News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business
VICTORIA
Historic Hotels Worldwide has recognized the Fairmont Empress, based in Victoria, as the top historical hotel in the Americas.
IG Wealth Management has moved to its new office in the Uptown Shopping Centre at 3671 Uptown Boulevard (Suite 202), Victoria.
Sarah Keller of Victoria Butterfly Gardens has been chosen as the October recipient of the Victoria Hospitality Awards.
BFL CANADA has announced the opening of its 7th office in the province, located at 3795 Carey Road, Suite 302 in Victoria.
The Alliance 360 Sisterhood is officially launching of its Victoria Chapter, opening on November 12.
Melanie Murray
NextStep, founded by Melanie Murray, has launched business in Greater Victoria, providing senior advocacy services.
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new members, Victoria Harbour by Chartwell Retirement Residences, Blue Mountain Solutions, Sandler by EleWin Consulting Inc., and Tesseract 2.0 Computing.
TL Housing Solutions, on behalf of the Greater Victoria Housing Society, has submitted plans to the City of Victoria in order to secure a development permit for a 22-story all-residential building at 251 Esquimalt Road. The building will consist of 209 affordable studio-through-three-bedroom units, which will be designed by Victoria-based de Hoog Kierulf Architects.
Hong Kong West, a Chinese restaurant located on Fort Street at Richmond Road, shut down after over 30 years of operation.
Up to $6 million in improvements from the federal government’s new $51-billion Building Community Strong Fund will be allocated to Royal Athletic Park in the upcoming budget to commemorate the park’s century of public ownership.
Better Business Bureau (BBB)* Vancouver Island announced the following recipients of the 2025 BBB Torch Awards.
- Community Service – Waterworks Irrigation (Victoria)
- Customer Service & Sales – M&N Mattress Shop Ltd. (Parksville)
- General Contractor – Birch Bark Builders Inc. (Victoria)
- Heating & Air Conditioning – Marmot Heating & Cooling (Ladysmith)
- Home Renovation & Finishing Services – Clark Brothers Flooring (Victoria)
- Landscape & Irrigation – Waterworks Irrigation (Victoria)
- Masonry & Stucco – Stucco Doctor Victoria (Victoria)
- Moving – ABE Moving & Storage & Delivery (Victoria)
- Painting Contractor – White Knight Painting Ltd. (Victoria)
- Plumbing Contractor – Drain Pro Plumbing & Drainage Ltd. (Victoria)
- Professional Services – Tellwell Talent Inc. (Victoria)
- Roofing Contractors – High Definition Roofing Ltd. (Duncan)
- Senior Health & Wellness – Kathleen’s Yoga-in-a-Chair (Victoria)
- Specialty Cleaning – Prioritas Property Services Ltd. (Victoria)
- Windows, Doors & Sunrooms – Enerheat Windows (Victoria)
Rolling Tides Construction Inc. is collaborating with Continuum Architecture to construct a new three-story wood-frame multiplex at 2988 Tillicum Rd in Saanich.
Floyd’s Diner has moved to its new home located inside the Royal Scot Hotel & Suites.
The WestShore Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee Talk with FortisBC will take place at 1027 Langford Parkway on November 25.
Prices Lock & Safe‘s downtown Victoria location has been closed. The company is now operating from the 600-block of Boleskine Road in the Uptown area of Saanich.
CMLS Financial announced the successful CMHC-insured term financing of a 90-unit multi-family property that was recently concluded in Langford.
Dr. Muthanna Yacoub
Dr. Muthanna Yacoub is set to join Dr. Cassandra Stiller-Moldovan as a family physician at the Colwood Clinic.
Galaxy Motors Colwood is looking for a Finance Manager to join its team.
The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest members, Mexico Land Ventures, Under The Seat Plumbing, Candice Neveau Coaching, and Uptown Creative.
The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Newcomer Mixer on November 21st at The Legion.
The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with A Sea of Bloom and Under the Seat Plumbing, is organizing a Christmas Silent Auction to benefit the Sooke Food Bank on November 26.
The House of Lily Koi located at 2346 Beacon Ave, Sidney, is celebrating its 11th anniversary.
Sidney’s Annual Holiday Shopping Night in downtown Sidney is happening on November 21st.
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