Organizations which make this Chamber possible
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Platinum Sponsors
Delta Cable is an EastLink company, which provides a range of communications, entertainment, television and advertising services to residential, business and public sector customers in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. EastLink was the first cable company in Canada to enter the telephone market, and the first communications and entertainment company in North America to combine cable, Internet and telephone service in a communications and entertainment bundle. EastLink is one of the fastest internet providers in North America.
Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most diverse port trading over $75 billion in goods annually with more than 160 trading economies, generating an estimated 129,500 jobs, $6.1 billion in wages, and $10.5 billion in GDP. Stretching along 600 kilometers of shoreline and waterways, we operate in 16 host communities. Port Metro Vancouver strives to be a good neighbor by supporting the economic, social and environmental aspirations of the communities in which we operate with a view to building sustainable futures together.
Gold Sponsor
Terminal Systems Inc. (TSI) is the largest container terminal operator in Canada, providing service for 75 per cent of the containerized cargo that moves through the Port of Vancouver. In 2006, TSI handled 1.88 million TEUs at Vanterm and Deltaport. The largest terminal employer in the port, TSI’s history spans a century of maritime service on Canada’s west coast. As a leader and innovator, TSI is geared to address the demands of an increasingly specialized and highly-competitive worldwide shipping industry.
Silver Sponsors
Century Group is a dynamic company with employees dedicated to serving its customers and community by building positive relationships with those whose lives they touch. The people who work at Century Group are individuals who are involved with neighbourhood programs and are concerned with the future of the communities in which they do business. They are proud of their history and reputation as a significant contributor to the real estate development industry. They want to see that competing demands for land use can be productive, sustain people’s livelihoods and deliver conservation, amenities, recreation and an environmentally sustained ecology.
Envision Financial is a division of First West Credit Union, B.C.’s third-largest credit union with 37 branches and 29 insurance offices throughout the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Kitimat and Okanagan, Similkameen and Thompson regions. First West has approximately $6.2 billion in assets under administration, 167,000 members and more than 1,300 employees. Envision offers a wide variety of financial services, including retail and business banking, insurance, wealth management and automotive financing. For eight years running, Envision was named one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada. From modest beginnings in the agricultural and fishing industry, Envision has provided British Columbians with locally-responsive decision making, exceptional service and innovative products for over 60 years. At Envision, we’re committed to building vibrant communities and investing in ways that will truly make a difference—and for that we’re proud to be recognized as a Caring Company by Imagine Canada.
Located at Robert’s Bank, in Delta, Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership is Canada’s leading coal export facility and the largest dry bulk terminal on the west coast of the Americas. It has been an essential link in the coal chain between mines, rail and end user for more than 35 years. Shipments regularly go to about 24 countries and bring $2 billion or more of wealth each year to Canada. It is the busiest coal export terminal in North America.
Bronze Sponsors
From a single store opening in 1977, Thrifty Foods has grown to a chain of 22 locations throughout Vancouver Island and the B.C. Lower Mainland. Thrifty Foods is Vancouver Island’s largest private sector employer, with over 4,000 employees. It is owned by Sobeys Inc., a leading national grocery retailer and food distributor headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Information about Sobeys Inc. is available at http://www.sobeys.com.
Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) designs, develops and manufactures up to 1.45 million aluminum wheel products for Toyota every year. Incorporated in 1983 by Toyota Motor Corporation, CAPTIN is the first manufacturing investment by Toyota in Canada. The plant recently expanded its operations for the sixth time in its 22-year history.
Maersk Distribution, with local operations in Delta’s Tilbury industrial park, provides competitive, efficient logistics programs, replacing inventory with information to reduce both lead-times and inventory costs. Maersk Distribution facilities are strategically positioned in the major cargo gateway areas throughout the United States and Canada. Close proximity to ocean carrier terminals, large numbers of dock-high truck doors, and large, secure container yards gives the Maersk team the ability to process customers’ cargo at high velocities.
The BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts aims to double the province’s tourism revenues by 2015. With the world attention and the unparalleled spirit of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, many opportunities to grow the tourism sector across the province have been created. The Ministry teamed with key partners to build the province’s reputation as a diverse, inspiring, and geographically unique destination with an impressive range of experiences for travellers.
Media Sponsors
The Delta Optimist, founded in 1922, serves the towns of Ladner, South Delta/Tsawwassen and the surrounding rural lands. The Delta Optimist participates whole heartedly in local activities and sponsors a number of local sports teams, festivals, and trade fairs each year, including the Delta Chamber of Commerce, Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association and the Boys and Girl’s Club of Delta.
The South Delta Leader believes strongly in supporting our communities as well as partnering in local events. The Leader’s team serves on the Delta Hospital Foundation, Ladner Business Association, Delta Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala Committee as well as volunteering many hours to the community. The South Delta Leader is delivered every Friday to more than 16,000 homes and businesses in Ladner and Tsawwassen as well as more than 200 businesses on Tilbury Island.
Delta TV broadcasts local news, information, entertainment and sports to its viewers in North Delta and South Delta, British Columbia and Point Roberts, Washington.