The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is a symbol of peace and friendship, and it represents a summons to the 2010 Winter Games. Everywhere the Torch Relay travels, it creates unique opportunities to engage people and communities. During its 106-day journey across Canada, the Olympic Torch Relay traveled right near CCP Burnaby office at the intersection of Wayburne Drive at Canada Way in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Employees from surrounding offices and residents from houses all around swarmed out towards the street to await the torch bearers. CCP employees joined the excitement and were even able to witness a torch pass off right at the intersection. We were lucky enough to get a picture with the torch bearer!

As this year’s Silver sponsor and sponsor for Employee of the Year for the BC Contact Centre Association (BC CCA), Canadian Communication Products is proud to congratulate Colleen Robinson from ICBC (Employee of the Year winner), Pacific Blue Cross (Contact Centre of the Year winner), Accenture Utilities BPO Services (Community Spirit Award winner) and Hosted Communications (Vendor of the Year winner).

This event was a celebration of our industry, an opportunity to recognize excellence and a chance to have some fun with our friends and co-workers. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

Visit BC CCA’s website to learn more about the categories and sponsors: http://www.bccontactcentre.com

Each year, Canadian Communication Products Inc. participates in Jeans Day™ by purchasing a $20 lapel pin or a $5 button before or on Jeans Day™, and proudly wearing their lapel pin or button acknowledging their support of BC Children’s Hospital. This year, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation was proud to announce that Jeans Day™ 2009 raised $1,301,135. With everyone’s amazing support, we surpassed last year’s record!

The grand total was announced live on Global BC during BC Chil­dren’s Hospital Foundation’s Miracle Weekend on Saturday, June 6th. Without everyone’s support, this year’s Jeans Day™ wouldn’t have been such a success!

Next years Jeans Day™ is Thursday, April 29th, 2010.

Canadian Communication Products Inc. appreciated their customers Thursday, May 14, 2009 between 2:00pm to 6:00pm PST in their Burnaby, BC office.

Manufacturers such as Jabra and Polycom were on hand to answer product questions and present product displays. Customers enjoyed a great afternoon of delicious food, mingling with CCP representatives, gambling for prizes and getting their caricatures drawn!

This winter season, Canadian Communication Products Inc. offices across Canada teamed together as a company and generously gave to those in need by running Food Drives and Clothing Drives.

CCP Western Offices

• Non-perishable Food Drive for Local Food Banks
  ^ Collected over 125lbs of food
• Clothing Drive for Salvation Army
  ^ Collected enough clothes to fill an SUV

CCP Central Offices

• Held a Food Drive starting mid-November till late-December
  ^ Collected over 50lbs of food

CCP Eastern Offices

• Clothing Drive, which entailed giving clothing to the various divisions of the Salvation Army across the nation
• Food Drive for the food bank
  ^ Collected enough Clothing and Food to fill a car

We remind everyone to continue to give generously not only in these times, but all throughout the year!

CCP Wishes You a Joyous Holiday Season!

This year we contributed to our Partner, Polycom Canada Ltd. at the Canary Derby. It was a ton of fun and we can’t wait to do it again next year. They took the liberty of adding our logo to their car, which was fantastic as seen in the photo above.

The first car they raced was the racy black BC Cancer Agency cart – they were half way down the track before we were even off the ramp!!!

Somehow or another they ended up having to race all of the fastest carts that were there. Slightly embarrassing for them. All of these slick, fiberglass, aluminum, giant-wheeled carts vs. plywood and 5″ wheels. They lost their races, but we weren’t the slowest – some carts had to be pushed across the finish line. At least they were still under their own power! I have to say there were a lot of laughs and a lot of fun!

All in all, they raised approx. $5,500 – so that’s fantastic. Beating their goal of $5k.

For the first time in 25 years, Canadian Communication Products Inc. flew all employees from across Canada, into B.C. to celebrate CCP’s 25^th Anniversary as well as kick-off the new fiscal year together.

Traveling up to Whistler, B.C. (as seen in picture above), time was spent not only getting to know each other better in person, but team building was established through a “Quest Challenge Whistler Scavenger Hunt” where CCP employees were split into 8 teams and sent all over Whistler Blackcomb with a polaroid camera, taking pictures where clues lead us.

Overall, it was a fantastic weekend together as a CCP family!!!

And what a day it was.

What a great turnout, and a what a great venue. Hopefully some of the customers and staff won some money. Looks like Ryan Buxton did. (see above)

We’d like the thank to all of customers for their continued support. If you missed the event make sure you can make it next year.

All the best

Canadian Communication Products

CCP Sales Kick-Off in Whistler B.C.

I am very excited to be planning our 25th Anniversary Sales Kick-off this summer. Our staff will be going to Whistler in July to plan our sales initiatives for the coming fiscal year. I’m looking forward to setting and driving our new sales and service initiatives to ensure we continue to improve our customer offering.

John Racich

President