Chamber Chats with Paul Haysom

There are many infrastructure projects pending inside the Tweed Curtain. Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch joins CEO Bruce Williams to outline what work is ahead.

While we invest money to make money we can also chose to invest money to make a difference. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Daniel Marley of Island Savings about how to make sustainable, ethical and responsible choices when investing.

In this Chamber Chat, CEO Bruce Williams chats with two local grocery store owner/operators Daisy Orser Co-founder of The Root Cellar, and Craig Cavan, the South Island Operations Manager for Counrty Grocer.

One of the lasting shifts in the post pandemic world is the trend toward taking services mobile instead of in-office, in -clinic or in-store. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with three Chamber members who have gone mobile with dental services, health therapy and vehicle detailing with Compass Mobile Massage, Wheely Clean Dental and Figs Detailing.

The District of Saanich is undergoing some significant transformation with plans for neighborhoods, transit and Parks. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams discusses all those issues and more with Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock.

Immigrants to Greater Victoria encounter opportunities but also challenges as they settle into their new lives here. The Inter-Cultural Association provides services and programmes to these newcomers. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with ICA CEO Shelly D’Mello about the work they do.

Greater Victoria is comprised of 9 First Nations and 13 municipal governments with Victoria being the municipality garnering the most attention. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto about safety in the streets, taxes and people who don’t like bike lanes.

We have seen a steady increase in people living on the street and in many cases their mental illness challenges and drug induced behavior are on full public display. The Our Place Society supports those facing homelessness and addictions through a number of programmes and facilities. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams hears about the care being provided with Our Place CEO Julian Daly.

We know immigration to Canada is essential to growing our economy and the workforce needed to maintain that growth. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with immigration consultants Luciane Luthi and Chris Brown about the procedures and process involved in immigration to Canada

Close to half of the employees doing our important Chamber work came to us through Co-op with UVic and Camosun College. That could support your business. In the Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams chats with past Chamber co op students and the Presidents of Canosun and UVic.