Chamber Blog
Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant
Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness recently launched a new funding opportunity – the Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant. The program opened for applications in early...
COVID-19 Whistler Business Support Sessions
VIRTUAL EVENT SUMMARY COVID-19 Whistler Business Support Sessions November 19, 2020 Yesterday, the Whistler Chamber, in partnership with the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), hosted our pilot Virtual Meetup: COVID-19 Whistler Business Support...
2020 Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM
Last week Diana Chan, Chair of the Whistler Chamber’s Board of Directors and CEO, Melissa Pace, attended the two-day virtual Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM and policy sessions…
BC Chamber Network Launches Building Resilience to Thrive Program
Last week, the Building Resilience to Thrive program, powered by the BC Chamber of Commerce network and UVic’s Gustavson School of Business, launched to businesses across the province…
Whistler’s 2020 All Candidates Meeting
Whistler's 2020 All Candidates Meeting The Whistler Chamber, in partnership with Pique Newsmagazine and Arts Whistler, hosted a virtual All Candidates Meeting last week. With over 200 virtual attendees, and some great questions submitted by the community,...
Labour Survey Results: Majority of Whistler Businesses Expect to be Under-Staffed this Winter
Whistler’s labour shortage has persisted through the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. Despite an increase in Canadian recruitment, 68% of Whistler businesses with 50 or more employees did not have enough staff in summer 2020…
2020 Whistler Excellence Awards Winners
Innovative rising stars shared the spotlight with longtime community cultivators at the first ever virtual Whistler Excellence Awards on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. The annual community awards gala, now in its 9th year, aired as a YouTube Premiere and has attracted over…
Grant Writing with Granted Consulting
RESOURCES FOR WHISTLER BUSINESS Grant Writing with Granted Consulting September 24, 2020 This week the Whistler Chamber held a virtual Lunch + Learn: Grant Writing Workshop with Granted Consulting presented by Hummingbird Smart Services, in partnership with...
Whistler Chamber Supports First Steps in Province’s Economic Recovery Plan
Last week, the provincial government shared details of its Economic Recovery Plan, Stronger BC. In addition to broad consultation and recommendations, the Stronger BC Plan took into consideration the BC Chamber of Commerce Economic Recovery Submission…
Chambers Concerned that CECRA is Coming to an End too Soon
During last week’s BC Chamber network call, the Whistler Chamber raised the critical issue of the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program coming to an end. We voiced our concerns on Whistler businesses behalf; while CECRA has been…