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See more Canada’s Podcasts from the 2019 Economic Summit!

January 3, 2020

Canada’s Podcast & The Network Hub showcase Merissa Myles, Co-Founder of Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt and their entrepreneurial journey. Hear how a micro-biology expert & community...

13th Annual Vancouver Island Economic Summit Breakfast Keynote

December 13, 2019

At the 13th Annual Vancouver Island Economic Summit Breakfast Peter Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada (EDC), provided an engaging talk on the the...

Food Processing Hub Adds Value to Alberni Valley Agri-Food Industry

More than two dozen new jobs are anticipated in the Alberni Valley in the next few years, thanks to a new food handling and processing facility...

Thank you to Canada’s Podcast for Featuring the 2019 Economic Summit!

#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...