News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business
VICTORIA
Gary Beyer
Tesseract Computers has acquired the assets of Dial A Geek Consulting. “This adds to our ability to provide quality on site services to our clients with the ability of our Techs to offer products directly from Tesseracts inventories.” says owner Gary Beyer.
Orion Constructionhas officially opened its Langford office at 834 McCallum Rd #101.
Patricia Narbaitz has been appointed Director of Partnership Portfolio at BCI.
Target Storage Tolmie Lane in Victoria was just sold to Storage Vault Canada by the Canadian Self Storage Valuation Services (CSSVS) team.
Charlie Brenchley has joined Hilltop Public Affairs as a Senior Advisor.
BC Transit and its local government partners mark the 35th anniversary of the GradPASS program, popular for graduating high school students.
Canadian Strategy Group has officially opened its new office in Victoria.
Laura Edwards
Laura M. Edwards, a Lawyer and Indigenous Rights Advocate, has opened her law practice at Coasthaven Law, based in Victoria.
Los Panas Kitchen is back on the road with its food truck for the season.
Du/Er clothing store is opening in the former Lululemon space on lower Johnson Street.
CMA College has officially opened the doors to its new campus at 852 Fort Street in downtown Victoria.
Urban Express Market is set to open at the newly finished residential tower located on Johnson Street at Vancouver Street.
MarineLabs has moved to its location at 2100 Douglas St, in Victoria.
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest members, Lizzy Lee & Me, Hairmetto Industries (Andrea Kuypers), Hokanson Coaching & Consulting, and Zacharias Vickers McCann LLP.
Dale Collins
Dale Collins, CFP®, founder of Prosperity Planning, has been named a 2025 Female Trailblazer of the Year Awardee by Wealth Professional Canada.
South Island Prosperity Partnership welcomed its new member, Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA).
SlabTec Surface Solutions Ltd. has joined Concrete BC as its newest member.
Rudi’s Tea Room has officially reopened for the season at Government House, featuring light lunches, baked goods, and refreshing beverages, all made with ingredients sourced from the nearby vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and beehives.
Seaside Gin, a product of Sheringham Distillery in Langford, is now available at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) stores and online.
Small Gods Brewing will be offering complimentary brewery excursions in honour of Father’s Day, on Sunday, June 15.
Ian Whibley
Ian Whibley has been appointed as the new Team lead at Avalon Mechanical.
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is hosting two acclaimed Canadian contemporary art exhibitions this summer. The first, Meryl McMaster: Bloodline, will be on display from June 18 through October 19. The second, Lekwungen: Place to Smoke Herring, a film by Brianna Bear and Eli Hirtle, will also be on display.
International House, an office building located at 850 Douglas Street in Victoria and anchored by the Government of British Columbia, has been listed by Edgar Buksevics and Kevin Meikle of JLL.
The patio of Whistle Buoy Brewing, which is commemorating its sixth anniversary, will be expanded to accommodate an additional 200 guests for five themed celebrations throughout the summer.
Yuko Takemoto and Allan Nichols, husband and wife team and co-owners of Ramen Arashi, are set to expand their successful ramen business with a new location in Langford, offering authentic Japanese ramen to more customers.
Justina Bailey, an instructor at Saanich Parks, Recreation & Community Services, has won the 2025 Impact Magazine’s Canada’s Top Fitness Instructors Award.
Michael Hachey has been named Chief Operating Officer of Wajax Corporation, starting June 2, 2025.
Muncey Place, formerly known as Comfort Inn, is now celebrating its 5th anniversary.
The Langford Station, located at 720 Station Ave., will host the Change Makers Gathering Festival on June 14.
Maude Hunter’s, a Saanich neighbourhood pub, is set to celebrate 40th anniversary in 2026.
The Saanich council voted unanimously on June 2 to instruct staff to revise the zoning bylaw such that all residential buildings must be located within a 2,000 square meter radius.
Habitat for Humanity Victoria is moving forward with its ambitious project, a 13-townhouse development called Ferguson Place, slated to break ground in 2026.
Daniela McLaughlin, has joined the team at Techtree Engineering Ltd.
Speedwash Colwood, a Canadian corporation, is making its debut on Vancouver Island with the July 1 opening of the longest express car wash tunnel in the West Shore.
In November, U.S. physician Dr. Muthanna Yacoub is anticipated to relocate from Colorado to the Colwood Clinic, located at Colwood Commons in Royal Bay.
The 39th annual Sooke Fine Arts Show jury consists of Razali May, Ken Gillespie, and Beth Stuart.
The T’sou-ke First Nation community and health centre, situated next to Edward Milne Community School, is nearing completion in Sooke.
The Music Room Sooke is celebrating its 1st anniversary.
A community celebration took place at the Woodside Farm in honour of the District of Sooke‘s 25th anniversary of incorporation on Saturday, June 7.
Cascadia Seaweed celebrates its 7th anniversary.
Sidney Street Market has officially returned to Beacon Avenue, and will run through September 11.
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