Recreational Cannabis is Set to be Legalized in Canada Soon. Is your Workplace Ready?
The legalization of recreational marijuana will bring with it many novel challenges for employers. Some of the questions employers are sure to face will include: How...
Fresh Tastes Better: Comox Valley’s Tree Island Shows Why Going Local Just Makes Sense
Food just tastes better when it’s fresh – and local. It’s a guiding belief of the family behind Comox Valley’s Tree Island Yogurt and it includes not only...
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New Initiative Island Good Aims to Increase the Strength of the Local Food Economy
Everything from kiwis to craft beer is being produced on Vancouver Island, and a group of Island-based business people think it’s time we promoted these products...
Lack of security: why Vancouver Island food production is on the decline
Vancouver Island boasts ideal conditions for growing a variety of food. We have a mild climate, plenty of water and lots of arable land. Yet over...
Comox Valley cheese-makers are Island Good
Grocery program showcases local flavours Natural, locally crafted goodness from the Island – it’s a principle deliciously served up by the Comox Valley’s Natural Pastures Cheese...
Portofino bakes up local goodness from farm to table
Grocery program showcases all that’s Island Good   Local, natural and sustainable. It’s a winning combination for Victoria’s Portofino Bakery. What started in Broadmead Village Shopping...
Alberni Valley pork products are Island Good
Grocery program showcases local flavours When the local farming industry changed, Port Alberni’s Hertel’s Meats changed with it, and Islanders are savouring the results. Hertel’s roots...