Business and Community News from the South Okanagan Chamber                                        July 2016
We are kicking off our communication and marketing strategy with the launch of our new website, new business blog and e-news!  Get connected with us to see what is happening with your Chamber and our local businesses and South Okanagan communities. If you have some news to share please send it to manager@sochamber.ca.  
Take a Second Look
Our theme for the remainder of the year is to invite you to 'Take a Closer Look at Your Chamber'.  Find out what we do and how we can help. Find out what business and economic development projects we are working on and see how you can help us build strong communities.  We are a small chamber and we want to do big things for our region!  
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Meet Okanagan Stoneworks .  They create beautiful and unique hand-crafted items made from BC rocks for your home, patio and garden.  You will find their amazing gift gallery located 1 km south of Okanagan Falls just off of Hwy. 97.  Read More

Healthy Office Ergonomics 
With increasing incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among office workers, one preventive strategy is to set up well-designed ergonomics at your workstation. This is the first of two guest blog posts from Jenessa from SO Physio. This first article provides education on how to set up your workstation so that it is ergonomically correct.
Employee Recruitment and Retention Strategies
RBC in Oliver was our host business for one of our Network Building Nights and we had a great turnout of new members, our regular attendees and several RBC employees. Chris Anjo who joined us from the RBC Group Advantage team shared with us a few of his thoughts and insights on Labour Shortages and what businesses can do to help with employee recruitment and retention.
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