(PHOTO ENCLOSED: From left to right – Dick Freeman, EcoSafe Zero Waste; Navdeep Arora & Fuat Ramazanov, Affinity Manufacturing; Jennifer Robertson, FortisBC Energy Inc.; Anita Huberman, CEO Surrey Board of Trade; and from PowerTech Lab, Angela Das, Madhvi Raminal and Giuseppe Stanciulescu)Surrey, B.C. – On Thursday, September 27th, the Surrey Board of Trade presented…
Monthly archive for September 2018
Surrey Board of Trade Surrey Hot Topic Dialogue: Cannabis and the Workplace – Issues, Impacts, & ResponsibilitiesOn October 17, a transformative law will change across Canada changing the way cannabis is grown, sold, possessed, and consumed. How will the new legislation impact businesses, the workplace, and human resource policies? Will taxpayers, tenants, and landowners…
At the annual Canadian Chamber of Commerce Convention to be held September 22-24, 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the Surrey Board of Trade will be seeking support for 7 federal government policies from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce member chambers of commerce and boards of trade, representing 200,000 Canadian businesses.Five delegates from the Surrey…
Surrey, B.C. – The 10th Surrey Board of Trade, Surrey International Trade Awards Reception took place on September 13th to celebrate Surrey’s import and export companies. The Surrey Board of Trade proudly presented awards to the following businesses:Small Business Category (Revenue under $15 million) Winner: Kitply IndustriesKitply Industries is a wholesale distribution company that sources over 20,000…
Media are invited to attend.The Surrey Mayor's Annual State of the City Address is scheduled to take place on September 19, 2018 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269-104 Avenue, Surrey BC) from 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Mayor Linda Hepner will deliver her 4th and Final Annual State of the City Address on the progress of Surrey’s Economy.Date: Wednesday, September 19,…
At this morning’s Surrey Board of Trade Surrey Hot Topic Dialogue on Proportional Representation and the Economy, panellists spoke to how a different voting system in provincial elections might impact spending and decision-making. Participants learned why this is important to business, the choices of voting systems being proposed and whether changing voting systems will improve…
Can you attend the Surrey Hot Topic Dialogue on Cannabis and the Workplace – Issues, Impacts & Responsibilities on Wednesday, September 26 at the Civic Plaza Hotel in Surrey? To register go to www.businessinsurrey.com or email info@businessinsurrey.com.On October 17, a transformative law will change across Canada changing the way cannabis is grown, sold, possessed,…
Many secondary and primary schools utilize portables as temporary classrooms for overflow students. There is currently a lack of classroom space available for children in Surrey. Putting students into portables is not conducive to learning.“We need to find a better way to fund and support high growth school districts instead of the archaic education funding…
On September 4, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horgan announced more than $3 billion in federal and provincial funding for the Broadway Subway project, and the Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.Surrey Board of Trade’s CEO Anita Huberman was invited to the special announcement at SFU Surrey today and was recognized for…
