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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 [...]
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Victoria, November 24, 2011 – Chambers of Commerce from across the province today welcomed the announcement that the Auditor General for Local Government will be created in British Columbia. The BC Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the Provincial Government for tabling this important legislation.
“The legislation of this new office has the potential [...]
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DELTA, BC (October 31, 2011) Crime statistics are trending downwards across Canada, but there is a concern in Delta’s Tilbury and Annacis Island industrial parks about certain types of crime as well as traffic safety. To give relevance to both of these issues, Delta Chamber of Commerce and Delta Police recently met with business [...]
Delta Chamber of Commerce featured this topic at a business networking luncheon in September 2010 when Rear Admiral Nigel Greenwood spoke on the national shipbuilding program.
At the end of May 2011 the Delta Chamber of Commerce and many chambers across the province adopted as policy, through the BC Chamber of Commerce, support of West Coast [...]
DELTA, BC (October 7, 2011) The Delta Chamber of Commerce, as a member of the Lower Mainland Chambers Transportation Panel (LMCTP), supports Translink’s Supplemental Plan Funding. The Mayors’ Council will vote on this funding proposal at its meeting today.
The position of the LMCTP is outlined below. Member chambers in the panel support the short term [...]
Peter Roaf, Executive Director of the Delta Chamber of Commerce was recognized by his peers with the Gerry Frederick Memorial Executive of the Year Award at the British Columbia Chamber Executives (BCCE) AGM and Conference held September 29 to October 1 in Smithers, and also became President of the provincial association of chamber managers.
The award [...]
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Victoria, September 23, 2011 – Chambers of Commerce from across the province find a lot of support for the BC business community in the new Canada Starts Here: BC Jobs Plan.
“The Provincial Government clearly recognizes the need to let private industry grow the economy, and has given it a number of tools to do [...]
Led by strong gains to Asia and Europe, British Columbia’s exports for the first half of 2011 are up by nearly 14 per cent compared with first six months of 2010, and were worth $15.9 billion, compared with $14 billion last year.
Solid growth is being recorded in exports of forestry products, industrial goods and energy [...]