A Reason To Celebrate

The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and title sponsor partner Island Savings were thrilled to recognize these businesses recently at our 12th Annual Crystal Awards for Business Excellence: Entrepreneurial Spirit – Urban Bee Honey Farm Green Business of the Year – Focus Hair Design Not-for-Profit Organization of the Year – Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank…

It Isn’t Growth OR High Quality of Life

In October 2017, Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) surveyed 2,507 Canadians who intended to buy a new home in the next two years. “In regard to the type of home buyers are planning to buy, single detached homes are preferred by the majority, especially by Current Owners (74%). Apartments and condominiums come in second, followed…

What the heck are soft skills and why are they important?

There is a significant shift underway in our workplaces. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs study predicts that 5 million jobs will be lost to artificial intelligence and robotics before the year 2020. Many other jobs will be created through this period of fast-paced change but in order to compete, workers will need to…

Why the Model Still Works.

Why, after more than 400 years, the Chamber model still works Let’s call networking what it actually is: connecting. Strategically, many business owners see networking as strictly a means to generate referrals. One of the benefits of belonging to our chamber is that, unlike many other networking groups, we don’t restrict participation based on gender,…

Cheers to our Volunteers

In honour of National Volunteer Week which was celebrated the last week of April, I wish to acknowledge our new Board of Directors: Doug Walker, President (Cambium Leadership) Gordon Benn, Vice President (Pearlman Lindholm) Sheila Henn, Treasurer (Paterson Henn Chartered Professional Accountants) Tara Keeping, Secretary (Tiger Lily Events) John Treleaven, Past President (The Treleaven Consulting…