News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business
VICTORIA
Dr. Angela Jaime
Dr. Angela Jaime has been appointed as Vice-President Indigenous (VPI) of the University of Victoria.
BC Hydro has recently installed 16 new EV charging stations at the Breakwater District at Ogden Point.
IG Wealth Management will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026.
Kit and Ace, a fashion retailer, will open its first Vancouver Island store this spring at Trounce Alley on Government Street. The location was previously occupied by Spank.
The Salient Group has officially opened 825 Fort Street, an 11-story, 119-unit, amenity-rich rental building in downtown Victoria.
The Bridge Street Pathways Shelter, a two-story, 6,000-square-foot structure located on fenced property at 2920 Bridge St. in Victoria, has opened 34 new shelter spaces.
The foodservice contract for “Taste the Beautiful Game – BC Style,” which will take place during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026TM in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, has been formally secured by the BC Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA).
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new members, Swank Creative Inc., Fizz Non-Alc Bottle Shop, Cherish at Central Park, and Pacific Quorum Properties Inc.
Excel Career College will host the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce‘s first Emerge Connector of 2026 on February 12.
The Victoria City Council is rallying other municipalities to join their call for the province to grant authority to municipalities to control emissions of greenhouse gases from already-existing structures. The Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities Conference in Victoria this spring will include a discussion on this topic.
The Greater Victoria police departments will begin using HealthIM, a risk-screening instrument, to assist officers in the evaluation of risk and the deescalation of mental-health crises.
The regional water commission voted in favour of adding a development cost fee that could go into effect in 2027, suggesting that developers in Greater Victoria could soon cover almost all of the cost of new water infrastructure for their projects.
A 20-story B.C. Housing skyscraper that will house supportive housing units, a daycare, and reasonably priced rentals is now under construction along the 900 block of Pandora Avenue.
The Baking Association of Canada (BAC) and Western Financial Group are collaborating to help more than 500 baking enterprises and related members across the country as the preferred source of employee benefits and commercial insurance.
Jeneece Place is celebrating its 14th anniversary this year.
The Cleantech Group’s 2025 Global Cleantech 100 list includes Pani, a pioneer in Operations Intelligence technologies for water treatment facilities.
Redbrick has been recognized as one of the top employers for young people in Canada for 2026.
The Victoria Conference Centre will host the 2026 VIATEC Awards on Wednesday, April 1st. The program has announced that nominations are now open.
The Victoria Career and Education Expo returns Feb. 5 at the Bay Street Armoury, at 715 Bay St. in Victoria.
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas will assume the position of deputy chief at the Central Saanich Police Service.
Eight new DC Fast Charging (DCFC) terminals are being installed at the G.R. Pearkes Recreation Centre, located at 3100 Tillicum Road, by BC Hydro.
Residents can apply for the seventh intake of the District of Saanich‘s Heat Pump Financing Program, which offers interest-free financing up to $12,000 to retrofit their oil, natural gas, or propane heating systems to electric heat pumps.
Saanich is placing a new communications tower at the PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park) summit, constructed by TEP Canada.
A proposed agreement between Tsawout First Nation members and Westbow Group, a developer based in Chilliwack, to construct a master-planned community on a property it bought in Central Saanich has been delayed.
The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new member, Van Isle Paint.
The WestShore Chamber of Commerce has introduced its 2026 Board of Directors, which include: Kelly Darwin, Chris Burdge, Danica Straith, Clark Lawrence, Sarah Howard, Adam French, Brittney Ashley, Jeffrey Denissen, Begüm Eryilmaz, Reg Létourneau, Kelly Kurta and James Ramsbottom.
Critical Distance, an immersive new exhibit, is open at the Royal BC Museum until July 6.
The Metchosin Co-op Preschool, located at 4495 Happy Valley Road, is hosting an open house on February 7th.
Developers Reliance Properties and Seacliff Properties filed an application this month to allow hotels to be built around The Beachlands in Colwood.
The second year of the Sidney BIA’s Work in Sidney Perk Pass, a $200 value pass full of local benefits, is now available to Sidney-based employees for free.
A vote authorizing a two-month pause on View Royal’s restriction on short-term rentals for this summer’s FIFA World Cup matches was adopted on January 20.
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