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Saturday, June 05, 2021Policies passed at BC chamber AGM will help businesses compete, innovate and be inclusive
Article by "Business Examiner" (Click here for full article) BRITISH COLUMBIA – On May 28-29, 2021, Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade from across the province gathered online at the 69th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the BC Chamber of Commerce. The event included the annual policy sessions where 70 policy resolutions, submitted by 24 Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, were tabled, debated and voted upon. Sixty resolutions were approved and will be included in the BC Chamber’s
Tuesday, April 20, 2021SO Chamber Receives ETSI-BC Funding
For Immediate Release, April 20, 2021 NEW FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TO FUND RECOVERY ADVISOR POSITIONS [OLIVER, BC] Communities and businesses throughout the Southern Interior are receiving new support for much needed economic recovery. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) has announced the successful funding recipients of the Rural Business and Community Recovery (RBCR) Program and the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce (SOCC) will receive funding to hire a
Friday, March 12, 2021Letter from Okanagan Basin Water Board to BC Minister of Environment re: Invasive Mussels
Letter to the BC Minister of Environment from the Okanagan Basin Water Board, with a call for stronger provincial legislation and additional measures to help prevent the introduction of invasive mussels and other aquatic invasive species into B.C.Click/Tap letter to open full pdf (3 pages)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021Letter in Support of Farmers Markets
Feb. 16, 2021 John Horgan Premier of B.C. premier@gov.bc.ca Adrian Dix Minister of Health HLTH.Minister@gov.bc.ca Dr. Bonnie Henry Provincial Health Officer ProvHlthOffice@gov.bc.ca Roly Russell MLA for Boundary - Similkameen Roly.Russell.MLA@leg.bc.ca Re: Non-Food Items at Farmers’ Markets Premier Horgan, Minister Dix, Dr. Henry, Mr. Russell The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce represents the communities of Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos and the surrounding areas. We are writing to you
Wednesday, January 27, 2021Letter in Support of Bill C260
January 27, 2021Mr. Dan AlbasMember of ParliamentCentral Okanagan – Similkameen – NicolaDan.albas@parl.gc.ca Mr. Albas: The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce writes to you today to express our support for your private Member’s Bill C-260, tabled in the House of Commons on December 8, 2020. Thank you for your continued efforts to support Okanagan business. We are also in support of the e-Petition in the House of Commons authored by the President of the Summerland Chamber, Ron Kubek, CEO of Lightning
Friday, October 30, 2020Oliver is now part of Support Local BC's Gift Certificate Program
As part of the Town of Oliver's Grow Oliver Local Economic Development Strategy we are helping to create a Buy Local Campaign to support the community in its recovery and resiliency. As part of this campaign, we are excited to share that Oliver is now a registered community with Support Local BC – a place to purchase gift certificates online to support our independent local businesses and organizations! If you have a business in Oliver, please review the requirements below to see if you are eligible and
