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SURREY BOARD OF TRADE ANNOUNCES SURREY POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS 2017

GeneralSocial Policy and Workforce Development

August 23, 2017

The Surrey Board of Trade is proud to announce the Finalists for the 21st Annual Surrey Police Officer of the Year Awards. Winners will be announced at the formal dinner gala event ton Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey (15269 104 Avenue) from 6:00-9:30pm. Tickets are $90 + tax.…

Surrey Board of Trade Members Have Strong Opinions on ICBC

GeneralTransportation

August 16, 2017

Surrey – Surrey’s business community is not willing to make up for increasing claims costs associated with poor driving. “The message was clear,” said Anita Huberman, CEO Surrey Board of Trade. “Our members want ICBC to go after bad drivers, not increase their business expenses. In this and past surveys, we know that in Surrey,…

Surrey Board of Trade Focuses on Today’s Minimum Wage Increase and Impact to Small Business

Economic Competitiveness & TradeGeneralSocial Policy and Workforce Development

August 15, 2017

By 2021, BC’s Minimum Wage will increase to $15/hour. The current minimum wage sits at $10.85/hour. Effective September 15, the general minimum wage will increase from $10.85 to $11.35 and the liquor server wage will increase from $9.60 to $10.10. That will put B.C. from the seventh-highest rate in Canada to the third-highest among provinces. In 2016, the Surrey Board of Trade…

SURREY OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN SURREY

GeneralSocial Policy and Workforce Development

August 15, 2017

The Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT) and South Asian Business Association (SABA) will host an ‘Update on Current Public Safety’ event designed to understand the current situation in Surrey and how the business community can work collaboratively, proactively and reactively to situations in progress. Join, Linda Hepner, Mayor of Surrey, Dwayne McDonald, Officer in Charge…

Surrey Board of Trade Maintains Support of Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion

Economic Competitiveness & TradeGeneral

August 10, 2017

Today, the BC Government indicated that they have hired Thomas Berger as special legal counsel to look at current action against the pipeline expansion plan, and will also apply to be an intervenor in legal challenges to federal approval of the project. There is also a plan for ongoing further consultations with BC’s First Nations.…

Surrey Board of Trade Urges BC Government to Work with Local Officials to Counter Recent Activity in Gang Shootings – The Cost of Prolific Offenders on the Local Economy is Too High

GeneralSocial Policy and Workforce Development

August 9, 2017

The recent shootings in Surrey have led to a renewed call by the Surrey Board of Trade to the BC Government to work with local officials to strategically deal with prolific offenders. “The Surrey Board of Trade knows that the RCMP is working on specific strategies to counter those that are engaged in these shootings.…

Surrey Board of Trade Announces 2017 Environment and Business Award Nominees

Economic Competitiveness & TradeGeneralInnovation & Industry

August 2, 2017

Surrey, B.C. – On Thursday, September 14, 2017, the Surrey Board of Trade will present four winners with a Surrey Environment and Business Award. The 11th annual awards are presented to Surrey Board of Trade members or Surrey-based businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to environmental leadership and/or issues. The award recipients are guided by…

Surrey Board of Trade Advances High School Entrepreneurial Program

GeneralYouth Entrepreneurship

July 25, 2017

Surrey: This spring, secondary students from schools across Surrey positioned themselves for summer self-employment with an experiential learning program called Project Enterprise. Participating students were challenged to create their own business models and implement real social enterprises that have a triple bottom line of People, Planet and Profits. “Helping young people develop an entrepreneurial mindset…

“Surrey Our New Home” refugee strategy released

GeneralSocial Policy and Workforce Development

July 25, 2017

Surrey, BC – Over the past decade Surrey has become the primary destination for refugees arriving in British Columbia. Last year alone, over half of the Syrian refugees that arrived in Metro Vancouver settled in Surrey. Given the unique challenges that refugees face, the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) developed a three-year strategy called “Surrey…

Coordination lacking in Canada’s critical trade network, new Chamber report finds

Economic Competitiveness & TradeGeneral

July 19, 2017

Surrey, BC, July 19, 2017 — A lack of strategic investment in the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor is hindering Canada’s access to market and competitiveness, says a new report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, released with the Surrey Board of Trade and 450 Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade across Canada. The new…