Chamber Blog
International Women’s Day 2020
This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme is #EachforEqual. IWD provides an important opportunity to showcase commitment to women’s equality, launch new initiatives, celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness.
WNORTH Conference Call for Applications
Two local women on the rise will be awarded a scholarship to attend the WNORTH Conference April 15-17 at the Nita Lake Lodge. WNORTH is a boutique-style conference focused on providing a forum for women who are aiming for, or already on, a senior executive leadership track…
Meet Creel Concepts – Our November Chamber Après Hosts
Next month’s Chamber Après is taking place at The Hangar in Function Junction, hosted by a Member with a lot of stories to tell! Creel Concepts are bringing Whistler’s business community together at one of their spaces to showcase some of the exciting things…
Starting and Supporting a Small Business
This week – October 21 – 25 – is Small Business Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all of our Members and Future Members who are (or are aspiring) small businesses owners. Over 99% of businesses are small to medium-sized, and we hope you’re very proud to be one of them!
Member Spotlight: Pangea Pod Hotel
Pangea Pod Hotel are the new kids on the block, but they have already made a big impact since opening their doors in 2018. As testament to this, Pangea Pod Hotel has made it into the top 3 finalists in the Innovative Business of the Year award category at the 2019 Whistler Excellence Awards…
Member Milestone: Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre – 10th Birthday
We heard that this year was the centre’s 10th birthday, so we caught up with Manager of Marketing & Communications, Mandy Rousseau, to chat about their relationship with the Chamber and what’s happening in celebration of their 10th year.
Member Spotlight: Chromag – Outstanding Employee Retention
Chromag is a Whistler business with a reputation for hiring great staff and retaining the same team year-after-year. They hired their first employees in 2008, and the team has been steadily growing since then. A local’s favourite bike brand, we were keen to learn more about what makes this place so special.
Key Takeaways: Summer Town Hall with MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
September 20, 2018
We were fortunate once again to have MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones join us on August 30, to chat with the community. Pamela gave an overview of what’s been happening on a federal level, after which the floor was opened up for questions from the audience. We covered an array of topics, ranging from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the National Housing Strategy to International Trade, with some excellent questions from members of the community.
The 2018 Après Season
August 3, 2018
Chamber Après Tribe Member, Christine Kim from Four Seasons Resort and Residences
From hot tub parties to sipping on the green, axe throwing or breaking in new event spaces — the Whistler Chamber has it all covered…
Meet the Folks Behind FORLiSE
January 7, 2017
Chamber Après Tribe Member, Natasha Dudley from Cascade Environmental Resource Group
With delicious locally crafted beer, tasty nibbles and a few rousing games of ping pong, this past week’s Chamber Après at FORLiSE made for quite an entertaining evening…