NEWS RELEASE
February 2, 2012 – Vancouver, BC – The British Columbia Chamber of Commerce welcomed the announcement today of the Natural Gas Strategy and the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Strategy as road maps to success for sectors essential to economic prosperity in all regions of British Columbia.
“The government is to be commended for placing such [...]
Posted: February 3rd, 2012 under Chamber News, Member Advocacy, News Releases.
January 2012
Site C Project – Procurement Process & Business Opportunities
BC Hydro held a round of business information sessions in five cities around the province this past fall to highlight the Site C Dam project. A key theme for businesses is the opportunities available. Businesses can benefit, either as direct contractors to BC Hydro or as [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2012 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Small Business.
The need for federal support in dredging the Fraser River and its waterways, as part of Canada’s west coast Gateway and largest port system, is given emphasis as a priority in the federal riding of Delta Richmond-East, for the viability of businesses and communities on both sides of the river, by Kerry-Lynne Findlay, MP, QC [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2012 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Regional Development, Small Business, Transportation.
In preparation for the March 2012 federal budget Delta Chamber of Commerce and Richmond Chamber of Commerce representatives met with local Members of Parliament, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Q.C., Delta Richmond-East, and Minister of State for Seniors Hon. Alice Wong, Richmond, on January 16th.
Some of the main concerns identified by the business people in the session related [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Small Business, Technology, Tourism, Transportation.
Without a presence in the USA business there is a big challenge, you need to have a distinct product or service to get any traction, and a clear focus on your market: these are some tips about doing business across the border. But the average USA consumer has a lot greater purchasing power than their [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under E-News, Economy, Member Services, Small Business, Transportation.
[ January 25, 2012; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ]
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Q.C., Member of Parliament for Delta Richmond-East speaks about business priorities for the riding from the federal perspective and her role as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
[caption id="attachment_7435" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Q.C., M.P."][/caption]Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East on [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2012 under Economy, Events, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Regional Development.
[ January 12, 2012; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ] [caption id="attachment_7402" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="A business/owner manager in the Tilbury industrial park speaks up at the September 28, 2011 meeting"][/caption]
Since the meetings with business owners and managers in Delta’s Tilbury and Annacis Island industrial parks on September 28 and 29, 2011, on the challenge of industrial park crime and traffic safety, notes on those first [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2011 under Blog, Chamber News, Events, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Small Business, Transportation.
The BC Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and all our partner chambers of commerce and boards of trade have long been fighting for trade barriers amongst provinces/territories to come down. Internal trade barriers create hurdles for all types of businesses trying to expand their markets within Canada.
If Canada cannot remove barriers internally [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy.
Filling out too many paper forms for employees? The federal government’s Records of Employment on the Web (ROE Web) is a secure Web-based application that allows employers to create, submit, and print ROEs online.
ROE Web benefits for businesses:
Increases productivity and saves time – Employers can submit up to 1,200 ROEs at a time and [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Chamber News, E-News, Member Services, Small Business.
More than 11 million workers in the United States and Canada whose jobs depend on bilateral commerce, and the organizations which employee them, stand to gain from the long awaited joint declaration to improve border efficiency and regulatory cooperation by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama on December 7, 2011, entitled, Beyond [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Small Business.