President’s Message – Ryan Boyer

by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Leadership & Advocacy, Summer 2019

Looking back over my time as president of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, it is remarkable how quickly a year can whiz by – which is something I’ve heard from many former presidents during my time on the board. It felt like I was just getting started and it was...

CEO’s Message – Krista Ross

by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Leadership & Advocacy, Summer 2019

The work of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce would be impossible without the dedicated participation of our volunteers and our members. As we head into the summer, at the completion of another great year of chamber activities – I would like to recognize some of...

Incoming President’s Message – Karen Grant

by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Leadership & Advocacy, Summer 2019

I’m honoured to be the incoming president for 2019-2020. Thank you to Ryan Boyer for his leadership this past year, and farewell to Keir Clark, who will be leaving the Board after serving his last year. I follow on the heels of very dedicated and impressive leadership...

Advocacy Update

by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Leadership & Advocacy, Summer 2019

Bill 9 – Taxing Machinery and Equipment Bill 9, which sought to include the value of machinery and equipment in property tax calculations has been withdrawn by MLA Gerry Lowe – stating that he didn’t know he wasn’t allowed to submit bills that increased taxes as...

2019-2020 NB Budget

by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Leadership & Advocacy, Summer 2019

In our 2019-2020 pre-budget brief to the provincial government (available on our website), we urged Finance Minister Steeves to focus on what is and what is not a core area of government as a way to make it more apparent what is a government ‘investment’ and what is a...