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36th Annual BC Dairy Council Golf Tournament and Banquet

August 17, 2010

Northview Golf & Country Club, 6857 - 168th Street, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

BRITISH COLUMBIA DAIRY COUNCIL and BC FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

You are cordially invited to attend the
36th Annual BC Dairy Council Golf Tournament and Banquet
 (Book early – SOLD OUT AGAIN last year!)
 

Compressed Air Seminar

June 18, 2010

Holiday Inn - Walnut Grove, 8750 204th Street, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Chamco Industries Ltd. is hold one day of training (8am-4pm) for those using compressed air in the workplace. Plant personnel who would benefit from the seminar are maintenance, technicial people, shop & plant supervisors.

Listeria - Survival, Interventions & Monitoring

June 15, 2010

Delta Vancouver Airport, 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Director of Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada: Best practices for monitoring Listeria in RTE food processing plants, a review of the issues at Maple Leaf and positive lessons learned
Dr. Kevin J. Allen, Assistant Professor of Food Microbiology, University of British Columbia
Listeria’s ability to survive in foods and food production environments and how to tailor effective interventions to reduce its impact

BC Food Protection Association

Doing Business in the US – Reducing Your Tax Exposures

May 21, 2010

Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, 6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Many private companies in BC are currently operating in the US or have plans to expand into this vast market. With recent tax developments, Canadian private companies need to navigate through a host of tax pitfalls and identify hidden opportunities. 

Please join us for an informative session where our presenters will share with you regulatory updates that can impact your operation:

Doing Business in the US – Reducing Your Tax Exposures

May 20, 2010

Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Many private companies in BC are currently operating in the US or have plans to expand into this vast market. With recent tax developments, Canadian private companies need to navigate through a host of tax pitfalls and identify hidden opportunities. 

Please join us for an informative session where our presenters will share with you regulatory updates that can impact your operation:

 

BC Dairy Foundation Nutrition Forum

May 20, 2010

Villa Amato Ballroom, 88 East 1 Avenue, 3rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Food Taxes & Subsidies: Weighing the Options

 

Keynote: Can taxes and subsidies help trim our waistlines (and health care budgets)? Speaker:  Dr. Sean Cash, U of Wisconsin

 

BC Dairy Foundation

Manufacturing Insights 2010 - Lessons from the trenches: seizing opportunity

May 4, 2010

Surrey Arts Centre, 13750 - 88th Avenue, Surrey, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Manufacturing Insights 2010 - Lessons from the trenches: seizing opportunity

For many Canadian manufactures, 2009 was a time to hunker down, hold on, and ride out the economic shockwave. The dust seems to have settled but there are many opinions on what will happen next. Is this new landscape one of unknown risk, unexpected opportunity or both?

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Exhibit & Sell Your Products at 2010 Games!

February 10, 2010 - February 28, 2010

Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

During the 2010 Winter Games, the Place de la Francophonie 2010 on Granville Island is the only location available to exhibit and sell to visitors. Participation in the Exhibition Hall ensures visibility throughout the period of the Games.

HST update for manufacturers, distributors and the commercial sector: Uncovering what matters to you

February 11, 2010

Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

The Federal 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) and BC’s 7% Social Service Tax (PST) are due to harmonize into a 12% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on July 1, 2010. You’re running a sophisticated operation and you need to understand how HST will impact your business, your customers and suppliers and the economy around you.  

Trust and Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation

February 11, 2010

The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Trust and Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation