VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) fiscal year 2015/16 ended March 31st, and was highlighted by a vibrant cruise season, continued progress on the Ogden Point Master Plan...
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UVIC’s Gustavson Business School Releases Brand Trust Index
VICTORIA - The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria has unveiled its latest in-depth analysis of brands most trusted by Canadians, showing that customer service,...
Feds Launch Consultation on Modernized IT Transformation Plan
CANADA - Strong, secure and modern information technology infrastructure is the backbone of better services for Canadians. That’s why the Government of Canada has committed to updating the IT...
Credit Card Fee Changes Help Canadian Small Businesses
CANADA - Canada’s small business community is pleased to see preliminary evidence that credit card fee reductions introduced by the big two credit card providers in 2015 are being reflected in the...
UVIC’s NW-ACE Program Takes Home International Award
VICTORIA - The Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (NW-ACE) program was awarded the International education-business Partnership Network Gold Global Best Award in the category of...
Pacific Links Championship Kicks off Friday, Sept, 20th in Victoria
VICTORIA - The 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship will get underway this Friday morning at Bear Mountain Golf Resort’s Mountain Course, with 81 of the top players on PGA TOUR Champions...
BC Restaurateurs Struggling with Minimum Wage Hikes
BC - Restaurants Canada has criticized the BC government for allegedly gone back on its 2015 commitment to link future minimum wage increases to the Consumer Price Index – the recent 3.8& hike...
Feds Need to Take Action on Carbon Pricing
- 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’s First Light Technologies Ranks No. 55 on 2016 PROFIT 500
VICTORIA - Canadian Business and PROFIT have ranked First Light Technologies No. 55 on the 28th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the...
‘Tectoria’ to be on Display to International Investors Sept. 15-17
VICTORIA - Experience Tectoria, a gathering of local entrepreneurs with international investors, kicks off its fourth year this Thursday, September 15th. The investor summit brings technology...
Nominations Open For 2017 Family Business Excellence Award
VANCOUVER ISLAND - The Family Business Association Vancouver Island (FBAVI)) is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Family Business Excellence Award (FBE...
BCAFN and BC Business Council Sign Historic MOU
BC - The BCAFN has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the BC Business Council which outlines a partnership for economic development between First Nations and business leaders in BC. The...
Healthcare Spending Restraint Information Often Misleading
- 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...
The Retail Plastic Bag – Necessary?
- Peggy Kulmala is the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce’s manager of policy and public affairs. She can be reached at 250.383.7191,...
Province Launches Aboriginal Small Business Resource Guide
BC - As part of the Province’s commitment to cut red tape and improve access to important programs and services, the Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction has recently announced the...
Strong BC Economy Fuels Growth in Commercial Real Estate
BC - The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) increased 1.7 index points in the second quarter of 2016, propelled higher by strong growth in the BC economy. The CLI index rose to a new high of...