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Media
Monday, June 20, 2022Project matching employers with retirees helps fill job vacancies. The Edmundston Regional Chamber is constantly hearing about the labour shortage from its members. Cathy Pelletier, the chamber's executive director, said short-staffed businesses frequently need their employees to work overtime. Many have also been forced to cut business hours, or to automate if possible. Members are also turning to immigration and trying to persuade young people to return home in the long term. Read moreWednesday, June 15, 2022Antigonish, traditionally known as the "Heart of the Highlands," is a bustling, diverse and welcoming community for businesses of any sector. The Antigonish Chamber of Commerce works with local businesses to advocate for and inspire a progressive business climate in the region through events, services, and opportunities. Most importantly, the Chamber creates a support network to effectively assist local businesses in driving economic prosperity within the area. Read moreA rock and a hard place: Lab West organizations losing crucial summer hires to high-paying mine jobsFriday, June 3, 2022Companies across Newfoundland and Labrador have begun their annual hiring of students to fill summer positions but in Labrador West, small community and municipal organizations are struggling to compete with the money offered by mining companies to a small labour pool. Labrador West Chamber of Commerce president Toby Leon said there just aren't enough youths to fill the demand for summer hires in the area. Read moreWednesday, May 11, 2022It wasn’t as if Janice Christie was actually looking for something new or worthwhile to do with her time. After all, the lifelong resident of Sheet Harbour has been one of that community’s hardest-working volunteers for years. But, when the Sheet Harbour Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs asked her last month to throw her hat into the ring and stand for election as that body’s president, she says it was an offer she really couldn’t refuse. Read moreTuesday, May 3, 2022A new housing complex in southwestern Nova Scotia specifically for doctors temporarily practising in the area is paying off. Kerry Muise, who chairs the chamber of commerce's doctor recruitment team in Yarmouth, said the provincial health authority and other hospital towns have been impressed with the singular focus on bringing doctors to southwest Nova Scotia. Read moreSunday, May 1, 2022The Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a new Board of Directors. Brad Eisan of Landmark Surveys and Engineering Limited has been named as Chair while Sheldon Gillingham of Petroleum and Environmental Services Inc is 1st Vice-Chair. Read moreMonday, April 25, 2022Cap Pele’s favourite seafood takeout restaurant is unrecognizable after it was engulfed in flames at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, the latest in a string of suspicious fires in the region that started in 2019. Cap-Pelé /Beaubassin-East Chamber of Commerce CEO Anthony Azard said this is a big loss for the community and the tourists it attracts. Read moreWednesday, April 13, 2022Several stakeholders in Moncton’s business community are working together to raise $1 million to help the growing number of Ukrainian refugees on their way to southeastern New Brunswick. The United Way will be handling the donations and distributing them to front-line organizations like MAGMA, for example, according to Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce CEO John Wishart. “I think we’ll hit one million absolutely, I think one of the biggest challenges that we face is finding housing for Ukrainians and other people. So that’s gonna be the biggest challenge that we’ll have to face and talk about as we go on.” Read moreTuesday, April 5, 2022Some businesses will ditch masks, others will keep them or follow the customers' lead. Robert Godfrey, CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, says if the Chief Public Health Office believes it is safe to lift the guidelines, his group supports it. Read moreFriday, March 25, 2022The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is hailing an Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency program that would see money invested in downtown areas in the region. ACOA announced the $10 million "Rediscover Main Streets" initiative which it said would "inspire locals and tourists to re-experience Atlantic Canada's main streets, downtowns and neighbourhoods." Read more
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Business Truth & Reconciliation
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce takes proactive steps to promote reconciliation and respect for Indigenous rights within the corporate sector. In response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 92, the Chamber urges its members to embrace the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a guiding framework.
Recognizing the importance of education, the Chamber encourages businesses to provide comprehensive training for management and staff on the history of Indigenous peoples, including the legacy of residential schools, Indigenous rights, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. Emphasizing intercultural competency, conflict resolution, and anti-racism, these efforts aim to foster a more inclusive and harmonious corporate environment rooted in mutual understanding and respect.
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