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NOTES & NEWS Getting Ready for the 2016 Member Engagement Tour For details, be sure to check out the chapter websites and watch for emails announcing these and many more events. And if you’d be interested in volunteering to help organize future events or local programs, contact your chapter’s chair or one of its board members. Information is available under the “Get Involved” tab on each chapter website. olegganko/iStock/Thinkstock L ast year, more than 1,600 members, candidates, and students attended CPABC’s Member Engagement Tour (MET), which consisted of 21 events held across BC. At the time of this writing, planning is underway for the upcoming MET, which will take place from October 3 through November 29. The MET is an opportunity for members, candidates, and students to connect with the senior leadership of CPABC. This year’s roster will include CPABC chair Dave Hallinan, FCPA, FCMA, and other members of CPABC’s executive committee, as well as CPABC president & CEO Richard Rees, FCPA, FCA, and other senior staff members. MET events are coordinated by the CPABC chapters across BC, and dates will be published on chapter websites and calendars, which can be found at bccpa.ca/members/cpabc-chapters. Also, be sure to watch for chapter emails, which will provide links for registration. MET dates will be announced by early fall. In addition to organizing the MET events, the chapters are also holding various professional development, networking, and community outreach events. Here’s a short list of some of the events that have been announced thus far (with many more to come): • The Burnaby/New Westminster Chapter will be hosting a PD session on business writing and social media on Saturday, September 17. • The Vancouver Chapter has two PD offerings coming up – a session on leadership for introverts on Tuesday, September 22, and a technology update on Saturday, October 15. • The Richmond/South Delta Chapter will be hosting two PD sessions on September 24 – one on BC’s economic outlook and the other on building productive business relationships. • In collaboration with the Vancouver Chapter, CPABC will be hosting a BC Lions Game Night on Friday, October 14, at BC Place Stadium (watch the Lions crush the Winnipeg Blue Bombers!). • The Fraser Valley Chapter is supporting the Fraser Valley CPA Association’s annual Conference Day on November 3. Get expert insight on B.C. tax law Practitioner’s British Columbia Taxes Annotated 2016 Edition Edward Campbell, B.Comm., LL.B. Get easy access to the core tax statutes and regulations of British Columbia – all expertly annotated. You’ll also get complete History annotations for major statutes with former readings of provisions and application notes. Find all this information faster using topical indexes for legislation in each area of tax and a comprehensive directory of British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance - Revenue Division. Order # 986789-65201 $95 Softcover approx. 1800 pages December 2015 978-0-7798-6789-9 Shipping and handling are extra. Price(s) subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. Available risk-free for 30 days Order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164    In Toronto: 416-609-3800   © 2016 Thomson Reuters Canada Limited 00235SP-53044-CE CPABC in Focus • Sept/Oct 2016 9