Month: April 2020
Vancouver Island Fish Farms Donate Thousands of Meals to Food Banks
Adam Chan | Associate Digital Producer VICTORIA — Several Vancouver Island-based fish farms are helping donate roughly 200,000 meals to food banks across the province, according to the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA). Island-based Mowi Canada West, Grieg Seafood BC, Cermaq Canada, Creative Salmon and Agassiz-based Golden Eagle Aquaculture are… Read more
April 23, 2020 Video Conference – Parliamentary Secretary, Terry Beech, MP
Keeping Good Company While Preparing for the Next Step… Welcome to VIEA’s Video Conference Series. We appreciate that a lot of information is available and that much of it is in the form of big announcements with multiple topics. This series will be short bursts of single topic ‘how to’… Read more
VIEA Puts Spotlight On All Things Local
The ‘Island Good’ Initiative Brings Island Products And The Companies Who Make Them To The Forefront NANAIMO – Founded in 2006 as an island-wide economic development organization, the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) has grown into a force for local businesses, highlighting goods and services Islanders produce. The only regional,… Read more
April 21, 2020 Video Conference – Digital Economy Response Program
Welcome to VIEA’s Video Conference Series Keeping Good Company While Preparing for the Next Step… We appreciate that a lot of information is available and that much of it is in the form of big announcements with multiple topics. This series will be short bursts of single topic ‘how to’… Read more
April 17, 2020 Video Conference – Small Business BC ‘Hotline’
Welcome to VIEA’s Video Conference Series Keeping Good Company While Preparing for the Next Step… We appreciate that a lot of information is available and that much of it is in the form of big announcements with multiple topics. This series will be short bursts of single topic ‘how to’… Read more
Island Good Fawcett Mattress Offers Material for Masks
Fawcett Mattress in Victoria recently offered up high quality quilted material from off-cuts of their mattress borders and ticking to any mask makers in the Victoria area through a recent Facebook Post: “We saw a post in the NY times that said quilted material is one of the best for… Read more
Island Good – Good for the Economy & for us all…
There is no doubt that these are challenging times. However, Island Good producers and retailers are working hard to support Islanders while implementing procedures to help keep people safe. Just in the month of March, St. Jean’s Cannery & Smokehouse has been able to quickly supply approximately half a… Read more