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This summer at the Chamber Government advocacy is one of the pillars of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.  As the recognized ‘voice of business’ for our region, we support our members by developing and supporting policies, which serve as recommendations to all 3 levels of government – municipal, provincial and federal – to encourage business growth and success. Last month, I and 3 other representatives from our Chamber joined delegates from 125 chambers across BC to debate and vote on business and economic policies Michael Hind at the BC Chamber of Commerce AGM in CEO Kelowna.  Representing 36,000 businesses Tri-Cities Chamber of every size and sector across our province, of Commerce we considered 55 policies and adopted 49 to become part of the BC Chamber’s advocacy agenda to the provincial government on our behalf.  Some of the policies approved include calls for: t B GVMM TUVEZ PG #$ SFBM FTUBUF PXOFSTIJQ EBUB UP TVQQPSU GBDU CBTFE solutions to our province’s real estate challenges t UBYBUJPO PG UIF SBQJEMZ HSPXJOH TIBSF FDPOPNZ MJLF "JSCOC UZQF SFOUBMT to level the playing field for all tourism-related businesses t SFGPSN PG UIF QSPWJODJBM TBMFT UBY BOE EJBMPHVF UPXBSET B WBMVF BEEFE UBY t NPCJMJUZ QSJDJOH UP NBOBHF DPOHFTUJPO BOE GVOE USBOTQPSUBUJPO JO municipalities t CFUUFS FNQMPZFS BDDFTT UP UIF $BOBEB +PC (SBOU UP DSFBUF B NPSF TLJMMFE XPSLGPSDF
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July 12 | CHAMBER 101 July 13 | Whitecaps Summer Social July 20 | 50 Grinds for ACCESS – Chamber Night July 26 | KICKSTART @ Shawliz Restaurant Wednesdays | Chamber Toastmasters SAVE THE DATE: September 8 | Mayors’ BBQ October 18 | Business Showcase Find out more about upcoming events and register online at www.tricitieschamber.com Please register at least two days prior to all events.
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