BBOT News
Shaw Business Offers Member Discount, Dedicated Service for BBOT Members
April 19th, 2021Burnaby Board of Trade member Shaw Business is helping support our local business community with a custom offer for BBOT members to access! Along with this special discount, Shaw Business now introduces Alia Doria & Josabeth Maestrado who will be working directly with Burnaby Board of Trade members to ensure that their account qualifies for […]
Read more...New 3-Hour Paid Leave Required by Government
April 19th, 2021April 19, 2021 – The provincial government has announced its intention to mandate employers provide up to 3 paid hours of time off to each employee for each dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Burnaby Board of Trade supported the earlier announced unpaid, job-protected leave as a way of ensuring people got vaccinated when allowed. […]
Read more...Current Orders & Restrictions on Indoor Dining, Private Gatherings, Events, Travel, Masks, Workplaces
April 19th, 2021The province-wide restrictions on events and social gatherings are in effect until further notice. The restrictions on in-person dining, indoor group fitness and travel are in place until May 25 at midnight There are current provincial health orders that impact all households and businesses across the province. These orders require reductions in social interactions, […]
Read more...A Chance to Give Back: Helping Young People by Sharing What I Know About the World of Work
April 19th, 2021The Burnaby Board of Trade is a partner in the Reboot Plus program which seeks to support youth in exploring careers paths and connecting to the local labour force. Cliff Thorbes is a professional who has volunteered his time and expertise to the participants of the Reboot Plus program, offering informational interviews to youth. He […]
Read more...Stay Open – Guide to Operating During COVID-19
April 16th, 2021To help local businesses operate safely during the pandemic and to avoid closure orders, the Burnaby Board of Trade is providing this Guide to Operating Safely During COVID-19. With COVID-19 cases increasing across BC, new powers have been granted to local Medical Health Officers and WorkSafeBC officials to issue closure orders of at least […]
Read more...Take the Burnaby Board of Trade’s Business Intelligence Survey and You Could Win $100 Earls Gift Certificate
April 12th, 2021The Business Intelligence Survey is to help the Burnaby Board of Trade better understand the needs of business as we move into economic recovery in 2021. All businesses in Burnaby, regardless of size or sector, are encouraged to participate, including both member and non-member businesses. Click here to take our Business Intelligence Survey. You will be entered to […]
Read more...A Student’s Perspective: 5 Ways Youth Can Find Their Path with Reboot Plus
April 12th, 2021The Burnaby Board of Trade is a partner in the Reboot Plus program which seeks to support youth in exploring careers paths and connecting to the local labour force. The first round of the Reboot Program is now complete, with the second of three cycles underway. Students of this program express that it has exceeded […]
Read more...WorkSafeBC 10-Day Closures – Details on Expedited Closures
April 12th, 2021April 12, 2021 — Effective today, new powers have been granted to local Medical Health Officers and WorkSafeBC officers to issue closure orders to workplaces in response to COVID-19 transmission. If a workplace has 3 employees test positive for COVID-19 and public health officials believes that transmission occurred at the workplace, an order to close […]
Read more...BC Throne Speech Delivered; Provincial Budget to Follow April 20
April 12th, 2021April 12, 2021 — Today, The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of BC, presented the Throne Speech marking the beginning of a new session of the provincial legislature and giving a broad outline of the provincial government’s coming agenda. This plan will be further outlined in the budget to be delivered next week on April […]
Read more...Save Money on Every Charge with our Exclusive Credit Card Processing Savings Program with Clover
April 8th, 2021The Burnaby Board of Trade offers local businesses with exclusive savings on credit card processing with our special partnership with Clover / First Data. We were the first chamber of commerce in Canada with this partnership before it was rolled out across the country. We have seen many businesses realize real savings on their credit […]
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