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Business on the brink: Why I鈥檓 keeping my doors open amid the pandemic

Business on the brink: Why I鈥檓 keeping my doors open amid the pandemic

Most local businesses are suffering these days, and many will close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns. These businesses are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.
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Real estate sales expected to slide, with fewer sales than usual through summer: BCREA

Real estate sales expected to slide, with fewer sales than usual through summer: BCREA

sa国际传媒鈥檚 housing market will take an initial a dive due to the coronavirus-driven recession, but it is expected to recover next year, says the industry鈥檚 association. Sales throughout sa国际传媒
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Kevin Greenard: Fixed income options becoming more complex as yields drop

Kevin Greenard: Fixed income options becoming more complex as yields drop

As a portfolio manager, we are always monitoring the direction of interest rates. For nearly two decades, the Bank of sa国际传媒 (BOC) has adopted a system whereby they make eight scheduled interest rate announcements a year. The dates for 2020 are Jan.
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Business on the brink: Simon Smith: Consider the importance of community

Business on the brink: Simon Smith: Consider the importance of community

Most local businesses are suffering these days, and many will close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. These businesses are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.
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Comment: Let's rally behind local businesses

Comment: Let's rally behind local businesses

A commentary by the CEO of the聽South Island Prosperity Partnership Many of us are getting our fill of what seems to be the constant barrage of frightening and devastating news during this coronavirus pandemic.
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Victoria business-support group will get funding early

Victoria business-support group will get funding early

Victoria council has decided to pay the Downtown Victoria Business Association its annual levy at the beginning of July, even though the city won鈥檛 collect the money from property owners until August.
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Harbour Air sets date to resume flights between Victoria and Vancouver

Harbour Air sets date to resume flights between Victoria and Vancouver

Harbour Air plans to resume daily flights between Vancouver and Victoria on April 27. The airline said on its website that it has been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely, with safety its primary concern.
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How Greater Victoria retailers are trying to cope during the pandemic

How Greater Victoria retailers are trying to cope during the pandemic

Testing the theory that there is no ideal time to do anything, a local cannabis company is planning to open its first retail location in Victoria鈥檚 Fairfield neighbourhood at the end of this week.
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sa国际传媒 Ferries rescinds most layoffs, hoping for federal wage subsidy

sa国际传媒 Ferries rescinds most layoffs, hoping for federal wage subsidy

With the possibility sa国际传媒 Ferries may be eligible for the federal wage-subsidy program, the corporation has rescinded most of the layoff notices issued just over a week ago. In a memo from chief executive Mark Collins, sa国际传媒
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Coquitlam pillow maker poised to become N95 mask manufacturer

Coquitlam pillow maker poised to become N95 mask manufacturer

VANCOUVER 鈥� Jason Zanatta is saving lives and jobs. The Coquitlam-based producer of pillows and dog beds is poised to become the first manufacturer of N95 respirators in sa国际传媒.
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