Chamber Chats with Paul Haysom

We all love our furry four legged family members but busy schedules sometimes mean we can’t interact as we want. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams learns about Woofability and Low Key Dog Walks, organizations who can keep your pup active.

In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams hears about the current status of Victoria's business community, from CEO of the DVBA Jeff Bray.

March 2025 marks 100 years since the Victoria Cougars won the Stanley Cup, and a Century Celebration is happening for us all to celebrate the milestone. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Helen Edwards, one of the pivotal people in making it all happen.

BC Ferries are planning transformation improvements to their fleet and services in addition to ongoing current operations. In this Chamber Chat learn about it all when Ferries CEO Nicolas Jimenez speaks with Chamber CEO Bruce Williams.

The important work done by the Our Place Society to support the most vulnerable among us is expanding with the opening of a facility specifically providing service for women. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams hears about those plans and other ongoing work from Our Place CEO Julian Daly.

The Construction and Development sector build homes and buildings related to all types of businesses. The sector is robust but not without challenges post pandemic and pre possible tariffs. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Kathy Whitcher of the Urban Development Institute and Rory Kulmala with the Vancouver Island Construction Association.

The South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP)  works to fulfil its name by creating innovative and inclusive economic prosperity for Southern Vancouver Island. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams discusses SIPP with their CEO Aaron Stone.

A Globe and Mail survey named View Royal as the best place in Canada for entrepreneurs to live. Hear more about that and the Town of View Royal in this Chamber Chat with CEO Bruce Williams and Mayor Sid Tobias.

The ongoing concerns about street safety in our communities has resulted in an SOS alarm being raised. The SOS stands for Save Our Streets, a BC Organization. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with some of the organizers of SOS.

Food and Finance are closely linked. The price we pay for food and how we afford it by budgeting are is the topic of this Chamber Chat as CEO Bruce Williams discussed strategies with representative from The Mustard Seed Food Bank and a budgeting expert from Island Savings.