The Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network (CERN) is hosting a Virtual Workforce Townhall Meeting

June 4, 2020 at 3:00 pm Are you requiring assistance in managing your workforce needs? Your WorkBC Centre Supports & Servicesfor the Business Community To provide a detailed overview of the supports and services that WorkBC Centres offer the business community with their hiring needs. Workforce Training initiatives available. Job Start Supports available to businesses […]

May 28, 2020

Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network Launches Social Media and Increases Online Presence

Chilliwack, BC: In order to help local businesses adjust as we enter Phase 2 of BC’s Restart Plan, the Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network (CERN) has launched a new Chilliwack Restart Resource webpage through the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce’s website. This page features local business-related resources, along with best practice guides for a variety of industries. […]

May 22, 2020

Give Where You Live at the First Chilliwack Give-a-Thon

Chilliwack is home to a large number of hardworking non-profit organizations who provide valuable and important services to the community. From poverty reduction, to building social connectiveness, local charitable organizations have a large impact on almost every resident in Chilliwack. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives have changed in ways we never imagined. One […]

May 13, 2020

The Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network Launches Support Local Campaign

Chilliwack, BC: There’s a new way to support your favourite local businesses from home with the Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network’s “Support Local Chilliwack” campaign. Through this campaign, residents can buy gift certificates online from a wide range of local businesses to use at a later date. When a gift certificate is purchased online, the business […]

May 5, 2020

Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network Launched to Help Local Businesses

Chilliwack, BC: A collaborative committee has been assembled to help local businesses work towards recovery during this time of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chilliwack Economic Recovery Network includes representation from the City of Chilliwack, Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO), Community Futures South Fraser, Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association, […]

April 29, 2020

WorkBC – Updated Services During COVID-19

We’re open online to serve you On behalf of your local WorkBC Centre, we are reaching out to you regarding the current impact of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), regarding our services and concerns as developments occur, and how this may impact your business. We understand that things are in a state of constant change. We know […]

April 23, 2020

COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Results

The BC Economic Development Association (representing over 300 local, Indigenous, and regional governments in BC), the BC Chamber of Commerce in partnership with SmallBusiness BC, and Community Futures BC, launched a survey on March 13 to understand specific impacts BC businesses are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and hear their proposed solutions.As of […]

March 19, 2020

North America Trailer Company sees stars as they expand Chilliwack footprint

North America Trailer Company of Chilliwack is expanding in order to meet rising demand from the booming film and television industry. The local fabricators are the go-to guys for providing trailers to the stars. “We’re known to be at the top of the heap. That’s our niche,” said owner Lex Carstenen. “We’re the only manufacturers […]

March 2, 2020

Chilliwack’s economy to make steady advances

Between 2014 and 2018, Chilliwack’s economy posted strong average annual GDP gains of 3.6 per cent. Although we expect output growth to ease over the forecast, it will still expand at a steady pace of 2.2 per cent in each of 2019 and 2020 following last year’s advance of 3.1 per cent. Key findings Chilliwack’s […]

October 1, 2019

Better for Business: Pacific Dairy Centre

Better for Business | Pacific Dairy Centre Pacific Dairy Centre, located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, specializes in the supplying and designing of milking parlours and automation equipment to harvest milk and manage dairy herds. They also carry several lines of farm supply products, as well as custom design waste management systems that include alley scrapers, […]

September 16, 2019