Chamber Blog
For the last 10 weeks, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Town of Whitby distributed COVID-19 antigen testing kits free to businesses. Together, we distributed 9,875 tests to the business community! Now that September is upon us, the Town of Whitby will be using their building for municipal programming, and as such, on Read More
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, The Business Summit is going to be virtual… and AMAZING! “Culture Without Compromise” is 2021’s theme and it is in partnership with Great Places to Work. I have personally had an expo booth for several years, including a virtual expo booth in 2020. I always get value from Read More
Read MoreWhen various business organizations and levels of government began considering the concept of a vaccine passport, our members, community organizations and media reached out to the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) requesting our point of view. Instead of making assumptions, we agreed the best approach was to poll our members. With both the Ajax Chamber Read More
Read MoreIt’s been just over a year since the murder of George Floyd – an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a police officer on May 25, 2020, in Minnesota. I think it’s important to note this event because the graphic nature of the video captured by a teenaged girl triggered the global Read More
Read MoreOut of all the experiences I’ve had in my life—there’s nothing like connecting with other people. Making connections is something I have valued my whole life; whether it’s through work or in my personal life, I’ve found people to create beautiful things with—events, networks and art. Being a member of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, Read More
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