SEPTEMBER 2016
MOVERS & SHAKERS and Craig Walters. The Top Listers are Bev McIvor and Shelley Mann. Brad Tippett, former coach of the WHL’s Regina Pats will be taking over as coach of the Peninsula Panthers. DFH Real Estate Ltd has announced their July officer leaders for the month of July in the Victoria area. They are Jilly Yang from Victoria, Fiona Phythian of their Sooke office and John Bruce from Sidney.
Vice-President of the Union Club of British Columbia and President and co-founder of the Victoria Whisky Festival and Christopher Jones an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria and current President of the AGGV Foundation.
The Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (NW-ACE) Program, a partnership between the Tribal Resources Investment Corporation (TRICORP), regional and provincial governments and University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, received the 2016 Alan Blizzard Award from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
My Secret Salon & Hair Esthetics is celebrating their first anniversary this month. The shop is located on Station Street in Duncan and is a full-service hair and esthetics salon.
The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to introduce new members; EmPower Natural Wellness, Jenny’s Country Pantry and Tea Shoppe and East Meets West, a Fusion Bed and Breakfast.
Mike Corrigan, CEO of BC Ferries, said that he will resign, effective March 31, 2017. The announcement was made at the annual general meeting of the ferry corporation. An executive search has already commenced and will look at potential candidates both within BC Ferries and outside.
Franchise owners Curtis Vertefeuille and Ken Shapkin announce the opening of their new store, Moe’s Home Collections, located at 523 Fisgard Street in Victoria’s Furniture District. This is Moe’s Home Collections’ first franchise location that has opened following their 25 years of business in British Columbia.
RBC Dominion Securities welcomes Mike Verran and Joanne Burton to their team of professionals at their Sidney office. Mike Verran will be joining their team as an Investment Advisor and Joanne Burton will work as his Administrative Assistant.
Saunders Subaru has been sold to the Jim Pattison Auto Group, which will leave the building and move to 1784 Island Highway in Colwood. Automobile dealer Bob Saunders, well known as a community activist and for his philanthropy, is saying goodbye to the car business after 36 years.
Jenny Gilbert is the new owner of Bistro 161 which she has renamed Gourmet Gardens Restaurant. Jenny bought the restaurant eight months ago and developed her own menu, based on culinary skills she developed in Hong Kong and over the years. The restaurant is located at 161 Kenneth Street in Duncan, BC.
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Cafe Mexico in Market Square is expected to reopen in September. Cafe Mexico is one of several restaurants downtown to be damaged and closed by fire over the past few years. Saaz Restaurant has also reopened, following an electrical fire resulted in $150,000 in damage in early June.
McCall Gardens and the Sequoia Centre, a funeral and celebration of life centre has reopened their longstanding location in Saanich. Additionally, their facility on Vancouver Street in downtown Victoria will close on August 2nd, and will reopen in a new smaller office at 1315 Cook Street. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps will lead a 19-person delegation to China this October to strengthen economic ties between Victoria and China. Mayor Helps will be joined by representatives from Royal Roads University, Tourism Victoria, the University of Victoria, Camosun College and Alacrity Foundation, a local Victoria technology startup incubator. Beginning on October 14th, the eight-day mission will include trips to Nanjing, Shanghai and Suzhou. The Women’s Enterprise Centre is launching the Victoria PeerSpark mentorship program. The program was developed by Alberta Women Entrepreneurs and was aimed at women entrepreneurs who are in the growth stage of developing their business. The Board of Directors of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria have announced four additions to their board of directors at the Gallery’s AGM. The new board members are Paul Barron a Portfolio Manager with Odlum Brown and Assistant Branch Manager at their Victoria office, Lynda Gammon an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Visual Arts Department at UVIC, Lawrence Graham the current
The second phase of the Fairmont Empress renovations is set to begin this October. The new renovations will include upgrades to the lobby, pool, spa and remaining rooms. The first stage of renovations produced 235 refurbished rooms and the new Q Restaurant and Q Bar which were unveiled in June. The Victoria HarbourCats head coach and managing partner were recognized by the West Coast League (WCL) for their contribution to this season’s recordbreaking successes. Graig Merritt was named WCL Coach of the Year and Jim Swanson was named WCL Executive of the Year. McKimm & Lott is celebrating their 40th anniversary. Additionally, they have a new Sidney location at Unit 7 - 9843 2nd Street. Boyd Autobody & Glass has opened two brand new locations in the Victoria area. They are located at 25 - 6809 Kirpatrick Crescent in Saanichton-Keating and 103 2031 Malaview Avenue in Sidney.
Detective Sergeant Kris Rice of the Victoria Police Department has been recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) with its inaugural 40 Under 40 Award.
Melissa and Mai Tong have purchased the Fairfield Book Shop and will be turning it into a spa, expected to open in the fall. After more than 20 years in business, the local used bookstore closed its doors indefinitely. Tourism Victoria will provide the City of Victoria with $1-million for the development of the David Foster Heritage Pathway. Once complete, the five kilometre pathway between Rock Bay and Ogden Point will include special sites to increase downtown public spaces and draw people to the waterfront. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has moved to a new suite location in the same building at 100 - 1019 Wharf Street. Oughtred Coffee & Tea has hired two new accredited coffee graders. Nelson Tesky has joined their team as Director of Manufacturing, and Jon Patterson has taken on the role of Business Development Specialist. Galaxy Motors has named Alex Tiginagas as their salesperson of the month for July, located at 1772 Island Highway. The Independent Contractors and Business Association is launching a social media campaign to attract construction workers for major projects on Vancouver Island. Workers are being asked to submit resumes to the association’s website at ww.icba.ca. Pemberton Holmes is pleased to welcome Hans Pansegrau to the Pemberton Holmes team of agents. Hans has been a realtor for 30 years in Victoria.
ange is here to stay. Ian Robertson CEO of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority
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Cannor Nursery has now become Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre. The rebrand comes with the introduction of Beachcomber Hot Tubs, Jackson Grills, pond equipment, outdoor furniture and an installation division. Re/Max Camosun is pleased to introduce their top realtors for the month of July. The Top Producers are Gay and Anthea Helmsing, Karen Dinnie-Smyth, Jeff Bryan
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