Premier voices serious oil response concerns during visit to Nanaimo
Nanaimo News Now, By Ian Holmes October 27, 2016 – 5:31pm NANAIMO — Premier Christy Clark outlined her frustrations with the federal government on Thursday in Nanaimo...
Uniting Forces to Explore Opportunities for Island Value-Added Wood Industry
Press release from Island Coastal Economic Trust October 27, 2016 COURTENAY – An economic development project on the Island will help support and expand an industry...
Premier Sells Vision For Economic Future
B.C. Premier Christy Clark said the government is creating a plan for the Island’s economic future it will deliver in the next six months during her...
Radio interview – Dr. Catherine Potvin
Dr. Catherine Potvin addressing VIEA’s 10th annual State of the Island Economic Summit with the message that a partnership between business and science is integral to...
Technology Creates Business Opportunity
Catherine Potvin, Canada Research Chair on Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests, spoke about the potential business opportunities that can come from developing technologies to combat...
Professor Talks Climate Change Impact
by  Staff Writer – Nanaimo News Bulletin Nanaimo posted Oct 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM Catherine Potvin, Canada research chair on climate change mitigation, will be the...
Hanson Says Startups, Int’l Education Driving Economy
Hanson Says Small Business is Driving the Economy Parksville Qualicum Beach News, September 13, 2016 Small, start-up tech companies and international education is helping to contribute...
What Does our Future Look like?
Get Ready for Vancouver Island Resilience (Web Extra) Douglas Magazine, June 9, 2016 By Kerry Slavens As president of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA), George...