At the annual Mayor’s Breakfast held on February 20th Mayor Larry Cross made a call for cooperation to the businesses and business organizations in Sidney. We applaud the Mayor’s stand and would like to take him up on his offer. The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce through the Community Development Commission has been working with the Town of Sidney and others on a number of fronts including advocating business friendly communities, local street signage and signage from the Anacortes … [Read more...]
Sidney Company Featured in Cutting-Edge Documentary
February 15, 2012 By
Check out the clip below of the new TV series called "The EdgeFactor Show". Straitline Components is a Sidney-based high-end manufacturing facility with a unique product line range from precision bicycle parts to special projects with the likes of NASA and other world-class entities. See this recent article on them in the Times Colonist, and be sure to watch the episode below! … [Read more...]
Workforce Housing
February 13, 2012 By
AN OPEN INVITATION TO CHAMBER MEMBERS Dear Member: As you are no doubt aware, one of the significant challenges facing Peninsula businesses is the availability of reasonably priced local housing for their employees. This is clearly an important issue for both large and small businesses on the Peninsula and one the Chamber is taking the initiative on in working towards a solution. To that end we have established the Workforce Housing Initiative chaired by Ian Brown, a local business owner and a … [Read more...]
Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E)
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Sidney, the District of North Saanich and the District of Central Saanich, is proposing an economic development program that municipal councilors, administrations and the business community at large can use to measure the vitality of the local economy, identify local and regional issues that impact the business community and initiate and implement responsive plans. The proposed program is a BUSINESS RETENTION AND … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Business Friendliness
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities offers an annual province-wide award that honours communities that have been leaders in reducing small business regulatory barriers and enhancing small business competitiveness. A community from each of BC’s economic regions is selected by BC’s Small Business Roundtable to receive the honour. The award description starts like this: “If your community goes out of its way to welcome small businesses growth, creating jobs for local families, then … [Read more...]
The Chamber Blog
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce blog is planned to be an insightful, informative, innovative content filled forum that informs, advocates, examines, evaluates, celebrates and discusses the vibrant business community on the Saanich Peninsula. While we will be writing regularly in this forum we welcome your comments and opinions. We want to hear your ideas, celebrate your successes, highlight your innovations and learn about the issues you face in running your business. In short we want … [Read more...]
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