacks a clearly defined competitiveness strategy that would ultimately support affordability measures long-term Read full response...
Read MoreOPINION: Many non-Indigenous protesters appear to be appropriating an Indigenous issue for their own self-serving purposes. It has been difficult to watch the recent protests and the RCMP’s necessary enforcement of a B.C. Supreme Court inj...
Read More“Peaceful protest is a sacred Canadian right, but blockades are illegal” says BC Chamber Chief Executive VANCOUVER, February 13, 2020—As CN is forced to shut down significant parts of its national rail network, Canada’s rep...
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