JULIE LAWLOR
WESTSHORE – And how was your Respiratory Virus Season?
It’s a pleasure to be submitting my first article in four months. March is the new January!
Spring always seems the right time for connection and celebration, and we have a lot going on at the WestShore Chamber to do both.
In partnership with our Title Sponsor Elements Casino Victoria, we’re pleased to announce that our signature event Viva La WestShore will be returning for 2025 on April 11. Expect a night of fundraising fun with casino games, live prize auctions, canapes, and conversation. Thanks to our Libations Champion The Liquor Co. 1977, guests will be greeted on arrival with a complimentary cocktail, after which a cash bar will be available.
Proceeds from the auction will support the programs of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. We have tickets available until March 31 for non-members as well as members and their guests.
One of the benefits of membership is inclusion in our Business Resource and Relocation Go2Guide. Full of handy details about doing business and getting settled in the WestShore, this guide also includes a directory of WestShore Chamber members and information about the WestShore municipalities of Colwood, Langford, the Highlands, Metchosin and View Royal. 2000 copies will be printed for distribution across the WestShore, with locations ranging from individual members to realtors, grocery stores, libraries, and more! All WestShore Chamber members are provided with a complimentary directory listing as part of their membership, and members can also take advantage of our advertising program, with Early Bird sales (at 2023 rates!) available until April 13.
And on April 16, Proline Management Ltd. will be our membership mixer host as they celebrate their 40th anniversary with the WestShore Chamber community! This is also an event for members and their guests, but if you’re considering becoming a member, you are always very welcome to try before you buy with us, with no expectation or obligation, subject to space! Networking events book up quickly, so the sooner you make contact the better.
You can find out about all of these events and initiatives – and more! – by going to westshore.bc.ca, signing up for our newsletter, or following us on social media. The WestShore Chamber – and chambers up and down the land – will continue to advocate for business and curate & share information as we have it.
Julie Lawlor is Executive Director at the West Shore Chamber of Commerce
