The Vancouver Board of Trade recognizes 100-year-old organizations and community leadership Avalon Dairy’s glass-bottled milk is ordered by Queen Elizabeth whenever she’s in British Columbia; Vancouver’s Fire and Rescue Services’ "beefcake calendar" sales have topped $1 million, and the new Vancouver Art Gallery "will rival any of those on the Pacific Rim" according to arts philanthropist Michael Audain – just some of the stories to come out of The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Business Hall of Fame Awards and Community Leadership Awards. Read more...
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Chairman Dr. Don Rix named 2008 Outstanding Philanthropist Vancouver Board of Trade chairman Dr. Don Rix was named Outstanding Philanthropist of 2008 at Vancouver's 11th Annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon last Friday, Nov. 14 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Read more...
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Women’s Leadership Circle celebrates first-year anniversary with The Power of Women The Board of Trade’s Women’s Leadership Circle® (WLC) program truly came full circle Nov. 6 when it celebrated its first-year anniversary with an impressive lineup of women speakers at The Power of Women full-day event. See videos, photo gallery & read more...
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Furlong urges business to support Olympics with 10 Calls to Action "Let this be one of the great achievements in Canadian history," said John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) during his annual update delivered to a sold-out crowd at The Vancouver Board of Trade. Read more and hear audio
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RCMP to strengthen partnerships, says Commissioner
"The RCMP has embraced integration, innovation, and collaborative approaches with communities and with partner agencies" to combat crime said William J.S. Elliott, Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in his first address to The Vancouver Board of Trade. Read more...
November 20, 2008 Change of Location Members’ Orientation at SFU Harbour Centre
November 24, 2008 DOLLARS AND SENSE: Making heads or tails of turbulent times moderated by Rex Murphy, Social Commentator and Editorial Journalist
November 25, 2008 Shane Gibson, President (North America), Knowledge Brokers International Systems Ltd. SELLING AND SUCCEEDING IN TURBULENT ECONOMIC TIMES
November 27, 2008 Captain Gordon Houston, President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Metro Vancouver PORT DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ETHIC OF RESPONSIBILITY
November 28, 2008 Randy Jespersen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Terasen Inc. ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY: A leadership opportunity for B.C.
Positive Networking® Tip of the Week: Connecting At Work:
At one organization every week, a group of employees from different departments play a lunch-time card game. They find it’s a great way to get to know other people and de-stress. Even ex-employees join them! You can try Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble or some other game and in winter, this is a terrific way to keep connected and dry.
Keep your profile high; engage your network. Have your staff out connecting as well. See “the connectors’ handbook” Work the Pond!
Vancouver's oldest firms grow with the province The Fraser River gold rush triggered the founding of British
Columbia in 1858, but it was businesses -- some of them still
surviving today... Read More
A city that's sweet on Purdy's Vancouver's most famous chocolate company has the enviable
identity of being part of Canadian family traditions for more than
100 years. Read More
CTV to announce financial cutbacks, layoffs TORONTO -- CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, is set
to announce layoffs and other cutbacks due to the economic slowdown,
chief... Read More
B.C. resigned to real estate price declines British Columbians have largely resigned themselves to the
reality of declining real estate prices, according to two new polls. Read More
Proposed power line to Lower Mainland draws intense environmental scrutiny The hunt for a route for a $725-million high-voltage power
line to Metro Vancouver has begun in earnest, and it's a massive
effort. Read More
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