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2024

November 26 - Press Release: Chamber's Response to Federal GST Tax Holiday Announcement

June 26 - Press Release: Province Exempts Minimum Production Requirements for Land-Based Wineries

April 30 - Press Release: Chamber Supports Recriminalization of Public Drug Use

March 12 - Press Release: Chamber Welcomes 6 New Faces to the Board of Directors

March 11 - Press Release: B.C. Utilities Commission Needs to Reverse Decision on Okanagan Capacity Upgrade Project

February 22 - Press Release: Future Emergency Measures Must Be Based on Real-time Information and Needs

February 13 - Joint Press Release: Okanagan Valley Chamber Push for Out-of-Province Watercraft Moratorium

February 8 - Press Release: Chamber Launches Top 40 Presented by Kettle Valley Memorial

February 6 - Press Release: Mayor Proclaims Feb 12-16 as Chamber of Commerce Week

January 8 - Press Release: 2024's State of the City Address Announcement

2025

February 18 - Letter to B.C. Minister of Water: Strengthen B.C.'s Invasive Mussel Defence Program

February 5 - Letter to Prime Minister: Urgent Recommendations in Response to Potential U.S. Tariffs

January 30 - Letter to B.C. Minister of Transportation: Urgent Need for Secondary Route between Penticton and Kelowna

2024

November 26 - Letter to Prime Minister et al re: Impact of GST Holiday on Penticton Businesses

September 27 - Letter to Mayor and Council re: Support for a 24/7 Winter Shelter at 402 Warren Avenue East

September 17 - Email from the Responsible Mining and Competitiveness Division re: Response to the Objection of the Garnet Valley Gravel Mine

September 10 - Letter to Minister of Energy, Mines, and Carbon Innovation: Objection to the Garnet Valley Gravel Mine

Aug 6 - Letter from B.C. Housing CEO re: Response to July 15 Letter Requesting Housing Mitigation for Persons Potentially Displaced

July 29 - Letter from Minister of Post Secondary Education re: Okanagan College's Penticton Campus Student Housing

July 22 - Letter from Minister of Energy re: Request to Reverse Decision on B.C. Utilities Commission OCU Project Denial

July 15 - Letter to B.C. Housing CEO re: Housing Needed for Persons Potentially Displaced due to Changes to STR's

July 15 - Letter to the Minister of Housing re: Potential Housing Displacement due to Short Term Rental Changes

July 15 - Letter to Mayor and Council re: Support for Hotel Development with Concerns for Displaced Tenants

July 11 - Letter to Minister of Housing and Post Secondary Education re: Gratitude for Penticton Campus Student Housing Funding

July 4 - Letter from B.C. Utilities Commission re: Denying the Okanagan Capacity Upgrade (OCU) Project

June 20 - Letter from Minsters' Farnworth and Popham re: Exempting Minimum Production Requirements for Land-Based Wineries

May 15 - Letter from Minister of Emergency Management re: Improvements Being Made to Large-Scale Evacuations During Emergency Events

April 15 - Letter to City of Penticton: Chamber Welcomes Fact-Finding Mission into What is Needed to Attach Hotel to Convention Centre

March 18 - Letter to City of Penticton: Chamber Applauds Decision to Implement Free Transit for Youth 24-and-Under

February 22 - Letter to Minister of Emergency Management re: Enhance Protocols before Ordering Future Travel Bans

February 20 - Letter to Minister of Public Safety and Tourism re: Proposed Changes for B.C.'s Wine Industry

February 15 - Letter from Minister Kang re: Provincial Government's Decision-Making Process Consultation with Local Governments

January 2 - Letter to Federal Ministers: Request to Extend CEBA and RRRF Loan Repayment