Posts by Whitby Chamber

Happy International Women’s Day! Today, in traditional fashion, I join the rest of the world in celebrating the unfathomable contributions and accomplishments of our women. As men, our participation in activities observing International Women’s Day must be driven by purely altruistic motives. In fact, as men we have an individual responsibility to protect and defend Read More

Congratulations and welcome to new members! You’ve made a fantastic choice by joining the Whitby Chamber of Commerce and now its time to make your membership work for you. It is human nature to seek input and guidance from the people in our lives who are like-minded and/or face similar situations and choices that need Read More

Change is long overdue, and we have so far to go. Establishing a sense of belonging is the responsibility of all of us to make our community a welcoming and inclusive community. Since 2020 the Chamber’s DEI committee has been working hard to put into place resources, education and an action plan to address the Read More

2022 is officially upon us. We know it has started a little rough with restrictions implemented once again and so many of our friends and family falling ill, but we will continue to push forward. Once we get through this last hurdle the WCC is looking forward to an exciting year. Check out our loaded Read More

“I love our Java Jolts because it’s a great opportunity for various community businesspeople to share ideas about topics that affect us all! I’ve seen topics that I didn’t think we’re going to be important to many people become some of our best conversations! It’s a powerful way to connect with people and an awesome Read More

The Whitby Chamber of Commerce hits another home run with the success of their resolution regarding the right of the owner of a small corporation to represent their case against CRA in the Tax Court of Canada. The Whitby Chamber’s resolution to make this change was authored and presented on the floor of the Annual Read More

2020 was most certainly a shake-up year for employees and employers alike! Not too long after we were all ordered to stay at home and compliments of social media, many of us were witness to the tragic murder of George Floyd. A world stage moment of truth. In the aftermath, scores of outraged citizens marched; Read More