Heat, drought and pandemic to blame for rise in food prices: expert
Source: CHEK News   If you’ve been to the grocery story lately, you may have experienced sticker shock. Food prices are high, and experts warn they’ll...
Keynote Presentation –Doughnut Economics: From a Radical Idea into Transformative Action
SUMMIT NEWS… Keynote Presentation – Doughnut Economics: From a Radical Idea into Transformative Action Carlota Sanz, Co-founder of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) and DEAL’s...
Road to Recovery: State of the Island Economic Summit returns as hybrid event this year
Source: CHEK News In this week’s episode of Road to Recovery with Douglas Magazine, CHEK’s Jasmine Bala sits down with George Hanson, president of the Vancouver Island Economic...
What’s Next for the Island Economy?
REGISTER NOW   The 15th annual ‘State of the Island’ Economic Summit will feature grassroots conversations on a range of topics important to our transforming regional...
Vancouver Island’s next economic engine
ECONOMIC SUMMIT PRESENTS… The Blue Economy: Vancouver Island’s Next Economic Engine With considerable attention being paid to Canada’s oceans economy, it is critical that Vancouver Island...
Nanaimo’s Doughnut Economic Strategy
Image credit Wikipedia Creative Commons REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT… Applying Doughnut Economics to Cities: How local government can lead economic development fit for the 21st century What does...
Redefining trickle-down philanthropy
ECONOMIC SUMMIT PRESENTS… Philanthropy’s role in deploying capital in the new economy Join Andrew Chunilall, CEO, Community Foundations of Canada at the hybrid ‘State of the...
Disruption is on the Summit agenda
Startup mentor Graham Truax on… The geography of disruption and ripple effects of dematerialization Is it possible to do more with less? In surviving a pandemic...