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Within a couple of months, a new tool for measuring underwater microplastics could be dipping into coastal ocean waters. Victoria-based Ocean ­Diagnostics Inc.

Lady Rose Marine Services, a mainstay on the Alberni Inlet and west coast of the Island for 75 years — delivering freight, supplies and passengers to tourism hotspots and isolated lodges and communities — is folding at the end of the month.

Led by a surge in the number of people hired back in the hospitality industry in July as the economy reopened, Victoria’s unemployment rate slipped to 4.3 per cent last month, an improvement from the 5.

When a corporation is set up for an active business, it is typically referred to as an operating company. Once our clients have retired from the active business, the operating company is often sold, closed, or converted to a holding company.

Last year the federal government floated the idea of a new economic development agency in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and on Thursday Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly turned it into reality.

American retailer L.L. Bean is opening its first store in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ on Aug. 20 at Mayfair Shopping Centre. The Victoria store, at ­approximately 10,000 square feet, will sell outdoor-themed clothes and gear, such as ­paddleboards and camping ­supplies B.

A vegan Victoria food company has jumped on the increased popularity of plant-based proteins and is starting to take a small bite out of the smoked salmon market.

Dentists, doctors, lawyers, accountants and other professionals have the option to incorporate. These corporations are often referred to as professional corporations (PC).

Victoria’s increased urban density, environmental bent and active-transit network have set the stage for a new car-share program to hit the streets.

Andrew Pederson is praising Nanaimo council’s decision to permanently reduce business licence fees for liquor-primary businesses as the ongoing labour shortage pushes up his costs.