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Spotlight: Campbell River Chamber
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 | | Campbell River's Daigle Welding & Marine won a $2 million contract with Port Metro Vancouver |
Campbell River Chamber focuses on member success
When Daigle Welding & Marine won a major shipbuilding contract with Port Metro Vancouver (PMV), the Campbell River & District Chamber went all out to celebrate that member success.
The Chamber worked side by side with PMV to host a media event to announce Daigle Marine's win: a $2 million contract to build two harbour patrol vessels in Campbell River.
"It was important for us to be able to celebrate the success of one of our members," said Colleen Evans, president and CEO of the Campbell River & District Chamber.
Colleen added that the event helped showcase Chamber value to the community.
"To have a member stand up and say, it's thanks to the Chamber that they're in the position they're in - that demonstrates value," she said.
Colleen said the event, and the buzz it created in the Campbell River business community, reinforced her Chamber's sense of how Chambers need to show value to members and prospective members.
"It's always got to be member-focused," she said. "We have to demonstrate our impact on members' growth and success."
She said her Chamber plans to capitalize on that lesson in the coming year.
"This year, our focus is on how can we, at every opportunity, profile our members' success."
She said the Chamber plans to do this by, for example, profiling member businesses in a local lifestyle publication and by leveraging social media to celebrate member wins in real time.
If your Chamber is innovating or has achieved a recent success, we'd love to feature your story here. Please contact Jenny MacPhee at jmacphee@bcchamber.org. |
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 Kudos for a great Chamber Week
Congratulations on a very successful Chamber Week! It was great so see so many Chambers hosting special events and marking the week throughout B.C.
From a profile-boosting perspective, we also saw some great coverage of Chambers' impact in Chamber Week features in community papers. As well, we saw some fantastic social media activity from our network, and in response, everyone from local businesses to cabinet ministers wishing our network well.
We appreciate all your hard work making Chamber Week week so effective and successful right across the province!
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John Juricic retires from Board
Message from BC Chamber Board chair Jim Belsheim:
John Juricic has advised that due to the rapid growth of his business, he needs to step down from the BC Chamber Board. While we are delighted for John's business success, we regret losing him as a director. John's contributions, positive approach and insightful questions were valued and added much to our Board.
On behalf of the entire Board of Directors at the BC Chamber, I would like to thank John Juricic for his valuable years of service to the Chamber movement.
Jim Belsheim
Chair, BC Chamber
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 BC Chamber Board nominations
Know a great local leader who would bring a strong skillset to the BC Chamber's board?
The BC Chamber will continue to accept nominations for our 2014-15 Board of Directors until March 24.
There are now seven vacant seats on the Board. This number has increased from six, due to the mid-term resignation of director John Juricic (Vancouver Island).
As our bylaws stipulate that each of the province's seven regions must have a minimum of one representative, we are now looking for at least one director from each of:
- Vancouver Island;
- the Okanagan; and
- the Kootenays.
The nominations package, previously circulated to Chambers, is available here.
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| AGM registration (early-bird rates)
Registration is now open for the BC Chamber's 2014 AGM & Conference. Sign up by March 31 to take advantage of early-bird rates.
Event details, including our most recent AGM newsletter, available here. Register online here.
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 Last chance to submit a 2014 policy
Has your Chamber nearly finished drafting a policy? Ready to make your mark on policy discussions at our upcoming AGM?
Take advantage of your last few days to finish polishing your draft policy, but don't miss the Friday, March 7, submission deadline!
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 Coming soon: Governance webinar
We are finalizing details for our first governance webinar and expect to be able to be able to provide you with a date for our first webinar within two weeks.
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 Are you our Chamber of the Year?
Did your Chamber clock countless hours working for your local business community in 2013? Did you innovate? Re-invent yourself? Achieve new milestones?
Here's your chance to be recognized.
The BC Chamber is now accepting nominations for our 2014 Chamber of the Year. This award is the most prestigious distinction that the BC Chamber presents annually to a Chamber. It recognizes outstanding service to a local business community.
Find out about the nomination process (PDF) and award criteria (PDF). Learn about last year's winner, the Prince Rupert & District Chamber, and honourable mention, the Tofino-Long Beach Chamber, here.
The application deadline is March 31.
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 Chamber accreditation webinar
Interested in joining the tiers of Canada's top Chambers?
Find out how Chamber accreditation can boost your Chamber, and how the accreditation process works, at upcoming webinar, Why Chamber Accreditation makes $ense.
Details:
- When: Friday, March 14 at 10am PST
- Cost: $60 general / $45 for Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC) members
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour, including a 45-minute presentation and 15-minute Q&A
- Presenter: Steve McLellen, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber and past chair of the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada
To register, email your registration info to info100@mymts.net or fax 204-925-8000. You will need to provide your name, Chamber, credit card type, name on card, credit card number and expiry date, and credit card CVC.
Alternatively, you can mail your registration info and a cheque, made out to the CCEC, to: 700-177 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0W5.
Please note, registrations are non-refundable.
Once registered, approximately a day before the event you will receive a link to Adobe Connect and a phone number to call.
If you are not available at the scheduled date, you are still welcome to register and a copy of the website recording complete with powerpoint presentation will be provided for you to view at your convenience.
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 Cash in on federal contracts
More and more B.C. businesses are benefiting from Chamber-hosted events on how to land federal contracts.
This month, the federal government's Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME), is once again on the road, presenting procurement how-to's for small businesses at various local Chamber workshops and tradeshows.
In its presentations, OSME is emphasizing that small businesses have a real shot at landing federal contracts, and explaining that the federal government's contract opportunities include many "unexpected" fields, including dental, janitorial, landscaping and audio-visual production services.
This month, OSME's outreach includes:
- On March 11, a presentation to trades professionals at the Revelstoke Chamber; and
- On March 12, a seminar for the Kamloops Chamber.
Help small businesses in your community get in on the action through an OSME webinar or seminar by contacting Tess Menges at Tess.Menges@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca or 604-666-5688.
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| Upcoming Events | |
Effectively Managing Absenteeism workshop
- Workshop hosted by the Conference Board of Canada
- Vancouver workshop on Tuesday March 11
- Chamber rate: Chambers and their members can access a $200 discount with the promo code PRM1.
- Details and registration here.
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The Art of Marketing Conference
- See marketing guru Seth Godin and other experts
- Wednesday, March 19 in Vancouver
- Chamber rate: Chambers and their members can save up to $100 with promo code BCC32. Register here.
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2014 International LNG in B.C. Conference
- Keynotes, panels and breakout sessions will discuss economics and global markets, LNG-Buy BC, labour market issues and more
- May 21 - 23 in Vancouver
- Agenda here; registration here
- B.C. SMEs who want to supply the LNG market can apply to have a tradeshow booth, with the fee fully subsidized. Details here.
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Policy Snapshot
MINING: The BC Chamber has voiced strong disappointment in the rejection of Taseko's New Prosperity project, which promised key economic benefits to the Cariboo-Chilcotin region.
B.C. BUDGET: The BC Chamber welcomed B.C.'s second balanced budget, unveiled February 18.
FEDERAL BUDGET: The BC Chamber has welcomed the federal budget, which included a strong focus on skills and infrastructure.
RECYCLING/MMBC: The BC Chamber has welcomed changes to a recycling regulation on packaging and printed paper that will protect B.C. businesses. The Chamber network played a key role in achieving these changes.
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