Speed and Efficiency are Not Things That Canada’s Lumbering and Increasingly Dysfunctional Regulatory Systems are Known For BRITISH COLUMBIA - Building back ‘clean’ and ‘green’ means trillion of...
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LET’S RECALIBRATE OUR FOCUS
March is typically the time of year our members begin to increase operations. Spring break provides an opportunity for families to travel. The weather in Greater Victoria is inching to warmer...
WHY FOOD SECURITY IS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE
VICTORIA - One of the most troubling and startling images in my memory from early in the COVID-19 pandemic is seeing empty rows of shelves and produce sections in grocery stores. All the years of...
Ten BC Communities Receive Support For Stronger Asset Management Practices
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Government of Canada is investing $446,000 in 10 new projects in British Columbia communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the...
Government Announces Extension of Canada Emergency Business Account to Help Small Businesses
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The new Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) applications are being extended from March 31 to June 30, 2021, recently announced by The Ministry of Finance and and the Minister...
CFIB: A Year After The First Lockdown
Finding Customers Online Tops List Of Small Business Priorities BRITISH COLUMBIA – Small business owners say their online presence (51 per cent) and selling online (38 per cent) has been essential...
ADVISORY: SHORING UP YOUR DEFENSES AGAINST CYBER CRIME
Practical Steps to Protect Your Business From Cyber Crime BRITISH COLUMBIA - In these pandemic times, online activity has never been higher. More businesses than ever are using digital tools and...
Local Vancouver Island Businesses Named Finalists For Provincial Small Business BC Award
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Local businesses Spirits of the West Coast Art Gallery, CORE Landscape Products, BigFoot Donuts and Justo’s Craft Dips were announced as a Top Five finalists by Small Business BC...
Fisheries In BC Get Support From The Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund
Fund Helps Fisheries Comply With New Safety Guidelines, Better Manage Inventory BRITISH COLUMBIA - The women and men of Canada’s fish and seafood processing sector are economic drivers in British...
Atlantic Towing and Irving Shipbuilding Commit to Camosun College and BC Coastal Communities
New Technology, Scholarships, and Placements for Students in Marine Studies VICTORIA - Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL), headquartered in Saint John, NB, announced two recurring financial awards...
Greater Victoria Business Activity And Housing Starts Take A Hit In 2020
BC Check-Up: Invest Shows Major Investments Should Boost Recovery VICTORIA - In the years leading up to 2020, Greater Victoria’s investment activity was thriving with a growing number of active...
Business Scale-up and Productivity Program Open Until April 14th
The BSP Program Offers Interest Free Repayable Funding to Incorporated Businesses BRITISH COLUMBIA - Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) makes strategic investments in key economic sectors...
BC Online Grant Program Expands to Support More Businesses
BRITISH COLUMBIA – In response to a high number of applications, the BC government is investing an additional $30 million in the Launch Online Grant program. The Launch Online Grant program provides...
CHEK Welcomes Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal Back to the Airwaves
Donnie and Dhali – The Team, to Debut April 5 VICTORIA - Two of British Columbia’s most admired and respected sports journalists have found a new home at the independent, employee owned CHEK Media...
BC Only Province to Show Increase in Housing Starts
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts decreased by 13.5 per cent m/m to 246k units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), following a strong increase of 24 per cent in...
Rogers and Shaw to Come Together in $26 Billion Transaction
Shaw Family Trust Irrevocably Agrees to Vote in Favour Of Transaction WESTERN CANADA - Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. today announced that they have reached an agreement for...