4 PRESIDENTS REPORT Th i s pa st yea r ha s be en on e of si gn i f i can t grow t h i n cap ac i t y at the Y uko n C ha m be r of C om m er ce w i t h t he C ha m be r en ga gin g on a seri es of i ssue s w i t h i m pa ct on t he Y uko n bu si ne ss comm un i t y I m very p r ou d of the con t r i bu t i on s m ad e by ou r C ha m be r st a f f as w el l as t he de di cated vo l un t ee r s on ou r C ha m be r exe cu t i ve b oa r d of d i r ector s an d po l i cy comm i t t ee s Th ei r t i r e l ess w ork h as con t r i bu t ed si gn i f i can t l y t o ou r en ga ge m en t on sub j ects i ncl ud i ng provi d i ng bu si ne ss i np ut to t he Y uko n Fi na nc i a l A dv i sory P a ne l Fe de r al G ove r nment w ork on t he i m pe nd i ng carbon t ax an d r eb ate s t r uctur e t he A i r po r t A ct c an na bi s l eg i s l ati on s oli d w aste an d t he m i ni m um w ag e j ust to na m e a f ew A s hi gh li gh t ed i n t hi s r e po r t t he Y uko n C ha m be r ha s provi de d a l ea de r ship r ol e an d un de r t a k en si gn i f i can t l y m ore acti vi t i es t h an i n pa st yea r s on a broad vari ety o f f r on t s Th e ad di t i on of o ur R ese arch A na l yst i n A pril 20 1 7 ha s all ow ed us t o t ake be t t e r i nfor m ed po si t i on s soli ci t m o r e i np ut fr om o ur mem be r shi p an d estab li sh t he Lo w C arbon Y uk on S t ake ho l de r C omm i t t ee W e pl an t o kee p ou r f oo t on t he ga s w i t h r eg ard t o surveyi ng t he bu si ne ss comm un i t y de vel op i ng an d an al yz i ng po li c i es a nd exp an di ng ou r comm it t ee s w ork Y C C ha s co m m i t t ed sub s t an t i al i nter na l f un ds t o m ai ntai n t he R ese arch A na l yst po si t i on in 20 18 20 19 an d i s pu r s ui ng ad d i t i on a l sou r ces of f un di ng t o ha ve t he po si t ion f ull y f un de d Th e Y uko n C ha m be r of C omm e r ce w ill con t i nu e t o prom ote t he grow t h of t he Y uko n pri vate sector Fo r i nstance thi s yea r Y C C w ill ho st t he 20 18 O pp ort un i t i es N ort h bu si ne ss con f erence O ct ob e r 23 25 an d w ill be w orki ng t o de vel op a b i d t o ho st t he 20 21 C an ad i an C ha m b er o f C omm e r ce A G M i n Whi t eh orse We l oo k f or w ard t o i nfor m i ng t he go vernm en t on vari ou s sub ject s i ncl ud i ng t he m i n i m um w ag e i m proveme n t s t o t he Y E S A B process green en ergy pri ori t i es of the bu si ne ss comm un i t y an d m an y othe r t op i cs Th an k you P eter M e r r i ck Tu r ne r P r esi de nt Y uko n C ha m be r of C om m erce