- Julie Lawlor is the Executive Director at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. You can reach her at 250-478-1130 or jlawlor@westshore.bc.ca.WEST SHORE - Earlier this year we carried out a...
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Monk Office Prioritizes Thinking Local
- Mark Breslauer is President and CEO of Monk Office and a Think Local First Board Member.GREATER VICTORIA - “Island-grown” has long been central to our Monk Office philosophy. In our 65th year, we...
Victoria’s Tourism Sector Receives International Recognition
VICTORIA - Victoria has been ranked as the 7th Best City in the World by the latest Condé Nast Traveler’s readers’ poll, released Oct. 17.Victoria placed ahead of global tourism leaders such as...
Victoria Housing Market Cools Down During Fall
VICTORIA - A total of 781 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this September, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to the 704 properties sold in September last year.Inventory...
Feds Lacking Strong Argument for CPP Expansion
- Charles Lammam is director of fiscal studies and Hugh MacIntyre is policy analyst at the Fraser Institute (www.fraserinstitute.org).CANADA - The Trudeau government recently introduced legislation...
BC Home Sales Reflect Regional Demand Changes
BC - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,591 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in September, down 11.2 per cent from the same...
Major Events Take New Direction in Victoria
VICTORIA - A new strategy that will improve accountability and better ensure the long-term sustainability of major events in Victoria has been approved by the Downtown Victoria Business Association,...
Sooke Chamber has Members First Mandate
- Kerry Cavers is the president of the Sooke Chamber of Commerce and can be reached at the Chamber office at 250.642.6112.SOOKE - Recently the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce ended its municipal...
Victoria’s Sewage Issue – It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
- RJ Senko is a Vice-President at the Esquimalt Chamber and President of RJStrategies. He can be reached at 250.888.3534.ESQUIMALT - When it comes to the sewage treatment issue in Esquimalt, I can’t...
Slow Growth in Canada Worsened by Bad Government Policy
- Charles Lammam is the Director of Fiscal Studies and Taylor Jackson is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Fraser Institute.CANADA - It seems there’s no shortage of headlines claiming that slow...
Greater Victoria Sewage Issues Move Forward
- 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 - The...
Vancouver Island’s Hayes Stewart Little & Co. Joins Grant Thornton
VICTORIA - Hayes Stewart Little, & Co., one of Vancouver Island's major professional accounting and advisory firms, has announced that they have joined Grant Thornton LLP, Canada.This merger...
Porsche Centre Victoria & Campus Nissan Win Green Auto Award
VICTORIA - Porsche Centre Victoria and Campus Nissan have received the Clean Energy Vehicle for BC (CEVforBC™) Green Star Awards from the New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA-BC) for selling...
October is all About the Best of the West Shore
- Julie Lawlor is the Executive Director at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. You can reach her at 250-478-1130 or jlawlor@westshore.bc.ca.WEST SHORE - By the time you read this, voting will have...
Opportunity Abounds in Downtown Sidney
- 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 - The reports of the...
Consumers Trend Towards Buying Local
- Michele Byrne is a Co-Owner of the Dutch Bakery and Diner, and Board Member of Think Local First.GREATER VICTORIA - As one of the newest board members of Think Local First I am excited to be a...