Over the past ten years or so, there have been a variety of activities and numerous discussions about regionalization of policing for Greater Victoria. The Township of Esquimalt recently turned down...
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WorkSafeBC Claims Impact Your Bottom Line
HUMAN RESOURCES - Are you aware of the impact that WorkSafeBC claims have on your bottom line? It has been our direct experience that missing the opportunity to make conscious decisions surrounding...
Supporting And Promoting Business For 155 Years
VICTORIA - It’s been 155 years since Victoria’s Chamber of Commerce began advocating for our region’s economic prosperity and building good business. Starting with only 44 members when we launched...
New Downtown Location Planned for Victoria Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre
VICTORIA - A new Victoria public safety building will be built downtown under an agreement reached with local developer Dalmatian Developments Limited Partnership, a Jawl Residential and Nadar...
Victoria Shipyard Fully Equipped To Meet Growing Demand For LNG Vessel Engine Conversions
VICTORIA – Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) demonstrates its capabilities with liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel engine conversions in the wake of a major project milestone.Victoria Shipyards (VSL) was...
Seaspan Shipyards’ Expertise Lands International Contract
VICTORIA - Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded the Frigate Systems Upgrade Project (the “Project”) as a subcontractor for Lockheed Martin Canada, working on the Royal New Zealand Navy’s...
Province’s Environmental Assessment Process under Revision
VICTORIA - The provincial government is reviewing British Columbia’s environmental assessment process to ensure the legal rights of First Nations are respected and the public’s expectation of a...
Province Invites Input on ICBC Rates
VICTORIA - Public engagement has started on changes to ICBC’s auto insurance system that will make drivers more accountable for their decisions and driving behaviours.To submit your feedback, visit...
New Projects Announced for South Island Prosperity
VICTORIA - Regional economic development organization South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) has released its annual operating plan to funding partners and members. The organization is two years...
Raising Minimum Wage: Good Intentions, Bad Policy
By Charles Lammam, director of fiscal studies, and Hugh MacIntyre, senior policy analyst, at the independent non-partisan Fraser Institute. VICTORIA - As the old saying goes, the road to hell is...
Innovation Commission Supports BC Jobs and Economy
VICTORIA - Technology entrepreneurs and businesses throughout British Columbia will be better able to access provincial funding and support through Innovate BC, the Province’s new innovation...
Punitive Payroll Tax Should be Scrapped – CFIB
VICTORIA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released survey data that shows business owners overwhelmingly oppose a new payroll tax to replace the revenues lost from the...
Budget’s Higher Business Costs Dim BC Investment Prospects
by Jock Finlayson, Business Council of BC executive vice-president and chief policy officer and Ken Peacock, the council’s chief economist.BC - The first full budget unveiled by the BC NDP...
Tourism Victoria Launches 2018 Business Plan
VICTORIA - The just-announced 2018 Tourism Victoria Business Plan reveals the commercial direction for Tourism Victoria in the coming year.Months of hard work and deliberations with members,...
Tectoria Shows Off Local Tech in One-Day Expo
VICTORIA - Discover Tectoria is the Island's BIGGEST Tech Expo, so it took over the Crystal Garden for a day-long display timed to coincide with a regional Pro-D day on February 23.This year’s...
BCBC Offers Mixed Reviews on Budget 2018
VICTORIA - The first full budget from the new provincial government is being met with mixed reviews by the Business Council of British Columbia.The budget presented by Finance Minister Carole James...