BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government will not balance its budget over the next 30 years as a result of Canada’s aging population and Ottawa’s historically high spending, which existed before...
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Visitors Welcome Despite Operating Challenges
GREATER VICTORIA - In the first week of September Chemistry Consulting released July 2020 Greater Victoria tourism statistics. Chemistry’s bulletin confirmed what we already knew. Several key...
CFIB: Small Business Faces Unsustainable L-Shaped Recovery If Sales Remain At A Crawl
BRITISH COLUMBIA – If recovery maintains its current glacial pace, it will take small businesses a year and five months to return to normal sales, with the hospitality sector taking more than eight...
BC-Based Organization Recognized As Using ‘Business As A Force For Good’ From INSEAD
KELOWNA, VICTORIA - Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC), a BC-based non-profit organization, has been honoured with a national award for its work supporting women entrepreneurs to start, lead and grow...
Island West Coast To Build State Of The Art Library In Sooke
SOOKE – The permits have been issued, the pre-planning is complete, the wait is finally over…construction is set to begin on a state-of-the-art new library for the District of Sooke. Once complete,...
Challenges Of Public Engagement And Online Platforms
SAANICH PENINSULA - I have been pondering the idea of public engagement recently. The three municipalities on the Saanich Peninsula are at various stages of updating their Official Community Plans...
Gearing Up For The Best Of The Westshore Awards 2020
WESTSHORE - One of my favourite things about September at the WestShore Chamber is the Best of the WestShore Awards. A partnership between the Goldstream Gazette and the WestShore Chamber, the Best...
BC Hotel Association Partners with BC Regional Tourism Secretariat and STR to Support Tourism Resiliency
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Hotel Association (BCHA) is working in partnership with the BC Regional Tourism Secretariat (BCRTS) and STR to offer informed recovery strategies for BC...
The Indigenous Tourism Association Of Canada Announces Phase Four Financial Assistance Of Its COVID-19 Stimulus Development Fund
235 Tourism Operators Receive Funding With Grants Up To $25,000 COAST SALISH TERRITORY – Earlier this summer, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) launched the COVID-19 Stimulus...
Plurilock Announces Closing Of Qualifying Transaction And Completion Of $2.6 Million Financing
VICTORIA - Plurilock Security Inc. (formerly Libby K Industries Inc.), further to its news releases dated June 23 and Aug. 24, 2020, has closed its previously announced qualifying transaction and...
Royal BC Museum Chooses Colwood For Collections And Archives Building
COLWOOD - To make the Royal BC Museum’s collections and archives more accessible, the BC government will build a new collections and research building in Colwood. “We are thankful to the Province...
New Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Clinic Opening Soon In Victoria
VICTORIA – People and families in Victoria will soon have access to more primary health-care services with the opening of a primary care clinic operated by nurse practitioners on Sept. 28, 2020. The...
Rent Relief Coming For Outdoor Adventure Operators
VICTORIA – The BC government is stepping up to help eligible outdoor adventure businesses, fishing and hunting lodges, guest ranches, ecotourism lodges, seasonal campgrounds and other commercial...
Victoria Chamber Announces 2020 Business Awards Winners
VICTORIA – The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Greater Victoria Business Awards. The winners distinguished themselves in many categories and many...
July Retail Sales Were Up In BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Retail sales rose for the third consecutive month in July by 0.6 per cent on a seasonally-adjusted basis, close to Statistic Canada's preliminary estimate of 0.7 per cent. This...
Federal Funding Provides Boost For Ocean Futures Innovation Hub
VICTORIA – Today South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP), the City of Victoria and the Association of BC Marine Industries (ABCMI) are announcing receipt of $100,000 in federal funding to take...