beach project deadline + group insurance + Cascadia summit + Canadian Chamber news + Bike to Work Week

May 9, 2008


Centennial Beach Waterfront Facility submission deadline
May 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. is the deadline for submitting expressions of Interest to finance, manage, design, construct and operate a free standing Public Service Building, Restaurant and Beach Food Concession at Centennial Beach located at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

Group Insurance for Small Business
More than 20,000 firms across Canada are covered under the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan®, each with a customized benefit plan based on the types and amounts of coverage the owner selected. The Plan specializes in benefits for smaller businesses, including one person firms. Check it out (click on heading).

Pacific Northwest Economic Region 18^th Annual Summit, July 20-24, 2008, Vancouver
The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region and actively promotes collaboration in the Pacific Northwest region through close cultural, bilateral and multilateral links built among neighbours. Invitation to attend the first PNWER Summit in Vancouver in recent years.

Canadian Chamber News
• Canada-U.S. Border Progress Still Too Slow
• Canadian Attitudes on Intellectual Property Illustrate the Need for Greater
• Protection for Innovation
• Intellectual Property Rights: A Catalyst for Innovation
• Canadian Chamber Members Can Access Special Pricing
• The Workplace Skills Initiative announces its third Call for Proposals
• Canada to Open New Trade Offices in India, Mongolia
• Calendar of Events

Bike to Work Week, May 26 to June 1  
Bike to Work Week is a workplace wellness and community building program aimed at putting commuter cycling in the spotlight for one week in the spring. Emphasising incentive based challenges, workplace camaraderie, healthy living and environmental responsibility, Bike to Work Week seeks to expose the barriers, mental and physical, that tend to keep people from cycling. Click the heading for more information or contact Jodi Peters, Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, jlpeters@vacc.bc.ca >>more information on sponsorship>>