Tourism Victoria has compiled a fun list of things to do this Canada Day in and around Greater Victoria.
From being in the living flag on the lawn in front of the Parliament buildings to eating a piece of Victoria's largest Canada Day birthday cake at Fort Rodd Hill to watching fireworks in the inner harbour, Greater Victoria has something to offer everyone!
The Chamber will be closed Friday, July 1 to celebrate the holiday alongside our members.
Restrictions apply. Please call 250-721-3278 or email for more info.
Congrats VIATEC Awards Winners!
A record setting 800 people attended VIATEC's 16th annual awards show. 15 awards were handed out to winners chosen from 189 nominations.
The award show to honour the best and brightest in the technology sector was done in carnival style this year with popcorn, trapeze artists, live music and jugglers bounding into the "big top" in the Carson Hall at the Victoria Conference Centre.
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New CEO at BC Chamber
Entrepreneur and local Chamber leader Val Litwin will join the BC Chamber of Commerce as its new President and CEO.
Since 2013, Val has served as CEO of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, where he has grown its membership, launched a world-class educational partnership with the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria (which was recently featured on Forbes.com) and reinvigorated the Chamber's brand.
"Chambers are among the most dynamic and necessary organizations on the planet, and not just for businesses, but for communities too," Val said. "The BC Chamber is at an exciting crossroads and ready for its next evolution. We now get to define what the future looks like with our members, with our partners and with our province. We are going to build on the strengths that have served BC businesses and their communities for almost 70 years - and we are also going to develop exciting new ones."
Litwin is originally from Victoria and a graduate of UVic.
HarbourCats Make History
Batter up never sounded so sweet here in Victoria. On Monday, when the final out was called and the Victoria HarbourCats defeated the Wenatchee AppleSox, 7-4 (in an away game no less), the Harbourcats made West Coast League (WCL) history by setting the record for consecutive victories. 15 straight victories to be exact. Then because great isn't good enough, yesterday they broke the record again by extending their win streak to 16 by again defeating the Wenatchee AppleSox 9-4.
Victoria is currently in first place in the WCL North with a 16-3 record. The HarbourCats lead the league in attendance (2,096 per game), wins (16), batting average (.280), home runs (13) and fielding percentage (.970). Bravo to our hometown team.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Hear the federal government's plan for a clean environment and a sustainable economy.
Prior to becoming the Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, Mr. Wilkinson spent 20+ successful years as a senior business leader in the energy and environmental technology sectors.
Tue, Sept. 13 | 11:30 am-1 pm
The Union Club of British Columbia 805 Gordon St.
Hot House Marketing Wins Internationally
Hot House Marketing recently received international recognition. They won two international design awards after facing competition from over 22 countries and 10,000 submissions.
Hot House received Gold in the Integrated Marketing Category at the Hermes Creative Awards for its product launch of the DC Tag, an innovative wearable VISA™ wristband the agency helped launch across Canada and in Australia.
Hot House is also sporting Silver in the category of Local Consumer Marketing Campaign from the Summit International Awards for its "We've got the locals smiling" campaign for client Urban Smiles Victoria. The fun campaign for local dentist Rachel Staples featured local wildlife sporting brilliant white smiling teeth. You'll recognize the campaign from local bus stops and even in The Chamber's Business Matters magazine!
