Business

The Award of Distinction highlights a businessperson who has contributed to Greater Victoria through leadership and vision as a positive role model and a sustained commitment to a prosperous community.

Old Vic Fish and Chips on Broad Street has been around since the Great Depression, but won’t survive a massive redevelopment due to start sometime in the next year.

No costs are being released, other than the plan exceeds $25 million, but it’s expected to be a massive redevelopment project.

After the Strata Property Act took effect Nov. 24, some strata councils took a “knee-jerk reaction right out of the gate” and began the process of switching to 55-plus buildings, said Victoria realtor Tony Zarsadias.

Moored just below the CPR Steamship Terminal building for the last three years, the vessel has been sold and is now bound for the Caribbean.

VANCOUVER — Zhengwen Hao says the phone for his Richmond, B.C., restaurant hasn't stopped buzzing in recent days as relatives and friends in China make reservations as part of their plans to visit the province.

A Mill Bay resident who was one of the first to raise the alarm over the quarry expansion plans said the comment period and virtual information session don’t seem adequate.

“We’ve seen a strong road to recovery for industrial and commercial properties across the Vancouver Island region for the 2022 and 2023 roll years,” says Jodie MacLennan, deputy assessor. “These properties are in high demand.”

A call for a North American vision

These early electric boat models are expensive, heavy and could cause serious “range anxiety.”