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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Most Atlantic Canadian Businesses In Good Shape, But Labour Concerns Persist
Atlantic Canadian businesses are still coping with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic but they also have a sense of optimism and expectations for growth in 2022. That’s according to The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce’s (ACC) 2021-2022 Atlantic Insights Survey. The ACC polled members last fall to find out how their businesses were doing and what they expect in the future.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021Growing The Population Is Still New Brunswick’s Top Priority
With 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.
Monday, June 14, 2021Tourism industry hopes vaccination incentives will speed up P.E.I.'s reopening plan
Chamber of Commerce concerned about competitive disadvantage with provinces that reopen sooner. The Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce hopes a speedier vaccination rollout will lead to an earlier reopening of the P.E.I. border. Currently, P.E.I. is not fully reopening to all of Canada until Sept. 12, more than two months after New Brunswick.
Monday, May 31, 2021Annapolis Valley chamber, small businesses call on N.S. government to ‘level the playing field’
The Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce (AVCC) and the MLA for Kings North are calling on the province to level the playing field for small businesses. A small business owner in Kentville who opened on May 25 and was fined $11,622 by police for doing so says he did it as a form of protest.
Monday, January 11, 2021As last flights leave some Maritime airports, locals are left wondering when they’ll return
Monday saw the final commercial flights take off from two airports in Atlantic Canada, leaving them without access to commercial air service. Air Canada announced last month that it would cancel all flights to and from Sydney, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., and reduce service to Deer Lake, N.L., Charlottetown, Fredericton and Halifax during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, December 21, 2020Buy Local Or Say Goodbye To Local
In 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.
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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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