Marine Sector – Labour Challenges & Career Opportunities Abound
The marine sector is rich in training and career opportunities and companies are poaching each other’s staff because of skills shortages. While we all know that...
‘Canna-biz’ an important topic at the Economic Summit with recreational legalization on the immediate horizon.
Want to know where cannabis medical and recreational product development is headed? How will cannabis products be distributed? What will the retail environment look like? What...
Celeste Haldane, Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission to present at the 2018 State of the Island Economic Summit.
Celeste Haldane was appointed Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission in April 2017, after being an elected Commissioner since 2011. She is a practising lawyer and holds an...
Safe Communities
Essential for Everyone   Many Vancouver Island communities are seeing growing numbers of people on the streets facing mental health, substance abuse and addiction problems. This...
How will Island businesses prosper in this rapidly accelerating technological economy?
Futurescape 2.0   Following last years exciting but somewhat dystopian presentation, this year we focus on more near-term impacts from the collision of hardware, software, networks,...
Summit feature – Employer’s guide to dealing with workplace harassment
At the Summit – Wondering how to address workplace harassment?                                     View...
Island Good in the News
Who doesn’t like to know where their food comes from? This is good – Island Good!   Island Good in the News Buy local, taste local!...
Hear results of VIEA’s ‘Island Good’ pilot project at the 12th annual Economic Summit
At the Summit 2016, we presented the ‘Island Good’ concept and delegates said: ‘Sounds great. Just do it!’ At the Summit 2017, we presented the brand...