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Support local this holiday season and all year: BC Buy Local Week is Dec 2-8, 2024
BC Buy Local Week takes place this week, celebrating the unique contributions that local businesses make to our economy. They strengthen our social fabric and donate to local causes. They provide great jobs and support local suppliers, keeping money circulating in the community.
Read MorePort Moody’s New Pay Parking: Shop Local Port Moody and Tri-Cities Chamber launch business impact survey
Has Port Moody’s new pay parking impacted your business in any way? Shop Local Port Moody and the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce invite you to complete a short survey on whether Port Moody’s new pay parking has had any effect on your business.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber signs joint letter to Ministers MacKinnon and Anand on labour disruption at Canada’s west coast ports
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce has joined more than 115 chambers of commerce, boards of trade, and associations across Canada in a letter to the Ministers of Labour and Transport to call for an immediate end to the labour disruption at west coast ports, and mitigate the damage to our economy and reputation as a reliable trading partner.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber calling for an immediate end to labour disruption at Canada’s west coast ports
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, together with chambers of commerce, boards of trade, and business associations across BC express deep concern over the labour disruption at west coast ports that began at 4:30pm on November 4.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber statement: 2024 BC General Election final results
“The Tri-Cities Chamber looks forward to working with our newly elected and re-elected representatives on issues that matter to business,” said Leslie Courchesne, CEO, Tri-Cities Chamber. “We need a stable government that can deliver reductions in regulatory burdens, red tape, and the cost of doing business, to ensure our economy thrives and our local communities flourish.”
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber votes for strong policies to advance business success: Canadian Chamber AGM and Convention
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce CEO Leslie Courchesne and Board Vice Chair Jennifer McKinnon attended the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Convention in Halifax, October 17-19, 2024.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber statement: 2024 BC General Election initial results
“The Tri-Cities Chamber looks forward to working with our newly elected and re-elected representatives on issues that matter to business,” said Leslie Courchesne, CEO, Tri-Cities Chamber. “We need a stable government that can deliver reductions in regulatory burdens, red tape, and the cost of doing business, to ensure our economy thrives and our local communities flourish.”
Read MoreChamber survey: Change to Fawcett on/off ramp access
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is working with businesses in the United Boulevard area to determine the level of support for opening the Fawcett on/off ramp of Highway 1 to all traffic, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, should it be deemed safe to do so.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber welcomes BC Hydro’s $360M investment in clean power infrastructure
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce applauds the significant investment by BC Hydro in local power infrastructure to meet the needs of the region’s economic growth and rise in population. As part of its 10-year capital plan, BC Hydro will construct $360 million worth of capital projects in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Anmore over the next decade.
Read MoreTri-Cities Chamber urges local MPs to avert a disruption in Canada’s Class I railways
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is urging our local Members of Parliament to immediately intervene and do everything necessary to avert a disruption in Canada’s Class I railways, after urging the Prime Minister to do the same.
The Chamber’s letters state the potential work stoppage at both major railways will leave our local communities and all Canadians with access to fewer goods and products, driving up prices and exacerbating affordability challenges.
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