Westshore Business

Listen to Colwood Mayor Rob Martin review Colwood superstar council's 3 most recent extraordinary economic development announcements:

• Seaspan Victoria Shipyards centre in the Allendale District

We review the last couple of months: 

- staff & constituent concerns

- we're now at the "beginning of the middle"

- new concerns:

- non-partisan cooperation has been extra-ordinary

- no playbook for this economy

- program tweaking & feedback was acted on immediately

Post Covid Economy 

- health crisis needs to be under control

- must consider deficit management at some-time in the near future

- how to strengthen broken supply chains within Canada

- strengthening manufacturing sector & economic resiliency

- shop local

- we chat food security  (Alistair is the NDP critic for Agriculture & Rural Economic Development) / establish strong local food hubs / localized food production

Mental Health Issues 

- we chat about numerous community reactions including First Nations & long-term care homes

In this episode we talk with Colwood Major Rob Martin, MLA for Esquimalt Metchosin Mitzi Dean and Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Randall Garrison.

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We joined together for this podcast directly following the Colwood Recovery Roundtable Meeting which was attended by Government leaders as well as  Community and Business leaders and members.

This discussion focuses mainly on what we are calling the "beginning of the middle". How are people coping with a few more freedoms in BC's phase two as compared to Phase one and how will businesses adapt. 

We continue to talk about shopping, growing and supporting local and what that looks like and how that works. Also a significant topic of discussion is the cooperation we are seeing across Municipal, Provincial and Federal Governments along with the non partisan needs of small business owners. 

If you are interested in hearing how the different levels of Government are functioning thru this health crisis and what the business community is connecting and not connecting with when it comes to support and stimulus then please give this podcast a listen.

Kelly & John would like to sincerely thank Rob, Mitzi and Randall for their passion, commitment and leadership through these challenging times. We have often been surprised and humbled by your energy, concern and genuine optimistic outlook towards our communities and ourselves. Once again we are reminded how lucky we are to live where we live and how thankful we are to be in this community with these exceptional leaders.

Stay Safe, 

Kelly Darwin & John Juricic

In this episode John and Kelly chat with Esquimalt-Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean about some of the following topics:

• BC's restart phases

Visit Mitzi Deans website here: http://bcndpcaucus.ca/mla/mitzi-dean/

Visit The Westshore Business main site: https://www.westshore.business/

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Colwood Mayor Rob Martin (5:57 - 24:50)

- families are attracted to the Westshore…"the place to be"

- Colwood's focus is on creating prosperity in the household…i.e., household wealth

- Development activity:

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Attendees Question - transportation review - how will people move around efficiently?

Citified Media CEO Mike Kozakowski (24:56 - 53:35)

- we discuss how to get in and out of Sooke more efficiently

- $90 million highway improvement project continuing - extensive detailed discussion

- BC Transit improvements (Sooke residents top CRD transit users)

- 80 kilometres of undeveloped land just beyond Sooke (Westhore Business Cooridor)

- Port Renfrew Tourism exploding with Tourism activity

- we chat sewage and water capacity for the region

- we review the political & community appetite for growth

- daycare & medical facility development updates

Acting Mayor & Councillor Matt Sahlstrom & Langford Manager of Business Development & Events Donna Petrie (53:35 - 1:13:00)

- Langford's community priority specific to building out the arts & culture sector

- Film Industry and Studio Development updates

- Donna Petrie chats in detail about "I am Langford", an exciting branding and promotional project (June - end of September)

- Langford on pace for record construction activity and development permit applications this year

- transportation needs & capacity related discussion

- we review the Luxton area grounds development updates

Summary - 1:14:00

Rob Martin - 1:16:04

Mike Kozakowski - 1:18:16

Matt Sahlstrom - 1:22:16

What a totally fun podcast Kelly Darwin and I had with Graham Hafey, CEO of V2V Black Hops Brewing Company. We had an in-depth discussion about the 8 fabulous taps at V2V. The top 3 sellers are: 

#1 - Brig Blond Ale

#2 - Sea King IPA

#3 - Victory Ale 

Other taps include the Langford Lager, the Nigh Shift Dunkel, the Gunpowder Stout, Barley Wine and Fire Hose Gose. We briefly chat about V2V's extraordinary growth in Alberta! We can't wait to chat again soon.

We chatted with Graham Hafey, CEO V2V Black Hops Brewing Company.

• we review the background business objectives to V2V Black Hops brewing

• live music entertainment planned

• we review government business subsidy programs

We review the Westshore economy with a Langford based Civil Engineering leader (https://www.wbrook.ca/):