Wait, didn’t we just move? Don’t worry, we’re not going far this time. On Friday, June 7 we’ll be moving three floors up into our permanent office space at 600, 237 8th Avenue SE.

As we move into our new office this Friday, members may experience a delayed response to phone calls and emails.  Our telephone lines will be disrupted during the transition so if you have an inquiry or need assistance, email will be the best way to reach us. Access to the Chamber website will not be disrupted.

Learn more about our new office space.

Tuesday July 2, 2013 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club 1 Priddis Greens Drive

Play with the Presidents is the Chamber’s annual golf tournament, which brings together more than 50 of the city’s top CEOs and presidents, as well as 180 business leaders who are eager to network and connect with these high-level corporate executives.

This premier golf tournament and networking event has been a staple of the business golfing calendar for more than ten years. Today it remains a great way to gain valuable exposure to the who’s who of Calgary’s business community to build your network, meet new partners and clients and increase awareness of your business.

Tickets are still available. Get yours today.

If you’re interested in learning more about the sponsorship opportunities available for this event, please view the 2013 sponsorship brochure and contact membership@calgarychamber.com.

The Calgary Chamber is pleased to announce that we have a new affinity partner that can save your business money. 

As a member of the Chamber, you can get a discount of up to 70 per cent on select items every day from Grand & Toy, one of Canada’s leading suppliers of office products, computers, office furniture, and business services for consumers and small business customers.

Learn how you can take advantage of this offer and start saving money.

Thursday June 20, 2013
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Hotel Arts
119 12th Avenue SW

Alberta is now in the process of revising its First Nations Consultation Policy, which sets the requirements for industry when working with an Aboriginal community to develop a natural resource project.

Over the last year, Alberta’s Minister of Aboriginal Relations Robin Campbell has been actively engaged with Aboriginal communities across the province visiting more than 30 First Nations and all eight Métis settlements. His focus has been on building relationships and working with First Nations and Metis communities to improve economic opportunities and seek feedback on the province’s revised consultation policy. Join us as Campbell provides a progress report on the province’s First Nations consultation policy.

Get your ticket for this important event in the Chamber’s Aboriginal-Business Connection Series 2. 

Alberta’s population is exploding. It could hit just under 6 million by 2041, with 1.7 million more people in Calgary alone. This places greater pressure on Calgary to meet the demand for critical services and infrastructure, such as water and wastewater management, garbage collection, policing, and public transit.

Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths spoke at a Chamber event last week about what the Government of Alberta is doing to address the strain placed on cities. The province is undertaking a massive overhaul of all major municipal legislation through the drafting of the civic charters initiative and the rewriting of the 17-year-old Municipal Government Act. Both of these documents will change the way local governments work – and affect our way of life and ability to do business.  

Find out more about the governments work on this important file.

The Calgary Chamber attended the Alberta Chambers of Commerce Annual General Meeting in Drumheller this past weekend to press for our members’ business issues.

During this meeting we put forward five policy resolutions which will guide the Alberta Chambers provincial advocacy efforts and add another voice helping to reduce government-caused pain points for Calgary businesses.

Learn how these resolutions will help businesses in Calgary.

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Canadian Oil Sands donates $3 million to Stampede
A $3 million donation from Canadian Oil Sands Limited to the Calgary Stampede will be used to support the development of a 30-acre, inner-city park.

Pipelines, LNG plants linked to high job forecast
According to an annual forecast by the Calgary-based Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada, direct employment over the next decade in the oil and gas sector  could increase by 20 per cent to as high as 233,900 by 2022.

Royal Bank, CIBC produce higher profits
The Canadian banking sector wrapped up its second-quarter earnings season with significantly higher profits reported by both Royal Bank and CIBC.

Calgary and Edmonton buck national housing trend
A soft landing is underway in the Canadian housing market and should continue but Calgary and Edmonton are bucking the trend with sales rising compared with a year ago, says a new report released Tuesday by BMO Capital Markets.