VICTORIA - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Vancouver Island recently announced the 2017 Torch Award Winners at the annual awards gala celebration hosted on Friday, November 3, 2017 at...
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Current Model for Greater Victoria Service Delivery is Inefficient
- Catherine Holt is the CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 250.383.7191, or CEO@victoriachamber.ca.GREATER VICTORIA - Since the Provincial Government...
Celebrating the Best of the West Shore
- Julie Lawlor is the Executive Director at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. You can reach her at jlawlor@westshore.bc.ca.WEST SHORE - By the time you read this, we will have celebrated the...
Esquimalt Chamber Elects New Board of Directors
- Chris Edly is president of the Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce.ESQUIMALT - At its September AGM, the Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce voted in a new board. Positions have been decided and the roster...
Federal Smart Cities Challenge Inspires South Island Communities to Smarten Up
VICTORIA - If you had the opportunity to address one challenge facing the South Island region, what would it be? Is your commute driving you crazy? Would you tackle the affordable housing issue?...
Why, After More Than 400 Years, the Chamber Model Still Works
- Denny Warner is Executive Director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 250.656.3616 or execdir@peninsulachamber.ca.SAANICH PENINSULA - Let’s call networking what it...
Canada’s Real Estate Sector Remains Resilient
CANADA - The Canadian real estate industry is still performing well, according to the 2018 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report recently published by PwC Canada and the Urban Land Institute...
Think Local First Launches New Mobile App for Greater Victoria
GREATER VICTORIA - Think Local First, a small business member organization that encourages people to patronize local businesses in Greater Victoria, has launched the Think Local First mobile app.The...
UVIC’s MBA Program Ranked 4th in Canada
VICTORIA - The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business has ranked fourth in Canada and 21st in the world on the annual Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking, which evaluates the integration of...
New Transportation Partnership Announced for Victoria’s Ogden Point
VICTORIA - When they visit Victoria in 2018, cruise passengers will be boarding a fleet of greener buses. A new partnership between The Wilson’s Group and CVS Tours will bring new, quieter...
Victoria Takes its Place Among World’s Great Small Cities
VICTORIA – Greater Victoria has officially taken its place among the greatest small cities in the world. The latest Condé Nast Readers’ Choice awards were recently announced and Victoria placed...
Cannabis Regulation Committee Underway in British Columbia
BC - A joint provincial-local government committee that will consider policies related to cannabis legalization and regulation in British Columbia is set to begin meeting later this week.Minister of...
How Many Roads Must We Walk Down?
- Catherine Holt is the CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at: 250.383.7191 or CEO@victoriachamber.ca.GREATER VICTORIA - “…and, of course, all of this would be...
Business Taxation Changes: If You Haven’t Acted Yet, Now Is the Time
- Julie Lawlor is the Executive Director at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. You can reach her at jlawlor@westshore.bc.ca.WESTSHORE - The federal government is proposing the most significant...
Fed’s Attack on Tax Planning Targets Small Businesses Only
- Kelly Darwin sits on the Board of Directors of the Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce and is owner of Seriously Creative.ESQUIMALT - The recently proposed tax changes for consultation from the Federal...
Is An Employee Handbook Really Necessary?
- Marcia Hammonds, CPHR, is a Senior HR Consultant with the Chemistry Consulting Group.HR - The answer to this question is an emphatic “yes”! All organizations can benefit from a well-written...