- RJ Senko is a Vice-President at the Esquimalt Chamber and President of RJStrategies. He can be reached at 250.888.3534.ESQUIMALT - It’s the Christmas season so I’d like to begin by wishing...
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Nominations Pouring in for Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards
VICTORIA – With nominations flowing in, organizers of the 17th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards are anticipating another exciting celebration of the best of the best in Island...
BC’s Buy Local Program to Supports Businesses in Duncan
DUNCAN - The City of Duncan is home to farmers, fishers and producers providing the community with many local fresh, diverse products right from their own backyards. Duncan is among those promoting...
Potential Career Changes Have Canadians Feeling Uneasy
VICTORIA - A new survey sponsored by Royal Roads University reveals almost half of all employed Canadians anticipate making a career change within the next five years, but many feel their existing...
BC’s Carbon Tax Receives International Recognition
BC - British Columbia has again been honoured as an international climate leader for its revenue-neutral carbon tax.The United Nations recently recognized BC at an international climate summit...
Canadian Chamber Prepared to Show Benefits of Trade to President Trump
- The Canadian Chamber of Commerce helps shape public policy and decision-making to the benefit of businesses, communities and families across Canada with a network of over 450 chambers of commerce...
Surge of Merger Activity to Test New Takeover Rules
- The C.D. Howe Institute is an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies through research that is...
Victoria Wraps Cruise Season With 550,000 Visitors
VICTORIA - This year, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) welcomed more than 550,000 passengers and 212,000 crew from 224 ships to Ogden Point, Canada’s busiest cruise ship port...
Be Careful: Injuries by Motor Vehicles Peaks During Fall + Winter
BC - Drivers are reminded to be extra vigilant and slow down as we enter into the months when visibility is more compromised. WorkSafeBC data show that the number of workers who experienced a...
Vancouver Island BBB Announces the 2016 Torch Award Winners
VICTORIA - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Vancouver Island announced the 2016 Torch Award Winners at the annual awards gala celebration hosted on Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Union...
MyBizDay Vancouver Island Coming November 9th
VICTORIA - MyBizDay Vancouver Island is coming up this Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at The Victoria Conference Centre. It provides an opportunity for business owners, operators and...
Canada’s Job Creators Looking for Certainty + Balanced Budgets
CANADA - With the Canadian economy flat-lined, the recent Federal Economic Update offered no new measures specifically directed at small business. In reviewing today’s announcement, the Canadian...
Moving Transportation Forward: Let’s Not Get Stuck – Again
- Catherine Holt is the CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 250-383-7191 or CEO@victoriachamber.ca. www.victoriachamber.ca.GREATER VICTORIA - Business...
Car Dealers Driving Environmental Leadership
BC - The New Car Dealers of British Columbia continue to drive environmental leadership and have helped pave the way for B.C. to have the highest per capita sales of clean energy vehicles in...
Esquimalt – Victoria Chamber Integration Update
- RJ Senko is a Vice-President at the Esquimalt Chamber and President of RJStrategies. He can be reached at 250.888.534.ESQUIMALT - Following up on last month’s column regarding sewage treatment,...
The Importance of Taking a Stand Against Public Incivility
- Denny Warner is the Executive Director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 250.656.3616 or execdir@peninsulachamber.ca.SAANICH PENINSULA - I was disturbed by...