Chamber Blog
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…
Moving the Dial on Whistler Child Care Solutions
Your Chamber continually champions child care as a key issue facing Whistler businesses and our wider community. This year we have been at the table having discussions with our leaders in our community, and our resort partners, including the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
Advocacy in Action with MLA Jordan Sturdy
This week the Whistler Chamber held a virtual roundtable discussion with Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky and a small group of Members. The goal of this discussion was to provide our MLA with a deeper understanding of Whistler businesses’ main concerns are at this time.
Pulse Check #4 Results: Bold Plan Needed to Help Businesses Recover
The Whistler Chamber and the BC Chamber of Commerce have collaborated once again to collect important data from Whistler’s businesses on the effects Covid-19 continues to have. The Whistler Chamber continues…