The Inherent Wisdom, Cultural Importance & Economic Benefits of First Nation Tourism
As First Nation Communities develop business opportunities that create income and employment, so too are they working to share their cultural knowledge. Tourism can help to...
The Future of Electric Transportation and Its Impact on Vancouver Island
Join these panelists at the State of the Island Summit this fall to engage in thought and discussion of what massive conversion to electric vehicles will look like… Kelly...
VIEA’s Island Wood Industries Initiative Seeks Certainty for Value-Added Manufacturing
Change is in the air! Attend the State of the Island Economic Summit and join the Island Wood panelists who will share current thinking and trends on the Island’s...
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...
Island Good – Major Vancouver Island food retail competitors collaborate for VIEA pilot project success
Suppose someone asked you to “prepare a meal using only food products grown, produced or manufactured locally”. Could you do it? What foods would you include?...
LETTER: Island Good
After three years of careful planning, the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) launched ‘Island Good,’ an initiative to highlight food that is being produced and manufactured...
‘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...