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AGM 2010 – May 27-29, 2009
The BC Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting & Conference is in its 58th year in 2010, and for the very first time ever is being held in Vancouver.
May 27th through 29th, 2010, join the BC Chamber of Commerce at this fantastic members-only event at the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring fascinating guest speakers, engaging panels, and lively policy debates. The BC Chamber will be hosting the province’s business community at the extraordinary new Vancouver Convention Centre, making this an AGM you won’t want to miss.
Complete event details will be made available as they are confirmed on the Chamber’s website.
For information on sponsoring the AGM & Conference, please contact:
Denise C. Douglas
Director, Corporate Membership.
Finance & Administration
T 604-638-8112
F 604-683-0416
www.bcchamber.org
Canada Hockey House Exclusive Member Chambers Offer
Canada Hockey House is a premium hospitality venue located across the street from GM Place for the upcoming Vancouver Olympic Games. VISION Co., in partnership with Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has put together an exclusive offer for BC Chamber Members. In addition to all of the features of the Fan Zone Pass (as found on the attachment), Members would also receive:
- VIP Access to Molson Canadian Hockey House 30 minutes prior to the general public
- Invitation to an exclusive reception with Hockey Canada Alumni and Hockey Hall of Famers
- 1 Additional Complimentary Drink Ticket
See the offer in the ‘What’s New’ section of the Member’s Only home page, or on the Vision website
For more information, or to place an order directly, please contact:
Jacob Barnes
Manager, Premium Hospitality Sales
VISION Co.
(416)341-2474 ext. 234
jacobb@visioncompanies.com
New and Improved program with Esso Direct DriverBilling
The BC Chamber is pleased to announce changes to the Esso Direct DriverBilling Program to all members. The discount is now 3.0 cent per litre discount off of fuel purchased at any Esso-branded service station
For Member Chambers, there is a new flyer to use in promotion of the program to your members, as well as new program application form. Both the flyer and application form are on the Chamber web site in the members only section.
Over the next couple of weeks Shell will change the discount for all members currently on the program.
In addition to the new discount, new applications to the program will receive 500 bonus air miles. This offer is for new signups only and is valid until December 31, 2010.
If you have questions about the program, please contact the Chamber office at:
604.683.0700
bccc@bcchamber.org
Taseko Mines Ltd. received environmental assessment for Prosperity Gold-Copper Project
The BC Chamber would like to congratulate Taseko Mines Ltd. on this crucial first step towards beginning operation south of Williams Lake. The mine has the potential to provide hundreds of jobs, and to generate substantial revenues, for both the local and provincial economy.
Read the news release
Read the Provincial Announcement
Amendments to the British Columbia Lobbyist Registration Act
Changes to B.C.’s Lobbyists Registration Act (“LRA”) come into force April 1, 2010. The BC Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists will embark on a province-wide education plan to advise lobbyists and organizations of these changes.
Among significant amendments made to the LRA on Nov. 17, 2009, the changes:
- expand the scope of activities that constitute “lobbying”;
- expand the information that must be provided during the registration process;
- remove the requirement to pay a registration fee;
- prohibit individuals who are on contract to provide advice to a public office holder to lobby on the same matter;
- provide the Registrar with the specific powers to conduct administrative investigations into LRA compliance, including to compel production of documents and to compel the attendance of individuals to testify, and make it an offence to obstruct the Registrar;
- in addition to prosecution under the existing offence provision, enable the Registrar to levy administrative sanctions, including the power to impose monetary sanctions of up to $25,000; and
- require all lobbyists to re-register within 10 days for consultant lobbyists and 30 days for designated filers, regardless of the status of their current registration.
For more information please contact:
Mary Carlson
Deputy Registrar
Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia
P 250-356-0849
For a detailed description of the planned changes please refer to this bulletin.
Fraud Alert Announcement
A chamber of commerce in Ontario has discovered a scam that is currently going around which you may wish to beware of:
An ISO is doing phone solicitation regarding merchant accounts saying that they have the support of the "XXX chamber of commerce" or "chamber group" and want to offer a better program etc. ... and in so doing is asking for merchant information that in no way should be shared with third parties.
While this has happened most recently in Ontario, this company may move elsewhere and try the same thing in your region.
It is good practice for your members to remember that they should not provide information like this over the phone or submit any documents (merchant or bank statements) to an entity that is unknown to them.
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