News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business
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Sandra Richardson has been awarded the 2026 Award of Distinction by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, honouring her decades of leadership and significant contributions to the community.
Hon. Dr. Marion Buller, C.M., Chancellor of the University of Victoria, has received an honourary degree from the University of Toronto.
Celia Segura has officially joined Acacia Health Ltd. in Victoria.
Island Savings is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
BCI Infrastructure & Renewable Resources has been named Institutional Investor of the Year 2025 – Americas by Agri Investor Awards.
Kidovate Market is back at The Victoria Bay Centre on April 11.
The Young Builders Network (YBN) is bringing the 10th Annual Charity Casino Night at the Delta Hotel in Victoria on April 17.
The Language and Career College (LCC) has officially moved into its new home at the ISS of BC Welcome Centre on Victoria Drive.
Hawboldt Industries has joined COAST as a Navigator Member.
The Mom Market is back at Tillicum Centre on May 3-4
BC Transit is set to unveil a revamped website on March 31, backed by a project budget of $3.8 million.
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest Chamber members: Jawl Properties Ltd., Accilent Capital Management Inc., Community Fire Prevention Ltd., and Jessica Thomson, Crawford Munro Thomson LLP.
Hermann’s Jazz Club and View Street Social have exceeded their funding drive goal, reaching over $450,000 in tentative pledges.
Tilley, a Canadian fashion retailer, is establishing a new store in downtown Victoria’s Market Square, located along the 500-block of Johnson Street.
The Capital Regional District and its CUPE 1978 members have finally reached a three-year agreement after a year of bargaining.
The Gate of Harmonious Interest, a prominent landmark in Victoria’s Chinatown, has reopened after reconstruction that started last fall.
Camosun Innovates and FireBozz, a wildfire equipment firm based in Nanaimo, are collaborating to develop a compact wildfire-protection system that can be quickly deployed and provides dependable structure protection in towns that are at risk.
Camosun College engineering technology students will benefit from the province’s $32 million investment in the Engineering Relocation Project at Interurban.
Genesis Victoria is opening on April 1 at 2930 Brickshire Dr., Langford.
The pinklemonade.salon owned by Jessica Martin celebrated its grand reopening on March 21.
The 600-unit University Heights mega-project from South Carolina-based developer Greystar will add rental housing and modern retail space to Saanich’s Uptown Shopping Centre on McKenzie Avenue and Shelbourne Street, ending construction this year.
The first Five Guys on Vancouver Island will be located in Royal Bay in Colwood.
Colwood will join the Evolve electric bike and scooter share network in April, which will deploy 50 to 70 e-bikes and scooters from 16 parking stations, which include The Q Centre Arena, Esquimalt Lagoon, and Galloping Goose Trail.
Cafe Vosino is hosting a Speed Friending event on April 1, hosted by Sooke Do Good Collective.
The planning process for a rezoning application with the District of Sooke is being initiated by Royop Development Corporation, the owners and applicants of the West Coast Road Town Centre development. An open house will be held on March 31, at the Sooke Community Hall (Main Hall) 2037 Shields Rd, Sooke.
The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce welcomes Fusion Rise as its newest member.
The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce announced the return of Business Meets Power Lunch, an event aimed at connecting local leaders, happening at the Mary Winspear Centre, located at 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney, on April 9.
The Mount Newton Centre Society, dedicated to serving Saanich Peninsula Seniors since 1978, is marking its 47th anniversary with a fundraising event on May 24, 2026, at the Mary Winspear Centre.
The Spring 2026 Job Expo, hosted by WorkBC Centre Sidney is happening on April 1, 2026 at the Mary Winspear Centre.
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