BBOT News
BBOT Holds All-Riding Candidates Meet & Greet
October 6th, 2015100 people from across Burnaby attended the BBOT’s All Candidates Meet and Greet on Monday, October 5th and had the chance to meet the local candidates in each of Burnaby’s three ridings. Candidates from the Burnaby North-Seymour, Burnaby South, and New Westminster-Burnaby ridings were in attendance to discuss their platforms and their ideas for governing […]
Read more...BBOT launches 2015/16 Access program
October 5th, 2015On October 1st, 75 post-secondary students and business professionals helped launch the 2015-16 session of the BBOT’s Access Student Career Development Program at an exclusive reception held at the Burnaby campus of Electronic Arts Canada. This 8-month long BBOT program is entering its fourth year of helping students bridge the gap between post-secondary education and […]
Read more...5 Minutes for Business: Canada’s Budget Surplus as the Holy Grail
September 22nd, 2015The BBOT, through its connection with the Canadian Chamber network, is pleased to bring you “5 Minutes for Business” — brief and informative updates on various business topics. Check back here every two weeks to get up to speed on a different business or economic topic courtesy of the Burnaby Board of Trade and the […]
Read more...Have Your Say! 2016 Provincial Budget Consultations
September 21st, 2015The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is seeking public input on next year’s provincial budget. The input it receives will form the basis of a report it issues the Ministry of Finance on recommendations for spending priorities for Budget 2016. The Burnaby Board of Trade will be exploring options to provide […]
Read more...Let us profile your business for Small Business Week!
September 21st, 2015Dear BBOT Member, The week of October 18th is Small Business Week and the BBOT wants to showcase some of the dynamic small businesses in our community! Featured businesses will be profiled during Small Business Week on various BBOT communication channels. Are you a member of the Burnaby Board of Trade? Are you a small […]
Read more...$10,000 raised for Burnaby charity at annual Board of Trade golf tournament
September 16th, 2015On September 15th the Burnaby Board of Trade held its annual Charity Golf Tournament at Riverway Golf Course. The crowd of 150 participants enjoyed a lunch and dinner buffet, participated in activities and contests on every hole (including the hole-in-one challenge for a chance at $10,000), and won great prizes all while helping to fundraise […]
Read more...BBOT Makes Submission to BC’s Climate Leadership Team
September 11th, 2015Earlier this year, the Government of BC announced plans to build on its previous environmental sustainability work by developing a new Climate Leadership Plan to move B.C. closer to its long-term emissions reduction goals. As part of the development of this plan, the Government underwent a public consultation seeking initial comments on the future goals, […]
Read more...The Valley Bakery named 2015 Burnaby Business Hall of Fame inductee
September 10th, 2015The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) and the City of Burnaby are pleased to announce that The Valley Bakery is this year’s inductee into Burnaby’s prestigious Burnaby Business Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction is presented annually to a widely-recognized, Burnaby-based business that has demonstrated outstanding business success over many years and has […]
Read more...Local Procurement Opportunities with Trans Mountain Expansion Project
September 8th, 2015Should the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project be approved, there will be many opportunities for local businesses to participate in the project. If approval is received, Trans Mountain anticipates that early works (access roads, right-of-way clearing, etc.) could start in June 2016 with pipeline construction beginning in September 2016. The Project is anticipated to require […]
Read more...Burnaby Board of Trade and Port Metro Vancouver Hold Unique Networking Tours of Fraser River and Coal Harbour
September 2nd, 2015The Burnaby Board of Trade in conjunction with Port Metro Vancouver held special boat tours of the operations of the Port on both the Fraser River and the Vancouver Harbour over the past two weeks. Burnaby Board of Trade members joined members of several neighbouring Chambers of Commerce/Boards of Trade on the tours which provided […]
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