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Member Forum with Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the United States
DATE: Jun 25, 2013 · LOCATION: Fairmont Pacific Rim
On June 25th, join the Business Council of British Columbia for this special Member Forum and breakfast featuring Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the United States of America.
Tuesday, June 25th
7:30 am - Breakfast and Registration
8:00 am - Program featuring Ambassador Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the USA
Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel - 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver BC
Letter to Metro Vancouver RE: Air Quality Impact of New and Expanded Coal Shipment Activity in Metro Vancouver
Posted Jun 12, 2013
The Business Council of British Columbia addressed written correspondence a proposed recommendations on the potential air quality impacts of new and expanded coal shipment activity in Metro Vancouver being considered by the Board of Metro Vancouver on June 14th, 2013.
Surge in Cross Border Shopping Weighs on Retail Sales in BC
Posted Jun 5, 2013
The additional consumer purchasing power stemming from the stronger Canadian dollar, recent increases in the duty-free exemptions, and the large gap between gas prices in Metro Vancouver and Washington state have all contributed to a recent jump in cross-border shopping.
Finlayson: Natural resource industries critical to BC's economic success (Troy Media)
Posted May 28, 2013
British Columbia is a province with an increasingly urban-based population whose economic success has historically been tied to the efficient extraction, processing and exporting of commodities. In 2011, approximately four-fifths of B.C.’s international merchandise exports consisted of goods produced by the forestry, energy, mining and agri-food industries taken as a group.
This proportion is little changed from 10 years ago, and it is substantially higher than the share of resource-based goods in overall Canadian merchandise exports.
Today’s heavily urban population is poorly equipped to understand the realities of B.C.’s industrial and economic base. Elected officials, media commentators, and the province’s cultural and intellectual elites disproportionately hail from the comfy precincts of the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria. Yet urban British Columbia is not where the export wealth that does so much to underpin our standard of living is mainly generated.
D'Avignon: Collaboration will address BC's competitive challenges so that we realize BC's full potential
Posted May 17, 2013
Congratulations to Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals – British Columbians have voted for a strong, stable economy and have given Premier Clark and her team a solid mandate to govern. The Business Council also extends our appreciation to all of the candidates who put their names forward and to all of the outgoing MLAs for their years of service to British Columbia.
Voters have delivered a clear message that their collective economic future, and that of their children, remains top concerns. Despite the opportunity to opt for change, voters chose to continue with a party that represents policy stability and that has pledged to pursue the goals of job creation and sound fiscal management.
Events
Ticket on Sale:
Member Forum with Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the United States
Jun 25, 2013
On June 25th, join the Business Council of British Columbia for this special Member Forum and breakfast featuring Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the United States of America.
Tuesday, June 25th
7:30 am - Breakfast and Registration
8:00 am - Program featuring Ambassador Gary Doer, Canada's Ambassador to the USA
Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel - 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver BC
