BBOT News
Burnaby’s Iconic Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Named 2019 Burnaby Business Hall of Fame Inductee
September 9th, 2019The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) is pleased to announce that Burnaby’s iconic Hilton Vancouver Metrotown will be this year’s inductee into the prestigious Burnaby Business Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction is a special honour bestowed jointly by the BBOT and the City of Burnaby each year to a widely-recognized, […]
Read more...BBOT Urges City of Burnaby to Set Ambitious Climate Reduction Targets
September 4th, 2019In a letter sent to the City of Burnaby’s Environment and Social Planning Committee, the BBOT’s CEO and President Paul Holden urged the city to set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The impacts of even the most likely level of climate warming include increases in the likelihood of drought, floods, extreme heat, rising sea […]
Read more...BBOT Hosts Minister of Small Business to Talk Business Opportunity, Costs, Supporting Women
September 4th, 2019The Burnaby Board of Trade held a meeting with Minister Mary Ng, federal minister of Small Business and Export Promotion on August 24 and 40 local businesses to hear from the Minister on the initiatives of the federal government to support small businesses and encourage more women entrepreneurs. The open discussion, moderated by BBOT […]
Read more...BBOT Member Clio Announces Substantial Venture Capital Funding, Expansion
September 4th, 2019The Burnaby Board of Trade was pleased to join member Clio today for their announcement of $250 million USD in venture capital funding to support their expansion. This funding, announced by Clio CEO Jack Newton today, will create hundreds of new jobs as the company grows, with the majority located right here in Burnaby. Clio […]
Read more...BBOT Releases Principles To Guide Housing Discussions in Burnaby at Mayor’s Task Force and Beyond
August 28th, 2019The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT), through a member-driven task force, has developed a set of core principles regarding housing needs in the city which informed the BBOT’s participation in the Mayor’s Task Force and will underpin future BBOT advocacy on housing issues. The availability and affordability of housing is a critically important issue […]
Read more...Walk with Mayor Hurley Sunday August 25th
August 15th, 2019Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley is inviting you to walk with him at Deer Lake Park, Sunday August 25th and at 9:30 am enjoy a pancake breakfast served by the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Foundation. Interested? Meet at the atrium in the Shadboldt Centre for the Arts at 9:00 am! All proceeds from the pancake breakfast will […]
Read more...5 Minutes for Business: Canada’s Cannabis Opportunity: Let’s Think Bigger
August 12th, 2019In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, brought to you by the Burnaby Board of Trade and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, we look at Canada’s Cannabis Opportunity. Getting it right means that we need balanced regulatory frameworks so that we do not lose the competitive advantage that we have.
Read more...FortisBC Gas Line Upgrades
August 7th, 2019Important gas line upgrades by FortisBC are restarting this month. As part of this upgrade, construction will have lane closures and traffic restrictions. Lougheed Highway work Our gas line upgrades continue to make progress in Burnaby. This is the work that’s expected to begin next week: New work will start at the intersection of […]
Read more...BBOT Burnaby Board of Trade met with Minister of Jobs, Trade Technology and raises issues facing the business
August 1st, 2019On August 1, the Burnaby Board of Trade met with Minister of Jobs, Trade Technology and raised a variety of issues facing the business community. BBOT President & CEO Paul Holden, BBOT Board Chair Andrew Scott, BBOT Director Vivian Yuen, and BBOT Director of Policy & Stakeholder Relations Cory Redekop discussed with the Minister […]
Read more...Two Burnaby restaurants were named among the most scenic in Canada
July 31st, 2019Congratulations to two of Burnaby’s most iconic restaurants, Hart House and Horizons Restaurants for making Canada’s top 100 most scenic restaurant list. The two restaurants were among 36 in B.C. to make the list, the second most of all provinces – Ontario passed B.C. with 42 on the list. Read more here.
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