Business

Gregg Saretsky wants to let you in on a few secrets, five to be precise. Saretsky, president and CEO of WestJet, will be speaking on the topic of Engaging Employees: WestJet’s 5 Secrets to Success when he visits Abbotsford on Wednesday, March 23. Saretsky is the second speaker in UFV president Mark Evered’s Leadership Lecture Series.

The Fraser Valley Chambers of Commerce business showcase is back for a fourth year on April 6 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Tradex. Event organizers expect more than 1,000 people to attend the tradeshow and almost 200 businesses to exhibit.

Economist maintains outlook for improving B.C. economy

$1.30 a litre gas arrives again in Metro Vancouver

Sales up as last buyers sign on to beat deadline for 35-year terms

Members of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board elected a new team of officers and directors at an annual general meeting held Feb. 16, at the Coast Hotel and Convention Centre in Langley.

Tourism Abbotsford has entered into a partnership with Tourism Langley and Tourism Chilliwack, to leverage their destination marketing funds to target their common markets. The destination marketing organizations work independently to target their identified markets; however, the communities recognize that by combining resources, their efforts will be more effective and efficient.

British Columbia’s four Lower Mainland health organizations – Fraser Health (FH), Providence Health Care (PHC), the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) – have once again been named among the province’s Top 55 Employers for 2011. Awarded by Mediacorp Canada Inc (the organizers of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition), this is the third year in a row that PHC and PHSA have made the prestigious list and the second for FH and VCH.

Bill Vanderkooi of Abbotsford won an award for excellence in innovation in agriculture from the Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF) of British Columbia.