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Media
Wednesday, July 5, 2023New Brunswick governments and businesses discussed ways to tackle the province’s growing housing crisis in a virtual forum. Fredericton’s Chamber of Commerce held a webinar forum Wednesday to look for solutions to the lack of affordable housing. In attendance were Minister of Housing, Jill Green, Mayor of Fredericton, Kate Rogers, Aidan Grove-White, a vice president at StrategyCorp, and moderator Krista Ross, the CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce. Read moreThursday, February 23, 2023"In our opinion, our paid sick leave should be left to the market to decide and not have this competitive advantage swept aside by government,” said Morgan Peters with the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce. “Additionally, because the Employment Standards Act prevails over collective bargaining agreements and sick leave is often a negotiated piece of these agreements, all of these would have to be examined under that new regime.” Read moreThursday, January 19, 2023Krista Ross, CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, said some members of the chamber are concerned about the new costs this bill might bring employers. 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 moreTuesday, June 22, 2021With New Brunswick moving to Phase 2 on the province’s “Path to Green” last week and vaccination progress being made throughout much of the world, it’s time to refocus on some of our pre-pandemic priorities – the most important of which is growing our population. The province has many issues to be addressed, but improving our demographic situation at least partially addresses many of them. Read moreTuesday, April 27, 2021On May 10th, New Brunswickers will head to the polls to vote in their local elections. This election and campaign have been unique in several ways – starting with the ongoing pandemic and the one-year delay. This has limited traditional campaigning activities and puts more emphasis on social media and other online resources. Read moreMonday, December 21, 2020In January 2019, as a response to a slew of media stories about businesses closing in downtown Fredericton, I wrote about how it’s normal to lose few businesses during that time period. I talked about how it was normal to have turnover, how new businesses had already popped up to fill vacant spaces and about how there were multiple new office buildings being constructed downtown. Read moreTuesday, July 21, 2020The phrase “work smarter, not harder” has been in popular use since the 1930s and I think the concept that it communicates is useful and applicable to many aspects of our lives – including business. We can all benefit from learning and improving processes, but the economic crisis that the pandemic has catalyzed means that we need to do both. It’s not going to be enough to work smarter or work harder on their own. 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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