COLWOOD - H.I. Mechanical is celebrating a meteoric first year in the business.Two months shy of their first anniversary, their team of veterans and promising prospects has far exceeded their growth...
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Exciting Line-Up for Hoyne Brewing
VICTORIA - Hoyne Brewing Co. is aging well.Brew Master Sean Hoyne started Hoyne Brewing Co. in 2011, having worked in a variety of breweries since 1989.“We seem to be enjoying a very healthy growth...
Vessel Liquor Store Educates Victoria Beverage Community
VICTORIA - Vessel Liquor Store is educating the masses.The locally owned and operated outlet is offering regular beer and wine classes to their customers.Owner/operator Ross Borland started the...
Disproportionate Tax on People That Bring Prosperity to a Community
ESQUIMALT - Businesses love to be taxed because they are rolling in cash and love to pay other people’s bills – said no business owner ever! Unfortunately, however, (with a few exceptions) the...
Draught WISE Draught Integrity Technicians Keeping The Beverage Industry Flowing
VICTORIA – It’s one of those things that you may never have thought of. You go to your favorite pub, you ask the barman for a pint of his best, he pulls the handle and a mug of amber delight...
Executive Director for Sport Tourism Announced
TOURISM - The past few months have been very busy in regards to the sport tourism file. On April 1st, 2018, we launched the Greater Victoria Sport Tourism Commission (the Commission) and on...
Following Up on a Vision for 2018
VICTORIA - Now that we are halfway through the year, it’s a good time to review the state of business on the South Island, where we’ve had success and what challenges lie ahead.Back in...
Live Issues Impacting Business: Hand in Hand With Plicy
WEST SHORE - In May I attended my first BC Chamber Conference and AGM, which this year took place in Kamloops. There were lots of opportunities to learn, enjoy and network, but what has...
The Knock-Out Punch of a Testimonial
SAANICH - This email from one of our members arrived in my inbox one day. The sender had copied it to five employees within his organization. It read:“Hi DennyI am writing to express my most sincere...
Chambers: Making Connections at Home and Away
WEST SHORE - One of the favourite parts of my job is making connections – between people, to information and to new or different ideas. I find it particularly fulfilling to make individual...
Our Economy is Delivered By Truck
SAANICH PENINSULA - You likely have not given much thought to how the items you buy arrived at the store. Almost 90 per cent of all consumer goods (by weight) in Canada are moved, for at least a...
Tourism Victoria’s Economic Impact
TOURISM - As part of Tourism Week in Canada (May 27 – June 2), Tourism Victoria released a new economic impact of tourism study for the Greater Victoria region. The tourism industry has a long...
Horgan’s Hypocrisy, Weaver’s Green Energy Fantasy Hurt All Canadians
By Gwyn MorganThe political discourse surrounding Canada's oil industry has morphed into a combination of schizophrenia, hypocrisy and fantasy.This debilitating countrywide phenomenon is clearly...
No Pipeline to Energy Sector Investment
CANADA - In a stunning turn in an already unprecedented saga, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced last week that the federal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project...
Commercial Leading Indicator Points to Slower Real Estate Activity on the Horizon
REAL ESTATE - The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) declined for the first time in three years, falling 1.5 points in the first quarter of 2018 to an index level of 134.2. That decrease...
Government on Reckless Path With Big Minimum Wage Hikes
BC - Following on the heels of the June 1st $1.30 increase to the provincial minimum wage as the first step toward $15.20 an hour by 2021, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)...