News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business
VICTORIA
Christine Tatham
Christine Tatham was promoted to the position of chief people officer at Redbrick.
Juan Sebastian Escobar Ramirez has recently joined 10 Acres Restaurant Group as its new chef.
Tore Jacobsen, newly sworn in as Chair-Elect of the FVREB and Chair of the SGRC, received the Advocacy Award from the BC Real Estate Association at the recent GL Days in Victoria on March 11-12.
Jim Hartshorne, a prominent WestShore businessman and sports fan, has a deal in place to acquire majority ownership of the BCHL club, the Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club is pleased to announce. Assuming the BCHL League Office and Board give their final approval, the purchase is anticipated to close on June 1, 2024.
Eve Bennett, BCom ’17, a graduate of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at UVic, and Julian Wells, a fourth-year business minor, have been named to BCBusiness‘ 30 under 30 list.
Rebecca Wilson-Mah
Rebecca Wilson-Mah EdD CPHR joins the Board of Directors at Destination British Columbia.
Peninsula Co-op has announced its latest acquisition on Vancouver Island – Brentwood Bay’s Metro Liquor. This follows the addition of seven Liquor Express locations in September 2023.
Destination Greater Victoria is looking for qualified partners to create an innovative Circular Economy Strategy for the tourism industry in Greater Victoria.
Delta Hotels by Marriott, Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort, has obtained Biosphere Certification.
Paper Excellence Canada reimburses the province $4.5 million following its inability to reinstate paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton mill.
Proceeds from the West Shore’s breast-milk bank project in Ukraine, spearheaded by Bruce Brown, Stew Young and Bob Beckett, will go to the Children’s Regional Hospital Foundation.
Papis Barberia, Victoria’s Latin urban infused Barbershop, has opened at its new location at 527 Pandora Ave.
Black & Veatch, a world leader in engineering, construction, and consulting, has awarded Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, an order to supply electric driven liquefaction technologies to Cedar LNG in Canada.
Great Place to Work Institute® Canada has completed a thorough evaluation, and Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a world leader in payments services, is pleased to announce that its Canadian office has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for the third year in a row.
The clinical-stage biotech company Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc., which uses its proprietary DiffusphereTM technology to improve drug delivery in areas where there is a large unmet need, announced recently that the Nasdaq Capital Market has authorized the listing of the Company’s common shares. If all goes according to plan, the stock will start trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “EPRX” on April 5, 2024.
Dorothy, a historic 30′ sailboat housed in the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, was named a Classic Boat Award recipient. She was the only Canadian boat in her class. The statement was delivered at London’s Royal Thames Yacht Club recently.
Luke Mari, principal of development for Aryze Developments, endorsed a provincial and municipal announcement made regarding a new transit-oriented development plan for the Uptown area of Saanich. The plan calls for the construction of a transit hub, community amenities, and hundreds of new homes on multiple parcels of land, including two recently acquired by the British Columbia government.
Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South and Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport, will deliver a brief address to the audience on May 1 to inaugurate the British Columbia Hotel Association Summit.
Neon Ranch, a new pinball arcade, has recently opened located on Hunt Valley Farm in Saanich between Cordova Bay and Keating.
GMC Projects has proposed a 26-story condominium tower at 900 Carlton Terrace and an eight-story rental building at 900 Esquimalt Road, both with ground-floor commercial spaces, for Esquimalt’s eastern gateway, the “900s,” which will be presented to council on April 8th.
Tim Ayres, a real estate agent from Sooke, was elected chair of the British Columbia Real Estate Association for 2024-2025.
Value Village is set to launch soon on the West Shore of Victoria, at the Colwood’s Corners development, located along Sooke Road/Island Highway at Goldstream Avenue.
Playa Woodworks Ltd. has moved to its new location at 4342 West Shore Parkway.
A new branch of Refire Kitchen is set to open in Sidney. The new location will be taking over the space previously occupied by Beacon Books, which recently closed its doors.
More than fifty downtown Sidney businesses have enrolled in the Sidney by the Sea gift card program, including Modern Massage & Co., which is located at 9775 Fourth St.
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