Member News

Are You New to Canada? Join the BIPT “Job Search” Workshop Series

September 7th, 2021

The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table Employment Working Group provides employment resources for newcomers and refugees to Burnaby. In this fall series, workshops focus on learning soft skills, acing your job interview, and how to use Linked In effectively for your job search. All workshops are free and take place online. BIPT Soft Skills Poster-FINAL […]

BBOT Members YVR Prep and Spud.ca Collaborate to Deliver Hot Lunches to Kids in Schools

September 1st, 2021

Huge thanks to SPUD.ca – Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery and 980 CKNW, Raji Sohal for inviting Simply Foods to the Simi Sara show to spread the word on Simply Foods Ltd.’s FUEL UP HOT LUNCH PROGRAM. Please consider making a donation or purchasing a SPUD Back to School Essentials Bundle, where $1 from each bundle goes towards free meals for kids […]

BBOT Social Purpose Driven Organizations: Strengthening Communities

August 31st, 2021

In 2020 the Burnaby Board of Trade signed a strategic agreement with the Social Purpose Institute and the City of Burnaby to grow social purpose “business for good movement” in Burnaby and beyond. Return-It, Traction on Demand and Chandos Construction are three social purpose businesses demonstrating how they’re social purpose mission is helping to strengthen […]

Be a Superhero. Rappel down Metrotower 1!

August 26th, 2021

Did you ever think you could rappel down an office tower like a superhero? Well now’s your chance! Easter Seals Drop Zone is coming to Burnaby for the first time on September 9th at Metrotower 1. This is a thrilling, no-contact fundraising event, that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone and rappel down […]

Rotary Clubs of Burnaby Presents Revive & Thrive Shred-a-Thon

August 24th, 2021

The Rotary Clubs of Burnaby Presents “Revive & Thrive Shred-a-Thon”. Proceeds will be used to purchase life-saving defibrillators in high traffick Burnaby locations via St. Johns Ambulance Start Me Up BC Program.

RCMP Crime Reduction Bulletin – July 2021

August 17th, 2021

The Burnaby Board of Trade works with the RCMP directly, and through our membership on the City’s Public Safety Committee, to raise the concerns of our business community in terms of crime. This crime bulletin is one additional way to ensure you have information on crime trends, what to watch for in your areas, and […]

BBOT Member BIPT Holding “Soft Skills in the Workplace” Sessions

August 16th, 2021

The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table brings together service providers and community organizations to support newcomer and refugee employment opportunities and connections in Burnaby. This Soft Skills Series will focus on helping newcomers understand what soft skills are, why they’re important and tips & tools on how to integrate them into a meaningful employment strategy. The […]

BBOT member Bestway is proud to receive the Safe Travels stamp

August 13th, 2021

The Burnaby Board of Trade is applauding member Bestway Tours & Safaris for receiving the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp! This stamp lets everyone know that Bestway have adopted health and hygiene global standardized protocols as laid out by the World Travel and Tourism Council, a forum representing the global travel and tourism industry […]

Studio Brewing Beer Supports Community Programming at Burnaby Neighbourhood House

August 10th, 2021

BBOT member Studio Brewing, Burnaby’s newest brewery, is helping support the community programming at fellow BBOT member Burnaby Neighbourhood House through sales of its “I Heart BBY” beer. This lively witbier is brewed with both raw and flaked wheat and delicately spiced with coriander, bitter orange and chamomile. Fermented with a fruity Belgian yeast which […]

Belmar Consulting Raises Funds for Ally Global Foundation

August 10th, 2021

The Burnaby Board of Trade applauds member Belmar Consulting for their Move for Freedom Spikeball Tournament held this past Saturday in support of the Ally Global Foundation, an organization that works to prevent human trafficking and help survivors find healing. 78 people supported the fundraising campaign which raised $4,182 for this great cause. Community is integral to […]