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Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria is sa国际传媒鈥檚 lowest

Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria is sa国际传媒鈥檚 lowest

Greater Victoria has the lowest unemployment rate in sa国际传媒 at 3.4% as the Canadian job market surged in December by gaining 35,200 jobs 鈥 mostly in Ontario and Quebec 鈥 and reversing some losses from November.
Island Outfitters 'devastated' by fire, thankful for support

Island Outfitters 'devastated' by fire, thankful for support

Island Outfitters officials say they are 鈥渄evastated鈥 by the Jan. 4 fire at their Douglas Street store and the severe damage it caused, but are thankful for the response from the public.
Victoria Conference Centre sees boost in bookings with new marketing effort

Victoria Conference Centre sees boost in bookings with new marketing effort

Destination Greater Victoria鈥檚 marketing of the Victoria Conference Centre is expected to pay off with a record convention year that could be worth nearly $50 million to the city.
Value-added wood sector riding the building boom

Value-added wood sector riding the building boom

The sheer volume of construction and pace of building on Vancouver Island and beyond may allow some of the value-added wood manufacturing sector to survive what is now the longest strike in coastal forest history.
Kevin Greenard: My investment approach is to avoid mutual funds

Kevin Greenard: My investment approach is to avoid mutual funds

Periodically we get phone calls inquiring about our services. One of the first things we talk about is the importance of matching both the approach to investing and the style of investing.
On the Street: new mobile game; Chamber of Commerce directors; real estate board president

On the Street: new mobile game; Chamber of Commerce directors; real estate board president

Victoria studio releases new mobile game Victoria gaming studio Kano Apps has partnered with Vancouver studio East Side Games and Calgary firm BT Productions to produce an only-in-sa国际传媒 kind of game that launched this week.
Beware of airfare scam on WhatsApp, police warn

Beware of airfare scam on WhatsApp, police warn

Surrey police are warning people of a new scam that offers discounts airfares to India via WhatsApp.
Money-losing MEC boosts wages by 6%

Money-losing MEC boosts wages by 6%

Mountain Equipment Co-op, which lost $11.5 million in its 2018-19 fiscal year, will give wage hikes to all employees, with the majority of those increases being up to 6%.
Nanaimo homeowners facing 5.3% hike in fees, taxes

Nanaimo homeowners facing 5.3% hike in fees, taxes

Nanaimo residential property taxes and user fees on an average home valued at $516,418 are on track to increase by $158 for a total of $3,117 this year. That is a 5.3% increase from last year.
V2V explains why it鈥檚 shutting down its Victoria-Vancouver ferry service

V2V explains why it鈥檚 shutting down its Victoria-Vancouver ferry service

A stumble out of the gate and a deeper financial hole than expected combined to sink V2V Vacations鈥 passenger ferry service after just two and a half years in business.