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Burnaby Board of Trade pounds the pavement
Last week the Burnaby Board of Trade, in partnership with the City of Burnaby, conducted its first ever door to door survey to explore the issues that are top of mind for businesses in the Henning Drive neighbourhood of Burnaby. Approximately 120 local business owners and managers were met by surveyors including BBOT President & […]
Read more...Board of Trade Report Identifies Major Risks to Lower Fraser River
July 15th, 2014“Immediate Government Action Required to Head off Economic, Environmental and Social Catastrophe” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, July 15, 2014 – This morning, the Burnaby Board of Trade, in partnership with 12 other Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, released a report titled ‘The Economic Importance of the Lower Fraser River’. The study finds that […]
Read more...BBOT President Helps Commemorate Newly Renovated Scotiabank Branch
July 3rd, 2014BBOT President & CEO Paul Holden joined senior leaders from Scotiabank on July 3rd for a commemorative ribbon-cutting at the newly renovated Burnaby Main branch. Branch manager and BBOT Board Director Cheryl Westgard welcomed dozens of attendees, including several BBOT members, to the refreshed branch and commented that the bank managed to remain open throughout […]
Read more...BBOT Concerned with CASL
June 30th, 2014With Canada’s new anti-spam legislation (CASL) coming into effect on July 1st, the Burnaby Board of Trade is voicing concern over potential negative impacts the new regulations will have on businesses, particularly SMEs. The legislation, originally passed in 2010 but only now coming into effect, is intended to protect individuals from unwanted commercial electronic messages […]
Read more...Federal Government Announced Overhaul of Temporary Foreign Worker Program
June 20th, 2014Today, the Government of Canada announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP). Changes include: an overhaul of the application process and the replacement of the Labour Market Opinion with a new Labour Market Impact Assessment requirement for employers to report on the number of Canadian applicants received and interviews held tying application approval […]
Read more...BBOT Applauds Transportation Vision
Burnaby, BC The Mayors’ Council release of the Regional Transportation Investments: A Vision for Metro Vancouver, outlined a 30 year vision and identified the first ten years of transportation investment priorities for Metro Vancouver. As a member of the Moving in a Livable Region consortium, the Burnaby Board of Trade is pleased to see a […]
Read more...Metro Vancouver Organics Waste Ban – Resource Guide
June 12th, 2014Keeping food and food waste out of the garbage will be mandatory for all Metro Vancouver residents, businesses and institutions in 2015. Closing the Loop with Organics Recycling: A Practical Guide for Restaurant and Food Service Operators offer kitchen-tested ideas and solutions developed by the Green Table Network to help you design, implement an organics recycling […]
Read more...Event Recap: Social @ the Lawn Bowls
June 11th, 2014Three dozen BBOT members joined a dozen members from the South Burnaby Lawn Bowls Club for an afternoon on the pristine greens of the over 100-year-old lawn bowling club. Members networked and mingled over appetizers and complimentary beer (compliments of BBOT member Cariboo Brewing) before heading out on to the greens to try out lawn […]
Read more...BBOT expresses concern over proposed changes to federal trademark act
The Burnaby Board of Trade has joined with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (representing over 450 local Chambers and Boards) to voice concern with proposed changes to the federal Trademarks Act. Letter: May 27, 2014 The Honourable Joe Oliver, M.P. Minister of Finance Department of Finance Canada 140 O’Connor Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5 Re: […]
Read more...BBOT Asks Government to Put the Brakes on MMBC
The Burnaby Board of Trade is urging the provincial government and the Minister of Environment to delay the implementation of the new recycling regulations under the Multi Materials BC (MMBC) stewardship program due to the continued concerns of a variety of industries. The Burnaby Board of Trade already advocated directly to MMBC regarding the impact […]
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