Chamber Chats with Paul Haysom

Construction, building and design are robust across our region and have been for many years. What is trending, what is the impact of high interest rates and inflation, and is it best to build or renovate ? These issues and more are discussed in this Chamber Chat as CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Ann Squires Ferguson of Western Design and Build and Dave Stephens of Lida Construction.

Just like your vital signs data reveals how healthy you are, The Victoria Foundation Vital Sign Report analyses the health and vibrancy of our community. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Paige Shoenfeld, VP with Leger and Jonathan Dyck, Director with the Victoria Foundation to check on our region’s Vital Signs.

How often do you see a questionable email or text message and wonder if it’s a scam ? Cyber security is a growing concern and cyber crime is a growing business. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams gets good advice about on line engagement from Rachel Guinto of Island Savings.

The eyes of Canada will be on Victoria in January 2024 when we host the National Sportsnet broadcast of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams gets all the details of the who, when and where from the organizers of this epic hockey event.

The automobile industry and local dealerships were hit early and hard by the pandemic, impacting inventory, parts and service and prices. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams gets details on the current situation in the vehicle sector from Amy Jones of Galaxy Motors and Mandu Goebel of the Campus Auto Group

The Kulea Culture Society works to engage us all in a cultural understanding of the diversity that makes our region stronger. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Kulea team members about the Colourful Business Expo, their Kitchen and Culture cooking classes, their programmes to address racism and more.

Our use of, and reliance upon technology has been advancing rapidly over the past few decades, and our use of new technology was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech sector across Greater Victoria is the largest sector in our economy . In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Dan Gunn CEO of The Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneur Council (VIATEC) about our vibrant technology cohort

Housing supply and affordability is a huge issue in Greater Victoria. In addition to private companies and governments there is a non-profit agency building affordable housing across the region. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Virginia Holden, Executive Director of the Greater Victoria Housing Society about housing supply, income related rent and types of housing available.

As BC continues to electrify our transportation, heating and cooling systems and much more of our lives, how stable and robust is our power grid ? In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams is in conversation about the grid with BC Hydro CEO Chris O’Reilly.

The BC Sports Hall of Fame recognizes many familiar names and teams, but also includes some lesser-known but exceptional people. In this Chamber Chat CEO Bruce Williams speaks with Hall of Fame representatives about those inductees and an upcoming Hall of Fame event in Victoria.