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Chambers & Boards of Trade in the News
Monday, February 22, 2021The Halifax Chamber of Commerce has officially asked the city council to freeze commercial property tax for the 2021-22 budget. In its pre-budget submission to Mayor and council, the Chamber said the proposed 1.9 percent increase to the average tax bill would be unfair to small businesses that have struggled during the pandemic. Read moreFriday, February 19, 2021Penny Walsh-McGuire, CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, has sent a letter to the P.E.I. legislature’s special committee on poverty, asking it to consult with business groups on plans for a basic income guarantee. Read moreWednesday, February 10, 2021ACC welcomes news of additional routes by Flair Airlines Read moreWednesday, February 3, 2021Le décret présidentiel signé par Joe Biden qui renforce les dispositions du «Buy America», favorisant l’achat aux États-Unis, pourrait empêcher certaines entreprises canadiennes d’obtenir des contrats du gouvernement fédéral américain. Mais ces mesures protectionnistes n’inquiètent pas les observateurs outre mesure. Read moreTuesday, February 2, 2021The Atlantic and Halifax Chamber join with Chambers and medical communities across the country in signing the following open letter arguing for the adoption of widespread rapid testing in Canada. Read moreFriday, January 29, 2021COVID-19 has dealt the airline industry a huge blow and that’s producing a conversation about what will come next. Talk has resurfaced about the possibility of a single regional airport for the province. It’s something that has drawn quick reactions from the province’s major cities, all of which had an operational airport until airlines pulled commercial service from Fredericton and Saint John. Now only Moncton is receiving commercial flights. Read moreThursday, January 28, 2021John Wishart, CEO Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce; Krista Ross, CEO, Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, and David Duplisea, CEO, Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce advocate for air ports in southwestern NB. Read moreWednesday, January 27, 2021One of the major problems the next premier must tackle is housing affordability. Across the province, house prices are climbing at record-breaking rates. In Halifax, the pandemic and ultra-low vacancy rates have combined to create a significant rent affordability crisis. During their respective chats, Halifax Chamber of Commerce president Patrick Sullivan asked each candidate how they plan to handle these problems. Read moreTuesday, January 26, 2021Transportation and the impact it’s having on bringing in and retaining workers is one of the biggest issues facing Labrador businesses right now, according to two chambers of commerce in the region. Chambers of Commerce says relying on fly-in and fly-out workers increases the cost of business Read moreWednesday, January 20, 2021Sheri Somerville, CEO of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, cites some sobering figures: a $3-billion loss to the tourism industry in Atlantic Canada in 2020, part of a $12-billion overall loss in the region’s six core industries. Recovering from those kinds of economic losses will take time, said Somerville, and the lack of efficient air transport service will extend that time. “One thing that we know for sure is reducing air service, or suspending air service, creates uncertainty,” she said. Read more