Chamber Chats with Paul Haysom

As a coastal business community Greater Victoria has an abundance of marine opportunities to grow our economy and boost the health of our oceans . In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Jason Goldsworthy, Executive Director of COAST (Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies) about these opportunities.

Interest rates and soaring prices have created both uncertainty and opportunity in the real estate market. In his Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Tessa Strong with Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty and Tony Joe with RE/MAX Prime Realty, two real estate professionals who offer insight into today’s housing market.

The Stanley Cup will spend the next year in Florida. Its home was Victoria when The Victoria Cougars won it in 1925. In this Chamber Chat hear that story and many others about the history of professional hockey in Victoria when CEO Bruce Williams speaks with author Helen Edwards.

Greater Victoria is home to a mix of manufacturing operations operating in assorted sectors. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks about the boat building work done by Titan Boats with Titan Vice President Jennifer Mitchell.

Victoria International Airport is our air travel gateway to the rest of the world. It also happens to be one of the best managed and most scenic airports in the world. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with YYJ CEO Elizabeth Brown about post pandemic recovery, future plans for the airport and more.

Greater Victoria is home to Maritime Forces Pacific, located along the West Coast of BC. CFB Esquimalt is headquarters for these operations and in Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks about the presence of the Royal Canadian Navy with CFB Esquimalt BASE Commander Captain (Navy) Kevin Whiteside.

As BCs population grows there will be increased demand for energy and power for homes, businesses and industry. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with FortisBC CEO Roger Dall’Antonia about keeping up with the demand for sustainable and renewable energy.

Social service agencies and governments are working on addressing the current housing crisis in the Capital Region. Housing is a Canada wide issue and in this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams gets a National perspective on homelessness as he speaks with Tim Richter and Elisabeth Noble about the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.

Food and heritage tours in Greater Victoria are not just for tourists and visitors. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with three tour operations you can enjoy, Off The Eaten Track, A Taste of Victoria Food Tours, and in case your appetite needs a boost, Victoria Cannabis Tours

Like many municipalities in Greater Victoria the City of Colwood saw great change with the results of the last Municipal Election. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi about the new direction Colwood is taking.