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#VISummit 2019 Photo Album

November 23, 2019

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2019 #VISummit, and to Dirk Heydemann of HA Photography for the great photography.

Island Good is Great for Local Products

November 8, 2019

The room was abuzz at the Island Good Session that took place during the 2019 State of the Island Economic Summit Oct. 23 and 24. The...

Vancouver Island Groups make Efforts to make Tourism Sustainable

October 29, 2019

Environmental efforts for tourism discussed at Island economic summit panel discussion. Organizations, businesses and government on the Island are making efforts to ensure tourism is sustainable,...

Clean Tech Works for Everything from Breweries to Batteries, say Island Summit Panelists

Transportation, brewery and First Nation representatives speak at VIEA economic summit in Nanaimo. Representatives from a First Nation, a brewery, B.C. Ferries and an airline talked...

B.C. Premier Talks Pipeline, Western Separatism at Economic Summit

October 25, 2019

Horgan wonders why Albertans feel animosity toward federal government that bought a pipeline. B.C. Premier John Horgan says he can’t understand some of the reasoning behind...

Vancouver Island’s Diversified Economy Expected to Slow but Not Stall

Senior economist delivers State of the Island report at summit in Nanaimo, says ‘don’t panic’. No economy is recession-proof, but Vancouver Island is diversifying and becoming...

13th Annual State of the Island Economic Summit to Return to Nanaimo this Month

October 21, 2019

Expert panelists will be addressing various trending social and economic topics. The State of the Island Economic Summit was created in 2007 with the intention of...

Hundreds of Island Leaders Expected at Next Week’s Summit in Nanaimo

October 17, 2019

State of the Island economic summit happens Oct. 23-24 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. The State of the Island Economic Summit was created in 2007...