Treat yourself to a day at the spa all for a good cause.
In celebration of its sixth anniversary, Salon M2 on Broadway is hosting a day of wellness this Sunday, July 24 with proceeds benefiting the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. guests can stop by the salon and check out health and beauty vendors from around the Lower Mainland. For $20, people can take part in a fitness class offered by Burnaby’s own New Edge Fitness.
There will also be refreshments, prizes and a DJ. The event takes place at 5901 Broadway, unit #17 at Parkcrest Plaza. For more info, visit tinyurl.com/SalonM2.
Make business connections
The Burnaby Board of Trade’s Indo-Canadian business working group is hosting its inaugural event this Thursday.
“Enjoy a business networking reception with representatives from Burnaby's diverse business community including many of our dynamic Indo-Canadian businesses and professionals,” read a press release.
The group is inviting board of trade members and non-members alike to its first business connections reception. The event is on Thursday, July 21 from 3 to 4 p.m. at Saffron Indian Cuisine, #5-4300 Kingsway.
Tickets are $20. To register, call 604-412-0100 or go to tinyurl.com/IndoCanadianBiz.
IT landscape grows
Burnaby’s tech industry got a little bigger last week when American-based Black Duck Software officially opened its Canadian division – Black Duck Canada.
David Morel, B.C.’s assistant deputy minister of technology, innovation and citizens’ services, joined management from Black Duck Software to open the new office at #201-4501 Kingsway. The Canadian arm of the software company will conduct research in data mining, machine learning and natural language processing (fields that deal with artificial intelligence).
“Our primary goal is to help our worldwide customers and partners to consume open source software and services in a more compliant, secure and reliable way through cutting edge research and innovative software products and services,” said a press release.
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Concerned about proposed CPP changes?
The province is inviting residents to provide feedback on how the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan would affect them.
Business people and citizens are encouraged to contact the province with their thoughts on the proposed changes, which would see Canada Pension Plan payouts rise from 25 per cent to 33 per cent of a person’s earnings. To cover the higher costs, contributions would increase by two per cent, with employers and employees each covering an additional one per cent.
For a small business with five employees “the total monthly increment will be about $37 per month,” according to a press release from the province.
For more info on the proposed changes and to provide your feedback, go to www.engage.gov.bc.ca/canadapensionplan.
