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UALICUM BEACH - Software company Cloudhead Games is driving a new entertainment revolution. The compa ny has set up shop i n Qualicum Beach, where they create software and entertainment experiences for emerging Virtual Reality technology.

Den ny a nd T racey Unger co-founded the company five years ago, but it’s only now that the Virtual Reality (VR) industry has a significant foothold in the entertainment market.

Denny Unger’s fascination with Virtual Reality began around 1992, when he had his first experience with Virtuality, a line of VR gaming machines.

“Overall, it was a bad first experience with VR, but I recognized that it was a really promising technology,” says Unger.

“I was in my early 20s, and since then, I’ve always kept one foot in the water with VR.” Following this experience, Unger would put together headsets

and displays in his garage, constantly experimenting with this new technology.

“My fascination led me to a messaging forum community, where we would discuss strategies for VR Headsets,” he says.

“It was all very experimental at the time.”

Du ri ng th is period, Den ny formed a friendship with Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift a virtual reality console. Luckey’s company was purchased for US$3 Billion by Facebook in 2014.

Because of connections like these, Unger has developed relationships with the biggest players in the VR industry, an asset that points toward a promising future for his company.

A s the new V R tech nolog y was emerging, Unger decided to take his small team from World Works Games (founded by Unger in 2002) and launch the first ever VR game for the new generation of VR systems.

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Cloudhead Games co-founder Denny Unger has been fascinated with Virtual Reality since the early 1990s

Aged To Perfection: Riot Brewing Takes Gold In World Brewing Competition Chemainus Micro-Brewery Racking Up National And International Awards

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HEMAINUS - It was seven years in the making, but when Aly Tomlin, Ralf Rosenke, and Morgan Moreira decanted their Riot Brewing micro-brewery in November 2016, they were ready to take on the world.

Except they didn’t know it.

Sure, they entered the Business Examiner’s Excellence in the food production category but didn’t attend those awards.

Yes, they sent three of their u n ique m icro-brewed beers to the biennial 2018 World Beer Cup competition in Nashville Tennessee, but the tight budget for their fledging business demanded that they stay home.

So on May 3 they watched the delayed live feed of the event from Music City Centre to see how many of their fellow Canadian brewers they could spot in the crowd.

Then both their cell phones lit

up. Message after message from Canadian brewers from across the country congratulating them. The new little micro-brewery from Chemainus had beat the world – twice.

First they took a bronze in the Coffee Beer category with their Breakfast of Champions, a coffee infused lager created in collaboration with Drumroaster Coffee in Cobble Hill.

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amazing accomplishment – in the English style mild ale category for their Working Class Hero Dark Mild, which has notes of coffee and chocolate integrated into a light, flavourful brew.

“We were an overnight sensation that was seven years in the making,” said co-owner Tomlin.

When the live feed caught up with the phone messages, the partners SEE A RIOT BREWING | PAGE 32

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2 TOFINOUCLUELET Tofino Chamber Partnership Tofino is looking to become a national workplace of choice by building a co-working community for locals and visitors. It would be a first for Tofino, a village of about two thousand people that triples in population in peak summer season.

The Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with British Columbia’s coworking pioneer The Network Hub and innovation hub consultants Thrive Junction to test interest and demand with a crowd- sourcing survey.

“Tofino is truly unique in its location and lifestyle,” says Jen Dart, executive director of Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.

“Coworking is a growing movement now commonplace not just in Canada but also around the world.

“British Columbia is one of the pioneering provinces in Canada to do so. We are setting out to determine if it is a concept that can be sustained in Tofino, by attracting young entrepreneur, digital nomads, visiting creative and technology sector workers who can work from anywhere.”

Tofino is currently asking those interested to fill out a feasibility survey to gauge interest and

demand. The results will be written into a report and shared with the public.

“Our town is thriving and looking for ways to innovate and diversify our local economy while supporting businesses, residents a nd v i sitors a l re ady here,” adds Josie Osborne, District of Tofino mayor.

“Opening a co-working space would help bring in a different business and creative population to complement Tofino’s already popular reputation. We want to be known as a place to not only explore nature, but also work within nature. I encourage everyone to fill out the survey to shed further light on what their needs are to progress from idea to commercialization.”

New ideas, new business attraction, and a diversified global network are just some of the innovative benefits that will derive from mixing locals and visitors in the anticipated Tofino and Pacific Rim co-working community.

Tofino will also be a welcome addition to location- independent professionals, increasing the number of workplace destinations to The Network Hub-curated Coworking Visa Map.

COWICHAN VALLEY Greenstead Secures International Contract

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The Greenstead Consulting Group located in Mill Bay, secured a contract to provide lease audit services for the corporate stores of A nytime Fitness, a f ra nchised fitness business headquartered in Minnesota, USA. According to the CEO of Greenstead Consulting Group, Peter D. Morris, this is part of a comprehensive lease management service that will be extended to the system’s franchisees across North America.

“Our Leasehold Advisory occupier real estate service provides independent business people with the same quality of service as one would find in a large real estate department of an international chain,” said Morris. “Clients, of all sizes, understand that managing their real estate is not a lease transaction every few years. It is a major part of their business that needs to be properly planned, implemented and monitored on a continual basis. To our clients, we are their in-house real estate department.”

Morris noted that a tenant’s lease obligation is typically one of the top three expenses a company incurs; yet most entrepreneurs don’t have real estate expertise and that was the reason he created the service based on his three decades in the industry.

The unique service model Morris developed allows independent tenants and small chains to obtain a bundle of services on a subscription and a la carte basis.

For example, Greenstead Consulting Group will manage ongoing

lease management services for a small annual fee; while handling infrequent larger issues, such as a tenant relocation negotiation, on an hourly basis as the need arises.

According to Morris real estate is a function that allows the businessperson to conduct their business, but he noted that real estate is the business of the tenant’s landlord. Morris fervently believes all tenants should proactively manage their leases to save money and reduce risk.

“The Anytime Fitness franchisor recognized that they could provide enhanced services to their franchisees, who are typically the tenant on the lease,” said Morris.

The lease audit service Morris’ company is providing to the corporate locations reviews the landlord’s billings to the tenant against the provisions of the lease. Greenstead Consulting Group then discusses the review with the landlord and seeks a refund, if a billing error is found.

NANAIMO Foothills Donates Land for Parks The Foothills, an 1838-acre, master planned community in Lantzville announced today that 730-acres of private land will be donated to the District of Lantzville to serve as a park and public space.

The Foothills is nearing completion of a one yearlong construction program for its first phase of home sites and the park will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts across Canada.

The park is the largest land donation in British Columbia since 2009 when Skaha Bluff was donated to the BC Provincial Government. In comparison, Stanley Park in Vancouver is 1,001 acres (405 hectares). Residents can explore bluffs, gullies, forests, rocks, cliffs, high country marshes, viewpoints, creeks, and a diversity of vegetation from fern filled rainforest canyons to dry viewpoints with natural arbutus trees.

The proposed land donation by Foothills will be the largest park in the Nanaimo area. The land will be dedicated to the District of Lantzville as District lands with Park zoning and the District will manage the land in conjunction with their Parks and Recreation Commission.

During 2017’s release of home sites, the Foothills sold $20 million in home sites in one day. Since then, more than 70 home sites have been sold, bringing the total homes soon to be under development up to 101. The developer started a $15 million civil construction project last year and is nearing completion on infrastructure and roads to service the first phase of home sites.

Once completed, the community will comprise 730 homes and a SEE NEWS UPDATE | PAGE 3

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mixed-use village in upper Lantzville. Lone Tree Properties Ltd., a subsidiary of Storm Mountain Development Corporation, is the developer of the project.

PORT ALBERNI Huu-ay-aht to Build Run-of-River Plant The Huu-ay-aht First Nations are taking advantage of green technology to generate a new source of revenue for the community by constructing a clean-energy power plant on the west coast of the island.

The Huu-ay-aht community received $500,000 in equity funding from the BC government’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, to support construction of a five-megawatt, run-of-river hydroelectric project on the Sarita River. The project will be 100 per cent community-owned.

“The Huu-ay-aht First Nations have seized on an opportunity to lead the way in clean, renewable energy that also provides financial diversification for the community,” said Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and MLA Mid Island-Pacific Rim. The project is within the Huu-ayaht First Nations’ private lands, and could generate 14.8 gigawatt hours of electricity, on average, per year, which is enough to power more than 1,300 homes. The construction phase of the project will create as many as 10 jobs in the community, while its maintenance and operation will create permanent jobs for a plant operator and manager.

The First Nation is negotiating an electricity purchase agreement with BC Hydro to sell the power to the utility company. That agreement is expected to generate average annual gross revenue of more than $2 million, once the power plant is fully operational.

Once all Huu-ay-aht approvals are received, the full civil construction work on the power plant is expected to begin in the spring of

2019, with commercial operation expected in 2020.

“The First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund has been an invaluable tool for our community. It first provided assistance to study the concept, and now provides equity investment in a project that will allow us to be more energy self-sufficient, while creating revenue that we can invest back into our community,” said Huu-ay-aht First Nations Chief Robert J. Dennis Sr. T h e Hu u-ay-a ht re c e ive d $40,000 capacity funding from the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund in 2012 for project feasibility studies, and $10,000 in 2016 to support the completion of a ground survey for this project.

Applications for the next First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund intake will be accepted until the end of May 2018.

ensure the vehicle safety. Little Valley Restorations is officially a Collision Care Provider,” said Scott Biggs, CEO of Assured Performance Network. “They represent the standard by which all other body shops are measured.”

Certified Collision Care is the Canadian division of Assured Performance Network, the largest network of OEM Certified repair providers in the world with over 2,800 Collision Care Providers participating. It also administers the Canadian Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network, Mopar Certified Collision Repair Facility, Kia Certified Collision Repair Centre and Ford National Body Shop Network Certified programs.

VANCOUVER ISLAND Housing Sales Hold Steady While Prices Climb Sales of single-family homes in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board area rose by 20 per cent month over month in April but remained static from one year ago. Last month, 476 single-family homes sold on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) System compared to 398 in March and 476 one year ago.

T he number of apartments changing hands in April decreased by six per cent year over

3 year while townhouse sales rose by 26 percent. VIREB’s inventory of single-family homes climbed by eight per cent from March 2018 but decreased by six per cent from one year ago. The supply of apartments dropped in April, down 12 per cent from one year ago, but townhouse inventory rose by 30 percent.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that housing sales in many BC jurisdictions are down compared to last year. Guideline B-20 and uncertainty surrounding new provincial taxes appear to be taking their toll on sales in some markets. Broadening the scope of the Foreign Buyer Tax to include SEE NEWS UPDATE | PAGE 4

LADYSMITH Little Valley Restorations Earns Certification Little Valley Restorations has been officially Certified by Certified Collision Care, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization for maintaining the right tools, equipment, training, and facilities necessary to repair the participating Automaker brand vehicles according to the manufacturer’s specifications. In achieving their Certification, Little Valley Restorations is now a part of the most advanced repair capable and efficient collision repair network in the world. Adding to their credentials, Little Valley Restorations is officially Certified by Certified Collision Care, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford and Kia. To become Certified by the various automakers, Little Valley Restorations passed the rigorous Certification process to ensure proper and safe repairs of the new generation of advanced vehicles. Less than 5 per cent of body shops across the nation can meet the requirements to become officially Certified.

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the Regional District of Nanaimo (R DN) should not have a significant impact on the VIREB housing market. Only 4.4 per cent of RDN residential real estate transactions in 2017 involved foreign buyers. More troubling is the new speculation tax, which is supposed to be implemented later this year. The tax will apply to Nanaimo and Lantzville, but it will take a few months to see whether it has a detrimental impact on sales. BCREA also expects the Bank of Canada to increase interest rates in the next couple of months, which introduces another risk factor into the housing market. For now, however, demand is still outpacing supply in the VIREB area, particularly in some price ranges.

In April 2018, the benchmark price of a single-family home in the VIREB area reached $499,600, up 18 per cent from one year ago.

The benchmark price of an apartment last month rose to $305,300, up 25 per cent board-wide from the previous year, while the benchmark price of a townhouse hit $393,200, a 22 per cent increase from April 2017.

Province Announces Tech Investments At the recent #BCTECH Summit, Premier John Horgan announced the provincial government is investing in tech-based research and advanced training opportunities in all parts of the province.

Horgan announced that the province is investing over $102.6 million in funding for 75 post-secondary research projects in BC, through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The projects will develop BC’s expertise and innovation in fields such as advanced supercomputing and clean technology, to spur job creation, talent development and commercialize innovation.

To attract and retain the best graduate students, the government is investing $12 million in graduate degree scholarships over the next three years. The funding will support priority areas s u ch a s scienc e, te ch , engineering and mathematics programs, as well as Indigenous students and regional programs. The Province will also invest

in women-in-technology scholarships to inspire a new generation of women to take up science and tech-based professions.

To further develop tech talent, $10.5 million will be invested in co-op opportunities and entrepreneurial training for post-secondary students, so they can gain vital hands-on experience to be job-ready when they enter the tech sector.

To make it easier for tech companies to recruit top international talent to BC, the government will expand its Provincial Nominee Program Tech Pilot. That means priority processing for people in tech occupations, such as biotechnologists, software engineers and web developers.

The BC government will unveil a provincewide tech strategy next year that will help provide all people with the ability to work and prosper in the communities they call home.

T he Prov i nce of Briti sh Colu mbi a held t he #B C T E CH Su m m it on May 14-16, 2018, in partnership with Innovate BC, the Province’s Crown agency.

Innovate BC encourages the development and application of advanced or innovative technologies to meet the needs of BC industry.

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Retro-Chic Hotel Zed Bringing Rebel Styling to Tofino Fun And Funky Flash Is A Trademark Of The Unique Hotel Zed Brand

The four acre property for the newest Hotel Zed includes a rainforest and a private beachfront

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ofino is about to be Zedified, which couldn’t happen in a more appropriate location.

In early May, Hotel Zed acquired Jamie’s Rainforest Inn. Known for its retro-chic hotels in Victoria and Kelowna, this creative and funky division of the Accent Inn chain is already dreaming up ideas for its new location.

Already on the list are a vintage shuttlebus and rotary dial telephones but for a place as special as Tofino, the group i s pl a n n i n g to ‘ta ke it up a notch’, says Hotel Zed President and CEO Mandy Farmer.

“I think Tofino and Hotel Zed are a match made in heaven,” Farmer said, adding that she suspects the Tofino vibe was what first inspired the Hotel Zed concept.

For the summer Jamie’s Rainforest Inn will continue to operate under the current name with transformation into the newest Hotel Zed slated to start in autumn 2018.

“Each Hotel Zed has its own personality and unique experiences and the Tofino property will build on that,” promises Farmer. “It will be completely different from our other properties because it has to fit with the Tofino community.”

Farmer describes her unique three-hotel chain as retro-chic, a style which combines current technology with time-warped featu res from the m idd le of the last century. Think bright, psychedelic patterns, working typewriters, candy-coloured donut phones, and mid-century modern furniture.

The current Victoria and Kelowna hotels are like destination resorts, offering a fun-filled

meld of accommodation and activities. There are rent-free vintage bikes, watery fun in pools, a waterslide, and a hot tub, a Ping Pong lounge, a typewriter station with complimentary postcards, a vinyl record listening station in the lobby, and the free ZedBus shuttle.

The shuttle, of course, is a Volkswagon bus painted in bright c olo u rs. Fa r m er i s c on s idering an equally funky shuttle for the Tofino Hotel Zed. T he Victoria Hotel Zed a lso boasts a vintage Airstream trailer that can be booked for that 1960s rock star experience.

In Kelowna’s Hotel Zed the highlights include a mini-disco with fog machine, three rooftop patios, and classic roller skate rentals. These amenities are in addition to the usual Hotel Zed perks, such as free coffee, Wi-Fi, and Wii stations.

What will happen in Tofino is currently being imagined by the creative Hotel Zed team. “ We’re i n t h e bra i n s to r mi ng stage. We have so ma ny wild and crazy ideas,” Farmer said. “We have a great team.

“I liken it to a canvas – we’re constantly trying to come up

with something new and fun.”

What could not be improved is the location. The four-acre property is “stunningly gorgeous”, located in a rain forest t h at is on t he lagoon side of Tofino. T he property also backs onto an amazing, world-class bi rd sa nctua ry.

Farmer said Tofino’s Zed Hotel will showcase the bird sanctuary and the exquisite setting. She images bird watchers strolling the acres of trails and paddle boarders enjoying the inlet from the hotel’s private waterfront.

Hotel Zed will be bright and fun but it will also be environmentally conscious and ref lect its setting.

“This is a very, very special place,” Farmer said. “I loved it from the moment I first saw it.

We are going to preserve and highlight its natural beauty.”

She hopes to create a space which will be loved by locals while drawing visitors to the renowned resort community.

Hotel Zed describes its look and its fans as ‘Rebels Against the Ordinary’, which also sounds like a perfect motto for Tofino.

Together, Hotel Zed and Tofino promise to be epic.

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friend who is a retired planner living in Victoria recently acknowledged that he is hearing “lots of good things about Port Alberni”. This is huge as it comes after years of him expressing doubt about our future.

Another friend who has retired in Parksville after working all over the world has bought an apartment building here. Yet another friend living on the east side of Vancouver Island h a s a l so bou g ht property here for investment purposes.

Although many people get that Port Alberni is Vancouver Island’s Most

Affordable Community and a place with lots of amenities, folks are also starting to hear about the other reasons why more people a re choosi ng to live, visit and invest here.

Here’s a quick read of a few of those reasons.

Jobs: in 2017 the Alberni Valley Employment Centre tallied 2,171 postings for 2,929 positions in Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet and Bamfield and they are on track to better that this year. Several initiatives are in motion that could add a significant numbers of jobs including a proposal for a floating drydock and one for a small log processing centre.

Vi sit i ng: Por t A lberni is a great place to base oneself from for visits to Tofino, Ucluelet and Bamfield. Accommodations here are more affordable, the weather is generally sunny and hot, and there are a number of good restaurants and shops to go a long w ith the h i k i ng, mountain biking and salt & fresh water activities in the Valley. The community

is gearing for three cruise ship visits in 2019 and the tours being developed for that have many people saying “it’s time to offer these to others”. The steam train & McLean Mill visit is one of Vancouver Island’s most heavily booked cruise ship shore excursions.

There are several good opportunities to visit Port Alberni in the next few weeks. These include the Solstice Arts Festival June 15th & 16th, Port Day on June 16th, the Funtastic Slo-Pitch Tournament & Music Festival June 29th to July 2nd and the Race the Train 10K which runs by the Canada Day Parade on July 1st.

For more information about these terrific events and many others please go to alberni.ca/events or call the Alberni Valley Chamber at 250.724.6535.

Pat Deakin is the Economic Development Manager for the City of Port Alberni. He can be reached at 250-7202527 or Patrick_deakin@ portalberni.ca

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orth Cowichan’s Maple Bay Marina is once again being recognized by a respected BC environmental organization for its ongoing efforts to maintain a clean marine environment.

The Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) is a not-for-profit conservation group. Maple Bay Marina received its recertification under the GSA’s Clean Marine BC Program during the marina’s 19th annual Wooden Boat Festival in May. The Clean Marine award distinguishes Maple Bay Marina as an industry-leading marina that meets comprehensive environmental best practices. Clean Marine BC is a voluntary environmental recognition program for marinas, harbour authorities and yacht clubs that was launched by GSA in 2007. Maple Bay Marina was originally certified in 2010 and given a 4 out of 5 anchor rating.

Upon re-certification, they have

been awarded the top 5-anchor rating.

Specific measures of the Clean Ma ri ne BC prog ra m i nclude eliminating the release of contaminants into marine waters and the atmosphere, adopting waste reduction, reuse and recycling strategies and promoting sound environmental practices to all moorage members and contractors. In keeping with the program, the marina has added a brand new pump-out station, undertaken work in vessel maintenance areas to prevent run-off of pollutants, continued an environmentally sustainable dock replacement program, and made an ongoing commitment to sustainable environmental and recycling practices.

In 2015, Ladysmith Maritime Society Marina (LMSM) was also certified under Georgia Strait Alliance’s Clean Marine BC program.

The society was recognized for their award winning campaign to increase the population of the Western Purple Martin and for their successful efforts to campaign against derelict and abandoned vessels i n Ladysm ith Harbour.

Amy Melmock is the Manager of the Economic Development Cowichan Valley Regional District. She can be reache at amelmock@cvrd.bc.ca

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n behalf of our board of directors, I would like to thank all those who supported the 2018 Tofino Business Excellence Awards on Thursday, May 10th at The Shore.

It was an amazing evening, captured beautifully by photographer Paul Levy (please see our Tofino Chamber Facebook page for photos). We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the nominees in all eight categories. You are all winners in our books!

T his event was a fundraiser for the Tofino Ambassador Program and we are grateful to Long Beach Lodge Resort and Crystal Cove Beach Resort for their gold level sponsorship.

Thanks also to our gold level sponsors: Jamie’s Whaling Station, Ocean Outfitters, Westerly News, Tourism Tofino, Tofino Sea Kayaking, Hotel Zed, Ocean Village Beach Resort, Pacific Sands Beach Resort, and Harbour Air. Our bronze level sponsors were: Westcoast Wild Zipline, Hotel Zed, Studio One Aveda, Pharm a save Tof i no, Su r f Si ster Surf School, and T’ashii Paddle School, and Sound Skincare.

For more information about t h e A m b a s s a d o r P ro g r a m , please contact the Chamber or the Raincoast Education Society, ou r prog ra m del iver y partner.

T h is yea r’s w i n ners a re as follows: Non-Profit of the Year: CARE Network Green Business of the Year:

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Common Loaf Bake Shop New Business Award: The Factory Tofino/Tofino Food Tours Sma l l Busi ness of the Yea r Award: Tofino Sea Kayaking Employee of the Year Award: A n d y M u r r a y, T o f i n o S e a Kayaking C u s tomer Ser v ic e Awa rd : Pacific Sands Beach Resort Business Leader of the Year Awa rd: Krissy Montgomery, Surf Sister Surf School Business of the Year Award: Crystal Cove Beach Resort Judging these awards is not an easy task, especially given this year’s list of nominees.

T h a n k-y o u to o u r j u d g i n g panel made up of Mayor Josie Osborne, Clayoquot Biosphere Trust executive director Rebecca Hurwitz, Chris Nicholls (Gibsons Chamber), Lara Kemps (Ucluelet Chamber) and Patty Vadnais (Fernie Chamber).

T he starfish awards themselves were designed and made

by Sol Maya of Spirit of the Fire.

Other thank-yous: to the District of Tofino for the loan of tables and chairs and to Cindy Hutchinson, t h a n ks to Paul Levy Photo for the a ma zi ng shots of the evening, to Red Can Gourmet for the fantastic meal, to Tofino Light and Sound, to Crab Apple Floral for the table decoration, to Smashing Glasses Event Rentals, to Rare Earth Weddings a nd Events for a l l you r help a nd to T he Shore venue.

That’s a wrap for this year, and we look forward to bringing this event back in 2019.

Jen Dart is Executive Director of the Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.She can be reached at 250.725.3153. www. tofinochamber.org

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DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO OUTSOURCE YOUR HR?

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ver the past five years or so, the continued growth in the economy has been positive, yet at the same time has brought along challenges, in particular when it comes to the people side of business.

Human Resources (HR) continues to go through a transitional phase with regards to how it is viewed, what functions or set of activities are involved and the impact from external forces such as regulations, employee expectations, and the wide-spread skills and labour shortage. When you are a small to medium sized business you may not have a dedicated person or department to oversee HR functions, and simply react to immediate needs and challenges on an as-needed basis. So how do you ensure that not only

the basic HR tasks such as payroll, recruitment, compensation and benefits management, and general administrative duties are covered, but also the strategic side of HR including your compa ny cu ltu re, employee engagement, and professional development?

As a first step, efficiencies can be attained by looking at how basic administrative duties can be streamlined. Can some of the functions (payroll and benefits administration) be outsourced or done through a technology based H R ma nagement system, and if so, which is the best method for your business? By allowing your managers to move away from the time consuming administrative functions, it allows them to spend more time on performance management and employee engagement which in turn may reduce your turnover and time spent on recruitment.

If a technology-based system is not right for you, can all of your HR or specific parts of HR be outsourced to allow you to focus on other important business matters. Outsourcing HR functions to professionals with the expertise to perform tasks more effectively, and in many cases more economically, makes sense.

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popularity, as employers realize the benefits of bringing in HR subject matter experts - after all you don’t repair you own car or do your own electrical work.

As a n exa mple, recru itment has been outsourced by many companies for years, particularly at the executive level. This trend continues to grow as many organizations now outsource recruitment for entry level positions as well, since it is a very time consuming task. T hese days, HR outsourcing goes beyond the “simple” administrative and recruitment tasks, and now encompasses more of the professional services like compensation programs, policy and job description development, and performance management systems.

Outsourcing can also ensure that you are both aware of and meeting all legal and legislative HR changes. For example, how has your organization addressed the hot subject of the day - the upcoming legalization of marijuana? Does your Employee manual have a policy that addresses impairment in the workplace, or the use of medical marijuana? Having an external HR professional advise you and keep you informed can save you from issues in the future.

Outsourcing is not new, what is

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NANAIMO BUSINESSMEN SELL OLD HOUSE HOTEL IN COURTENAY

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ongratulations to long-ti me Nan a i mo b u si nessmen Roger McKinnon and Rob Fuller, who have sold the Old House Hotel & Spa in Courtenay to John K. and Vivian Chan and two other partners, Michael and Linda Li. Linda is an architect and Michael is an engineer, and the company he is a partner in built the “bird’s nest” that was a focal point for the Beijing Olympics.

Vivian will be running the spa, and all current staff are staying on.

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convenience stores and gas bars to open was an outlet in Royston.

••• Trent Pitre and Caitlin Woodbury are the proud ow ners of a new cra ne rental business in Nanaimo called Trent’s Truck and Crane Ltd. They specialize in lifting and hauling commercial, residential, and industrial materials of all kinds. www.trentstruck.com ••• Ray Brittain, owner of Brechin Lanes, has some exciting news about the expansion of his business at 1870 East Wellington Road.

They will be opening two Escape Rooms to complement the 16 lanes of bowling, and Argo Contracting is the General Contractor.

Ray says: “Without givi ng away too ma ny secrets, they will transport players to another time a nd place. T he themed elements of the rooms will be constructed by a company that has done work for internationally-recognized brands, including: Legoland, Rainforest Cafe and Cabela’s.

“We will be re-purposing a couple of large rooms in our building to accommodate the new Escape Rooms. The Escape Room component of the business will be known as ‘Escapism Escape Rooms at Brechin Lanes’.

Brechin Lanes will be the first bowling centre in Canada to feature Escape Rooms, and the rooms will open later this summer.

••• Erin Tallieu is the owner of Motherload Transport, which is renovating unit 4 at 4890 Rutherford Road as their new premises, next to Patty’s Party Palace and Jordans Floor Covering.

••• Central Drugs w i l l be

opening a new location at Pacific Station, near RE/ MAX of Nanaimo on Metral Drive, by the end of June.

••• Cassidy Village is a new “town” to be created by Island Timberlands across from the Nanaimo Airport on Hallberg Road. It will include a grocery store, park area and a restaurant, as well as affordable housing.

••• A new ba ker y, c a l led Red’s Bakery will be opening soon at 101 Commercial Street downtown.

••• A $19 m i l l ion mu lt ifamily residential development is being built at 6975 Island Highway North by Windley Contracting.

••• Dave Pellow is the owner of Old City Quarter Guitars, which is located at the back of 426 Fitzwilliam Street.

Monica Briggs, Property and Leasing Manager for KGZ Development Corp., says it’s a very interesting business that is worth paying a visit to.

••• A new Chachi’s Sandiwich Bar restau ra nt is being built in Woodgrove Centre by Summit Brooke Construction.

••• Yet another new business is moving into the former United Furniture building on Metral Drive: Westcoast Solid Wood Furnishings.

••• Ecklundson Construction will be starting construction on the new Tim Hortons restaurant that has long been planned for the intersection of Lantzville Road and the North Island Highway, just north of Lantzville.

••• Lawyer Kristine Rongve is moving her office from La ntzv i l le to 103-65 43

Portsmouth Road in mid-June.

••• There are a couple of new food and drink outlets on Fitzwilliam Street: Rhino Coffee and Kura Japanese Restaurant.

••• The owners of the Cassidy Country Kitchen just north of Nanaimo Airport are preparing to open a new ice cream outlet next door, which will be busy serving swimmers in the Nanaimo River during the summer.

••• A new Ricky’s Restaurant is opening in Parksville at 1182 Island Highway East by the owners of the Arbutus Grove Motel.

••• Mike Cooper’s Warm Valley Contracting is building another Tim Hortons restaurant, just south of Duncan, at the intersection of the Island Highway and Bench Road.

It’s the newest Tim Hortons for former Nanaimo Clipper and National Hockey League player Greg Adams, who owns four other Tim Hortons outlets in the Cowichan Valley, including Lake Cowichan.

••• The new Microtel hotel in the Oyster Bay development on the Island Highway north of Ladysmith is now open. It includes a water slide.

••• Construction continues on the new Quality Foods store on Bruce Avenue that was, in a previous life, a Co-op food store. A strip mall is being built next to the new QF, as well as an apartment building.

Mark MacDonald writes about business in Nanaimo.

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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION Women In Construction: Increasingly Important Segment Looming Labour Shortfalls an Unprecedented Opportunity For Women

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ack in a simpler, more sexist time a brand of cigarettes was created with the sole goal of attracting additional female smokers. The catchphrase of this women-friendly brand has now become an advertising icon: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby! While laughably dated and about as politically correct as a men’s locker room, there are some parts of the sentiment that continue to ring true.

Women have come a long way, especially in the world of work, with women earning leadership roles in virtually every sector, vocation and profession. Even one of the last real bastions of m a le-dom i na nce, Ca nad a’s construction industry is slowly recognizing that for it to survive and thrive in the coming decades, a fresh influx of talent and labour is necessary, with women i ncrea si ng ly ta k i ng on roles that would have been

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Since it was founded Nelson Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd. has evolved with the times, embracing new technologies and systems as they were introduced, and encouraging the progress Canadian women have made into all sectors of the national economy, including the construction industry. Dawn Schroeder, one of Nelson’s Project Managers, is an example of how an industry that was predominately male dominated only a few decades

ago, can today offer exceptional career opportunities regardless of gender.

“I didn’t start out to be a project manager as this is actually my second career. I was originally a cartographer, a map maker in my first profession, having worked in that industry for about 15 years.

But as so much of my industry was being shipped offshore I felt it was time to look for something new, something that would continue to be of value and growing moving forward,” she explained.

Joining Nelson Roofing in 2012 as a Pre-Construction Assistant, Schroeder was able to adapt many of the skills, including computer expertise from her first vocation into her new role with the roofing and sheet metal firm.

“They were certainly transferable skills so I sent in my resume and started working here a couple of weeks later as a Pre-Construction Assistant, she said.

Within a year company owner Chris Smith, recognizing the contribution Schroeder was making, had her working on project esti mates, a major stepping stone toward the critical leadership position she currently holds with the firm.

Serving as her mentor, Smith guided Schroeder’s subsequent

development w ith i n Nelson Roofing, in time promoting her to Project Manager.

The expanding inventory of projects Schroeder has been involved with include some of the firm’s highest profile endeavou rs, i nclud i ng Courtenay’s Georges P. Vanier Secondary School and BC Hydro’s John Hart dam project near Campbell River.

“I’m seeing more and more women on site, a nd a l so a s owners of the construction companies, which I think is so cool.

Every time I see something like that I say ‘yes, it’s great to see that’ – so certainly things in this sector are becoming more inclusive for women,” she said.

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Information compiled by t he federa l gover nment suggests that women comprise approximately 54 per cent of the nation’s workforce, but represent less than 10 per cent of Canadian construction industry employees – a statistic that many say does not accurately reflect the workplace reality.

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include women who work in the office and in administrative capacit ies i n t hose nu mbers, and essentially lump all ticketed trades not just construction trades under the overall umbrella of construction. This would include persons such as hairdressers, which are certainly not part of construction,” explained Katy Fairley, a Director with the Canadian Construction Association (CAA).

“If we were to drill down into those numbers, and from what I know through

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at Va ncouver-based Kinetic Construction. Fairley says that despite there being a current gender imbalance in the construction industry, conscious efforts are being made to promote the sector as a positive career choice for young women just entering the working world.

“The CAA at its annual conference held in March for the

very first time hosted a session addressing the topic of women in construction, where senior industry leaders discussed what they have been doing in their businesses to encourage a greater female involvement,” she said.

“It should also be noted that the current chair of the CAA is a woman, Zey Emir who is with Revay and Associates Ltd. Her ability to reach that position is certainly ref lective of the changes that are occurring in the industry. Certainly there is

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Originally created in 2001 as the Construction Sector Council, BuildForce Canada is a national industry-led organization committed to working with the construction industry to provide information and resources to assist with its management of workforce requirements. In its recently released National Summary covering the years 2018 to 2027, BuildForce projected that the present skilled labour shortage that is impacting companies across the nation will continue to get worse as older Canadian workers head into retirement.

The organization has estimated that within the next decade as much as 21 per cent of the current Canadian labour force will leave the industry – creating a gap that can only be filled by actively recruiting and training the next generation of construction industry leaders now.

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Katy Fairley is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Construction Association, and is a vice president with Kinetic Construction

“It’s not a problem you’re A symbol of the changes occurring in the industry, Zey Emir is the current chair of the Canadian Construction Association

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going to fix by looking at only 50 per cent of the population.”

KATY FAIRLEY DIRECTOR, CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

BuildForce Canada report, Bill Ferreira the g roup’s Executive Director said the industry has to take steps to head off a potential labour crisis. “This decade, Canada needs as many as 277,000 construction workers to meet labou r dema nds and counter rising retirements.

With these challenges in mind, the industry will need to step up recruitment efforts and do all it can to encourage far more new Canadians, women, and Indigenous people to join Canada’s construction workforce,” he said.

A good example of that effort in action is the two Women in Construction (WiC) chapters that have been launched and supported by the Vancouver Island Construction Association.

The groups, one in Victoria and the other based in Nanaimo, is a grassroots network created to promote and support female participation in the industry.

Cheryl Hartman who is the Chair of the Victoria group says the potential rewards of a career in construction, from pure economics, to the range of skills and opportunities available make it the right choice for young men and for women just entering the workforce.

“It’s not just the trades that are in need of new workers, it’s every aspect of the industry. 30 years ago women’s career options were limited to becoming a teacher or a nurse or a mom, but today the options are endless. It just takes the courage to try, and to not be discouraged, but the rewards are there if you’re willing to take the chance. The doors for women have now opened everywhere, so this is the time to step through,” she said.

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Sea Sensations At The 12th Annual BC Seafood Festival 2018 New And Enhanced Competitions Will Light Up The Stages At The BC Seafood Festival On Vancouver Island

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The event, ranked among the top Seafood Festivals in North America, will be held June 15-17 in the Comox Valley.

T icket holders w i l l sa mple and savour the freshest seafood while enjoying featured BC wines, ciders and live music performances along with festival competitions.

The BC Seafood Festival Signature Weekend 2018 offers up new seafood competitions combined with events and celebrations including chef demonstrations, award-winning shellfish and seafood tastings, and the largest Kids Interactive Zone featuring the Vancouver Aquarium AquaVan. Here are some of the competitions to ignite the passion and ingenuity of chef and seafood competitors, while providing festival participants with a front row seat to the action on festival stages throughout the weekend: FortisBC BC Seafood Festival

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Chef Competition – New! Featuring a fantastic line-up of past Festival chefs who will duke it out in black-box heats to present the most unique and scrumptious BC seafood dishes to a group of discerning Judges. The top prize will be $5,000, second place $1,500, thanks to generous sponsorship by FortisBC. All of the cooking equipment is being proudly provided

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Fanny Bay Oysters Shucking Championship – June 16 Guinness Book of World Record Holder, Shucker Paddy,

Ocean Wise Chowder Challenge – June 17 Restaurants and their seafood-lovin’ chefs serve up the best sustainable seafood chowder for a chance to win an OceanWise annual membership and attendance to the big leagues of chowder competitions, the

Best Caesar in Town Competition – June 17 This spicy competition, presente d by t he W h ite W ha le Restaurant and Bremner’s will see top bartenders compete for a $1,000 cash prize generously supplied by Bremner’s and awarded to the sexiest, seafood inspired Caesars around. Attendees will also get to try tastes of the range of Caesars.

June is also BC Seafood Month.

During the festival dates, June 8-17, top participating British Columbia restaurants will be showcasing their favourite seafood dishes to celebrate BC’s bounty at part of the BC Seafood on Your Plate contest, and compete for a $1,000 prize by earning the most votes.

Tickets: Early-Bird BC Seafood Festival Signature Weekend pass tickets are on sale now at www.BCSeafoodFestival.com, where seafood-lovers can also sign up to be a volunteer and Friend of the Seafood Festival to receive special deals and advance tickets.

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he BC Seafood Expo will examine business opportunities for First Nations communities along the entire aquaculture and fisheries value chain.

Over 40 First Nation and Indigenous communities are now directly or indirectly involved in farming seafood in Canada.

The MaPP First Nations Aquaculture Resources for Commercialization Workshop, will be held June 11 in the Comox Valley as part of 2018 BC Seafood Expo and Trade Show.

This is one of the largest seafood industry trade events in the Pacific Northwest attracting suppliers, buyers, distributors, producers, industry leaders and government representatives to network, meet and grow the seafood sector and their bottom line.

First Nations communities in the Haida Gwaii, North Coast, Central Coast, and North Vancouver Island, have been working to develop marine plans and coast resource economic opportunities, one of which is aquaculture and fisheries.

Concurrently, First Nations in other coastal areas of BC have been actively engaged in seafood economic opportunities through

research, pilot and commercial projects.

The goal of this workshop is to present an update on these various projects and facilitate a broader discussion on financial and business resources currently available to First Nations communities for the development of business opportunities along the entire seafood value chain.

The workshop will be moderated

by Dr. Myron Roth, aquaculture and seafood industry specialist with the Government of British Columbia.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization projects that aquaculture will account for two-thirds of the global food fish consumption by 2030.

According to the latest Statistics Canada data, Canadian seafood farmers produced $1.35 billion of fresh, nutritious seafood in 2016.

Our farming and processing activities generated over $5 billion in economic activity, $2 billion in GDP, and more than 25,000 fulltime jobs for Canadians earning an estimated $1.16 billion in wages in 2016, with significant Indigenous participation across the nation.

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Sea The Future At Seafood Expo Workshops

Salmon Farmers Have Committed $1.5 Million In Research Funds To Be Utilized In Collaborations With Government, Academic And Independent Research Institutions

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isheries experts will gather at the BC Seafood Expo i n the Comox Va l ley to gain a better understanding of the local marine environment and help chart the future of the province’s billion-dollar sustainable aquaculture industry.

Research from the workshops will be utilized in collaborations w ith govern ment, academ ic and independent research institutions, said a spokesperson for t he BC Sa l mon Fa r mers Association.

The workshops, entitled Exploring Priorities for Marine Environmental Research on BC’s Coasts on June 11 and 12 will be moderated by Dr. Ronald Lewis, BC’s chief veterinary officer a nd d i rector of t he A n i m a l Health Branch. (pictured) The BC Seafood Expo is one of the largest seafood industry trade events in the Pacific Northwest attracting suppliers, buyers, distributors, producers, industry leaders and government representatives to network, meet and grow the seafood sector.

Spea kers at the workshops include Zac Waddington, Dep a r t m ent of F i s h er i e s l e a d aquaculture veterinarian, Paul Adams, a forest watershed extension specialist, Isobel Pearsall, the project coordinator for the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, Vladimir Radchenko, an internationally-known scientist and expert on salmon

com mu n ities of the North Pacific Ocean and Michele Patterson, a professor at Vancouver Island University’s Geography D epa r t ment, who h a s b e en

involved in resource management, com munity econom ic development and conservation in British Columbia for over 25 years.

In 2015, the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) developed the Marine Environmental Research Program (MERP), committing $1.5 million in research

funds between 2015 and 2020, to be utilized in collaborations w it h gover n ment, ac ademic and independent research institutions.

T he pu r pose of t he program was to develop research partnerships.

Through a series of workshop consultations, research priorities were identified to assist with decisions on project funding. To date, the program has successfully funded 11 projects at value of $800,000 in research funds.

T h e a s s o c i a t io n s a i d it i s committed to developing new partnerships and initiatives to increase the knowledge base on the environment in which fish are raised, as well as continually developing innovations to increase production efficiencies and sustainability.

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Kitchen Getting Crowded At BC Seafood Festival

BC Seafood Festival To Showcase Over 40 Local, National And International Chefs

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he k itc hen i s ge t t i n g crowded at the 12th annual BC Seafood Festival.

The festival organizers have announced an extensive list of chefs from British Columbia, Canada, and around the world to celebrate the bounty of BC Seafood.

Tickets to select public events for the 10-day celebration on Vancouver Island, BC from Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 17, 2018 are now on sale.

This year the 2018 event is unveiling the next generation of the festival by extending the highly anticipated BC Seafood Festival Signature Weekend to three-days featuring new events a nd celebrations i nclud i ng celebrity chef demonstrations, award-winning shellfish and seafood tastings, interactive

& educational displays, and competitions including the f a m o u s Fa n n y B a y O y s te r Shucking Competition and the OceanWise® Chowder Challenge and the new Fortis BC Chef Challenge.

International Celebrity Chefs include: • C hef Tony Su, Ming Court, Cordis Shanghai, Shanghai • C hef Ma rk Best, Ma rque, Bistro by Mark Best, Sydney, Australia • Chef Tim Ho, The Food Gallery, Langham Hotel Hong Kong • C hef Ch ris K i ng, Rou x at the Landau, Langham Hotel London United States Celebrity Chefs include: • Chef Scott Schneider, Al Fiori, Langham Hotel New York

• Chef Abby Ferrer, Star Noodle, Maui, Hawaii • Chef Jose Duartes, Taranta, Boston The growing list of regional and domestic chefs currently includes: • F rom the Comox Valley – Chef Ronald St. Pierre, Locals Restaurant (pictured); Chef Nigel McMeans, Blackfin Pub; Chef Chance Wilke, Avenue Bistro; Chef Sloane Romano, Atlas Café; Laura Agnew, As You Like It; Dawn McRae, Custom Gourmet; Chef Aaron Rail, White Whale Restaurant; Chef Todd Radford, High Tide Public House; Chef Xavier Bauby, Culinary Arts; Chef Christian Arbez and Chef Melania Pearson, Thrifty Foods Truck.

• O utside the Comox Valley

– From Victoria: Chef Morgan Wilson, The Fairmont Empress Hotel. From Vancouver: Chef Hidekazu Tojo, Tojo’s; Chef Pino Posteraro, Cioppinos; Chef Ned Bell, OceanWise®; Chef Chris Andraza, Fanny Bay Oysters Bar; Chef Andrea Carlson, Burdock & Co.; Chef Jenice Yu, FISH; Chef Jennifer Peters, Next Jen; Chef Eva Chin, Royal Dinette; Chef Caitlin Mark, H2 Westin Bayshore; Chef Shelome Bouvette, ChiCha; Chef Lisa Ahier, Sobo, Tofino.

From Whistler, BC: Chef Melissa Craig, Bearfoot Bistro, Whistler; Chef Isabel Chung, Fairmont Chateau W histler. From Calgary, Alberta: Chef Darren McLean, Shokurin; Chef Matthias Fong, River Café, and Sal Howell,

Proprietor R iver Café and Deane House.

Also featuring for the first time, Culinary Team British Columbia Chefs: • Chef Chris Braun, Chef Vincenzo Capitano, Chef Aaron Hoffman, Chef Leah Patitucci, Chef Tina Tang, Chef Kurt Waddington; and Team Manager, Chef JC Felicella.

“This year’s BC Seafood Festival promises to be the best yet for presenting a stellar line-up of famed local, domestic and international chefs, while also showcasing our renowned sustainable seafood from our pristine West Coast waters. We look forward to welcoming visitors and locals to the festival and events,” states Chef Nathan Fong, Chef Producer for the Festival.

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Aquaculture: Good For BC, Good For the World BC’s Aquaculture Industry Employs Thousands, Shipping Product Around the Globe

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he aquaculture industry is growing local economies and feeding the world.

The BC Government reported a total aquaculture harvest of 103,600 tonnes with a value of $776.8 million for 2016. Currently, BC is one of the largest producers of farmed Atlantic salmon in the world, reporting a harvest of 92,800 tonnes for the same year.

While the industry has a positive impact on local economies, its impact reaches beyond national borders. As the world’s population grows, the need for sustainable food sources is on the rise. Aquaculture provides a way to cultivate these sustainable food sources, feeding the world for years to come.

With so much on the line, key advocacy groups are working hard to get the facts about this growing business into the hands of the public.

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AQUACULTURE TECHNICIANS NETTING JOBS THANKS TO EXCEL Excel Career College Works With Employers to Fill Needs in Aquaculture Industry

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OURTENAY - When aquaculture companies go fishing for employees, they turn to Courtenay’s Excel Career College.

The college, founded by President Pauline Stevenson, will celebrate 30 years of career and industry training next year.

Stevenson states that “the college started by providing professional development and relevant skills training. We work with each student and see them demonstrate competence and confidence in each skill.”

“Our organization identifies industries that have workforce shortages, and train specifically for the industries in need,” says Director Michelle Konkle.

Excel Career College is designated with the Private Training Institutions Branch under the Ministry of Advanced Education, and maintains representation with the BC Career Colleges Association, the BC Salmon Farmers Association, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and Education Quality Assurance for accepting international students.

“99 per cent of our students will take our program and go straight into the workforce,” says Konkle.

“Our training is extremely career specific, and we teach material that our students will need, keeping it practical and relevant.”

T h e c o l l e g e i s c o n s t a n tly re-evaluating their training programs through community networking, ensuring that the training they offer is always relevant to the Industry.

“With the growing demand in the aquaculture industry, we’ve been specializing in aquaculture for the last seven years. We are by far the leading aquaculture trainers in BC, if not Canada, and are the most sought after by employers,” says Konkle.

In the last seven years, Excel

Excel’s Aquaculture Technician Diploma started seven years ago, which has become the leading aquaculture training program in BC

Pauline Stevenson founded Excel Career College in 1989, and continues to work with employers to provide the best possible professional development in the industry Career College has trained well over 200 aquaculture technicians through their Aquaculture Technician Diploma Program.

“We have a lot of graduates working in hatcheries, the shellfish industry, some who have found employment in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and even with BC Ferries,” says Konkle.

“People don’t realize that there is a lot more in the field than fish farms.”

Excel Career College graduates are sought-after hires, especially because the institution has a

program advisory committee comprised of some of the industry’s key employers.

“We regularly sit down with them to make sure that our curriculum is always current and relevant to the industry,” she says. “We want the best prepared graduates possible, so any feedback they give is considered and applied quickly.”

Konkle cites one example where employers were asking that more knot tying training be added to the program. The request was applied to the curriculum almost instantly.

“The specific training we offer saves employers a lot of time and resources. Employers experience drastic reductions in turnover rates, because the graduates have a better orientation to the industry,” she says. The Aquaculture Technician Diploma is 500 hours in total, with 23 weeks of classroom training followed by a practicum placement. With a maximum class size of 12, students have direct personal access to their instructors, and are able to get the assistance they need.

Excel Career College also works with First Nations communities helping Nation members find meaningful work close to home.

“Our students visit hatcheries, volunteer on stream restoration and enhancement projects, and are involved in a wide variety of aquaculture events,” says Konkle. “They get a lot of hands-on experience in the industry, especially during their practicum period. Many employers will actually hire our graduates out of practicum relationships.”

Graduates from the program can be found in many major aquaculture companies, including Robertson Creek Hatchery, Grieg Seafood, Cermaq Canada, Marine Harvest, Seed Science, Creative Salmon, and Fanny Bay Oysters.

Alumni of the Aquaculture Technician Diploma program aren’t restricted to working in fish or shellfish farms. “There are a lot of subsidiary companies that are connected to aquaculture that people don’t even think about including

facilities that do processing or net mending,” says Konkle.

For the staff at Excel, training aquaculture technicians is about more than just filling needs in the job market. “The industry is growing so fast because humans are eating seafood at an unsustainable rate. If we don’t invest in hatcheries and farms, we will run out of this important food source,” says Konkle.

“We’ve received dozens of letters of support from employers and government organizations commending what we do.”

This includes a letter of support from Employment and Social Development Canada, where Excel is praised for partnerships “that involve employer engagement.”

A 2014 letter from Dave Byng, former Deputy Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, states that the BC Government “greatly appreciate[s] the efforts of Excel... to provide training that meet[s] BC’s skills training needs.”

As Excel Career College has a rich history of meeting workforce demands, they are well suited for the task of bolstering this growing market.

“Our training has become the benchmark for the industry,” says Konkle. “We’re currently working with two of the biggest employers in aquaculture to develop in-house professional development training programs for their staff. We’re also approved trainers through Transport Canada for providing marine training programs.” www.excelcareercollege.com

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“Farmers regularly test shellfish destined for raw consumption in the retail market and follow regulations to minimize hazards related to contamination of the water in which they farm.”

DARLENE WINTERBURN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BC SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSOCIATION.

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Association (BCSGA) has 160 member companies, which include shellfish farmers, processors, industry suppliers, and stakeholders from the worlds of research and academia.

According to BCSGA Executive Director Darlene Winterburn, one of the biggest challenges facing this crucial industry is misrepresentation in the media.

“In the Winter of 2016/17 and again in the Spring of 2018, industry was doubly impacted by outbreaks of norovirus and the

accompanying media, which spoke broadly to the product, rather than specifically to the problem,” she says.

“The outcome has been consumer misconceptions that subsequently result in lower levels of confidence in the product and losses in sales.”

Only five farms in a single, small geographic region were closed due to potential contamination this Spring. However, i ncomplete med i a coverage adversely affected the rest of shellfish farmers, whose product had been declared safe for consumption.

“Readers should question the headlines,” says Winterburn.

“Farmers regularly test shellfish destined for raw consumption in the retail market and follow regulations to minimize hazards related to contamination of the water in which they farm.

“They volunteer their time to participate in government programs to monitor water quality and are proactive in closing farms when potential hazards are identified.”

Accord i ng to Wi nterbu rn, British Columbians have many misconceptions about the aquaculture industry.

“Shellfish farming provides a SEE AQUACULTURE | PAGE 25

PARKSVILLE COMPANY BUILDING AQUACULTURE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE As Well as Engineering CPI Builds, Tests and Designs

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ARKSVILLE - CPI Equipment is making waves with their innovative aquaculture systems.

K ris McNichol sta r ted CPI Equipment 17 years ago, with a vision to meet needs in the growing aquaculture industry.

The company has since established itself as a key innovator in the industry, building their products for facilities across the globe, from Chile to the Shetland Islands.

The company manufactures aeration/plankton equipment, ensilage systems, water treatment systems, central pumping, mort retrieval, HDPE, net cleaning, and other products for the aquaculture industry.

“I have a background in five different industries, but decided to hone in on aquaculture when I went out on my own,” says McNichol. “Now aquaculture is the focus of about 90 per cent of our business.”

CPI has the ability to not only provide engineering services, but also to build, test, and design their product.

“One of the great things about our company is that we’re fully adaptable. We’re flexible, with a lot to offer our clients, and we can do a lot of jobs without outsourcing to other companies. We do everything in house,” he says.

One of CPI’s newest products is their ProSilage system. ProSilage is a portable ensilage system, which is a biosecure method for dealing with aquaculture waste.

“In the net pens, as the fish are growing, some inevitably pass,” says McNichol. “We are distributors for LiftUp, which provides a remote retrieval system to bring these fish to the surface.”

A fter the deceased fish are brought to the surface, farmers collect the fish and do testing.

Once the testing is complete, the fish are put into the ProSilage system.

“ProSilage will grind the fish, add acid to break them down, lower the pH to 3.5, continue to break the mixture down, then pump it into a holding tank,” says McNichol. “The biosecurity this product offers is top of the line, and the byproduct can be used in other industries.”

The system is built with Landia heavy duty pumps and acid resistant stainless steel, with wireless accessibility that allows farmers to

monitor the tanks from a distance.

Ensilage technology has been operating in Norway for a number of years, and is now being adopted by many Canadian companies.

As ProSilage is a portable, modular, product, McNichol believes the system can play a key role in Canada’s embrace of ensilage technology.

This is one of many aquaculture specific products CPI has worked on. “There’s lots of things we do,” he says. ”We work with an Israeli company called Atlantium, who have some very good ultra-violet disinfection purification systems.

We containerize their units, doing plumbing, electrical, etc., so the product can be sold as a self-contained system.

“We’re also in the midst of testing for a new net cleaning system called NetJet,” says McNichol.

Last December, CPI moved into their new facility, an approximately 7000 sq ft facility on 2.5 acres. This new facility includes a full machine shop and office spaces for their growing staff.

“We’ve now expanded, and hired some great new employees who are helping us move forward to meet the needs of the growing aquaculture industry,” says McNichol. www.cpiequipmentinc.com

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CR METAL FABRICATORS: FROM FEEDING TO THE FACTORY “We work very closely Company Is Building For Every Stage Of Aquaculture Life Cycle

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AMPBELL RIVER - From feeding to the factory, C R M et a l Fa b r i c ato r s (CRMF) is creating custom metal components for every level of Vancouver Island’s grow ing aquaculture industry.

CR Meta l Fabr ic ators wa s founded in 1963, making aluminium boxes for loggers who were bringing explosives into the bush. After decades of focussing on the paper and forestry industry, CRMF began to diversify into Vancouver Island’s growing aquaculture industry, where they create custom metal fabrications for essentially every component of the business.

President Rob Beetstra and his wife Darcy purchased CRMF in 2007, and has been running the company ever since. He has a great appreciation for the industry and everything it contributes to his community.

“Aquaculture is a huge player in the North Island economy,” says Beetstra. “You won’t find many businesses that aren’t happy that the industry is here. We all appreciate what it does for our town

with the aquaculture industry, and we hold it in high regard. It’s one of the biggest fields in our customer base, and we’d be half the company we are today without them.”

ROB BEETSTRA PRESIDENT OF CR METAL FABRICATORS

and our economy.”

For businesses like CRMF, there are a lot of reasons to celebrate.

Campbell River houses the head offices of one of Canada’s largest commercial diver training schools, the head offices of three major salmon farming companies, an aquatic research facility, and numerous other aquaculture service and supply businesses.

“When the paper and forestry industries started to slow down, our company needed to diversify,” says Beetstra. “The growth of the aquaculture industry was just what we needed in order to continue growing our business.”

CRMF has an extensive customer base, including some of the biggest players in the aquaculture

CR Metal Fabricators builds boat attachments like this fish harvesting system industry. They are able to manufacture components for every stage of the fish life cycle.

“We bu i ld components for hatcheries, for transportation where we work with companies to modify transport trailers for hauling fish on the highway,” he says. “We build sea-site floats that house staff, warehouses for feed, and feeding systems.”

Two of CRMF’s biggest customers are aquaculture support companies that design feeding systems for the industry. Beetstra’s team manufactures hoppers, conveyor systems, feed augurs, and hoppers for these

systems.

“We also manufacture and install harvesting equipment that goes on the boats,” says Beetstra.

“We do the fish processing systems for the boats that transport the fish to the plants, and once the boats get to the plants, we work with the plants to create conveyor systems and fish handling systems.”

Thanks to this growing industry, CRMF is now bigger and busier than ever.

“We have 27 employees now, and our shop is running 16 hours a day. There are 27 families that are dependent on the volume that

we’re doing, and a large portion of that volume is directly related to the aquaculture industry,” says Beetstra.

A f ter over two decades of working closely with Vancouver Island aquaculture, CRMF continues to grow with the rapidly changing technologies and innovations.

“We work very closely with the aquaculture industry, and we hold it in high regard,” says Beetstra. “It’s one of the biggest fields in our customer base, and we’d be half the company we are today without them. www.crmf.bc.ca

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net gain to the overall health of surrounding ecosystems,” she says. “We do not add food or chemicals to the water.

“Shellfish are filter feeders who get their nutrition from the water and, in fact, clean the water in which they live as they feed. Many cities, including New York, and many areas, including Chesapeake Bay, have reintroduced shellfish to restore water quality and improve local ecosystems.”

The effect of public misconceptions regarding aquaculture is also felt by many salmon farmers.

“Our industry has faced some pretty focussed opposition for a long time, from a very small group of people,” says Rocky Boschman, Managing Director of Grieg Seafood BC. “Because of the sophistication of this small group of people and the advent of social media, they’ve found ways to amplify their message.”

In spite of this, the industry is growing, and contributes heavily to BC’s economy.

“Aquaculture employs almost 7,000 people in BC, most of whom are full-time, year-round

Shellfish farmers use rafts to suspend culture systems for different stages in the growth process employees with above-average salaries,” says Boschman.

Salmon farmers like Grieg Seafood are in the midst of a year of historically high pricing for farmed salmon.

“We’ve enjoyed a year of very good environmental conditions,” says Boschman. “We’ve had a good survival rate, with about 95 per cent of our fish surviving from egg to harvest. Our salmon have been great quality as well, with much of our product receiving premium grading.”

Vancouver Island’s aquaculture products are being sent all over

the world, with companies like Fanny Bay Oysters sending large amounts of product to Asia.

As the industry grows, aquacu ltu re is hav i ng a positive i mpact on ma ny Aborig i na l communities.

“There’s huge potential for First Nations groups to benefit from aquaculture,” says Richard Harry, Executive Director of the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association (AAA). “A big challenge to many First Nations is access to capital and lack of equity, so we work to connect Aboriginals with the industry, using joint ventures

and partnerships, and building skills and training.”

Harry and his team are already involved in the fin fish side of aquaculture, with various Aboriginal communities generating revenue from arrangements facilitated by the AAA. The A A A is also working to help First Nations people break into new and growing aquaculture practices. For example, as geoduck farming is rising in popularity, Harry and his organization are helping to secure funding and contracts that enable First Nations to participate.

“Some of the economic development funds we need are missing, as many First Nations are interested in getting involved in aquaculture, especially shellfish,” says Harry. “With geoduck farming specifically, we’re actively searching for the capital required to initiate some of these projects. It’s in its infancy, but we’re looking forward to a breakthrough soon.”

To l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e BCSGA, visit www.bcsga.ca; to learn more about the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association, visit www.aboriginalaquaculture.com

Sustainability-Driven ‘Taste Of Bc’ Makes Big Waves

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ANAIMO - Taste of BC Aquafarms is making major academic and economic contributions.

The family company is owned and operated

by Steve and Janet Atkinson; with their children Amanda, Benjamin and Bill each taking an active role in the organization. Their products are certified by Ocean Wise, Seafood Watch, and Sea Choice recommended Best Choice.

“We set out to develop a family farm model of salmon aquaculture where salmon could be raised in a sustainable manner with little to no negative impact on the environment,” says Steve Atkinson.

The farm is one of the first land based Salmon farms in the world growing salmon from egg to market. Starting with construction in 2012, and first harvest in 2013 they now ship almost 100 tonnes of fresh Little Cedar Falls branded Steelhead Salmon a year.

They harvest every week, ensuring the fish is always fresh.

The company’s success is a testament to the vision of the Atkinson family, as well as the support they received from Community Futures Central Island (CFCI).

“We see our syndicated loan involvement in Taste of BC, and Steve and Janet, as an investment in innovation, aquaculture and green technology,” says Jolynn Green, Executive Director of CFCI.​ Local chains such as Quality Foods have been great supporters often featuring their product. It’s also available to all grocery outlets in BC through various distributors.

“If your store is not carrying Little Cedar Falls Steelhead, ask the meat manager to bring it in,” says Janet.

“Our product is sustainably grown on land, without the use of chemical therapeutants, hormones or antibiotics. We’re proudly locally grown on land and raised with love.”

Taste of BC is also making considerable contributions to the science of land based salmon aquaculture. It’s is one of the few

companies in the world where research and commercial production are combined.

“We are part of a world wide network of businesses, researchers, scientists and others who are working together to develop technology for land based and closed containment salmon aquaculture,” says Steve.

“While our model aquafarm is a commercial sized operation, we are also fully committed to research. We are unique in that we are able to take lab scale research and apply it in a commercial scale and setting.

Often lab scale research does not translate to commercial application.”

Despite their innovative operational style, being an industry leader means sometimes dealing with public misconceptions; a major one being that you can simply move salmon farms from the ocean to land.

“At this point in time the science is simply not developed to that point that this is possible,” says Janet.

“While we have now made it to market we are still refining the system and techniques and much more has to be learned before large scale deployment of land based salmon aquaculture is possible.”

While the Atkinsons are already leaders in the aquaculture sector, they believe there is room for improvement, both internally and in the industry “The world needs more and more protein and one of the best methods to accomplish that objective is to grow more fish. Oceans are now being fished at their capacity, and in many instances beyond sustainable levels,” says Steve.

The Farming of terrestrial animals of all kinds has major negative impacts on the environment. Salmon in particular are the one species that has high quality protein and can be grown with minimal net negative impacts. It is the most efficient conversion of protein for human consumption.

-- A cow currently needs more than 9 kg of protein to grow 1kg of beef, while salmon

need only 1kg for a kg of salmon. -As for what the future holds for Taste of BC, keep an eye out for new products, including

aquaponic grown vegetables and Organic Fish Rich fertilizer. www.littlecedarfalls.com

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FIRST NATIONS SHOWS SOLID SUPPORT FOR SALMON FARMING 20 Per Cent Of The 6,600 Direct And Indirect Industry Jobs Are Filled By First Nations Workers

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ritish Columbia’s First Nations are heavily involved in the province’s salmon farming industry.

“The industry has 20 agreements with First Nations, and 78 per cent of farmed salmon produced in BC includes First Nations involvement,” states Shawn Hall, a spokesman for the BC Salmon Farm Association.

“Collaborative working relationships with First Nations is integral to salmon farming in BC, as is the health of wild and farmed fish, and the environment,” Hall adds. “There have been no new salmon farms that have been put forward in the past decade without the involvement of First Nations.”

Only two per cent of the world’s food supply currently comes from the ocean.

That has to change, says proponents of the salmon farming industry in BC – and there’s plenty of room for growth and advancement for farm-raised salmon.

Hall notes that the industry creates 6,600 direct and indirect jobs – and 20 per cent of the workers are of First Nations heritage.

Maurice Isaac is the site manager for Marine Harvest Canada’s sa l mon fa rm at M idsu m mer Island.

Globally, Marine Harvest produces one-fifth of the world’s farm-raised salmon at facilities in Norway, Scotland, Canada, Chile, Ireland and the Faroe Islands and employs over 12 000 people.

In Canada, Marine Harvest operates salmon farms on the coast of BC and Vancouver Island, where 530 people produce 45,000 tonnes of sustainable farm-raised Atlantic salmon each year, which are four-star certified to the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices. Marine Harvest Canada is the supplier of Sterling premium brand salmon, and is the first company in North America to have a farm certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council salmon standard.

Isaac says he has been involved in the aquaculture industry for 18 years, and this is his 9th year with Marine Harvest. His site operates with a seven-man crew, and five of them are First Nations from five different Nations.

“It’s been very good to me, a nd e xc e e d e d my e x p e c t ations,” says Isaac, adding the s u c c e ss of sa l mon fa r m i n g “used to surprise me, but now that I’ve been in it for so long,

Salmon farming takes place all along the west coast of British Columbia

Shawn Hall, spokesman for the BC Salmon Farmers Association it’s not so surprising anymore.

“It’s always changing for the better, and the industry does all it can to improve and protect the environment.”

Tlowitsis Nation is based in Campbell River, and is a partner in two Grieg Seafood salmon farms, and is involved in oyster farms as well. It has an office on the property of the Homalco First Nation.

Chief John M. Smith is vocal about not allowing conservationists to visit the Atlantic salmon farms they are involved with, a mutually beneficial partnership that was formed with Grieg over eight years ago.

I n a let ter to t he Va n couver P rovince, Smith said the Tlowitsis is striving to become self-sufficient, and “like many First Nations in BC, the Tlowitsis are eager to grow our community and develop a lasting economy

First Nations members comprise 20 per cent of salmon farming industry workers from our traditional territory.

“Developing salmon farms in Clio Channel is a cornerstone for our Nation and after careful consideration, we developed an economic partnership with Grieg Seafood.

Grieg Seafood and our council are always in communication and have a very good reporting system in place. They are proving to be a good partner, and this agreement with Grieg Seafood is vital to the Nation’s economic well-being.

Smith adds: “We have been very judicious about the choice of sites for the salmon farms and have chosen two that are most suitable, and are the only area in our territory that we approve at this time, unless science shows us other ways.”

“It is a good deal, and we can count on the money and look after our students. Not having a

community we don’t get funding like some of the other tribes.

We’re able to cover some of that with partnership money,” he states.

Clan Chief Harold Sewid of the Weumusgem clan from the Qwe’Qwa’Sot’Enox people, is a commercial herring and salmon fisherman. For the past 20 years, he has also worked on salmon farms operated by Stolt Sea Farms, which was purchased by Marine Harvest in the Broughton Archipelago. He has also worked for Cermaq.

Sewid admits he was skeptical of the industry when he started out and told the company he was. He also wanted work that would complement the commercial fishing season.

“The first thing I told them was ‘I want to learn for myself, and if I work for you and I see something that needs to be changed,

I’ll tell you. If you don’t do anything, I’ll tell others, and if necessary, find a way to shut you down,” he recalls. “I have seen some things that I didn’t think were really good, but they were corrected right away.”

Sew id has been pleased to observe first hand that salmon farming has not had a detrimental effect on the environment. He states that industry opponents claim that underneath net pens are waste trash dumps are not true, and that sites that have been fallow for as little as a year are right back to normal. Many different animals clean up the waste underneath the pens.

As for salmon farming’s impact on wild stocks, Sewid notes that 2010 featured the biggest wild sockeye salmon return in history, followed by the largest pink returns ever in 2011, and one of the biggest chum returns in 2016.

Some believe that sockeye returns this summer could exceed the record numbers of 2010.

A larger threat that opponents fail to highlight is California sea lions. There are now an estimated 50,000 of them in the Georgia Strait, and they eat as much as 80 pounds of seafood each day. “The seal population is out of hand,” he notes.

“The salmon farming industry has provided us with year-round employment,” Sewid states.

“I’ve been involved in both industries for many years, and I haven’t seen anything that negatively impacts the environment that would cause it to be shut down.”

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FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER SAYS RESTAURANT VISIBILITY IS ESSENTIAL Public Events & Food Fairs Can Be The Ideal Marketing Venues For Restaurants

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A NA I MO – Ef fect ive marketing for any business, but especially one in the hospitality or food services industries, has to be centered on the amount of exposure the business receives. Competition for restaurant customers is always high, so being low key and stealthy are not the ways to develop a following and to enhance business success.

For Tim McGrath, corporate marketing consultant and professional photographer, playing an active role in such public undertakings as food fairs and other special events is the perfect way for a company to showcase their wares while helping dramatically to enhance their exposure.

“In many cities there are festivals that include a food component, these can be organized to mark a certain recurring event, such as Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEX) or they can be a fundraising event. Regardless of the focus of the activity, if there is an opportunity for a restaurant, or a food truck, or just

Tim McGrath has worked as a professional food photographer for more than a decade, while serving as a marketing consultant

“The key of course is to McGrath says public events such as the annual VIEX are excellent venues for restaurants to show their wares TOURISM NANAIMO PHOTO

about anyone in the hospitality sector to attend, it could really be in their best interests to do so,” McGrath explained.

The owner of ITS-Food.ca and a working professional food photographer for more than a decade, McGrath’s work has been used in everything from newspaper advertising, to restaurant menus, to cookbooks. Specializing in his unique photography niche, he understands that effective exposure is among the best way for a restaurant to attract a following, and long term repeat clientele.

McGrath says that the success

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of annual celebrations such as Vancouver’s Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) clearly demonstrates how effective a draw quality food can be. “You go to the PNE and half of the event for the visitors is the food they get to sample, not only the rides and the entertainment. The PNE has been a huge success for decades thanks in large part to the range of carnival food, the carnival eats you get to try – food can be a big draw at any event,” he said.

As a photographer and marketer he also encourages participating food service providers to make effective use of their imagery,

be visible and to show just how good your product is.”

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both to illustrate their products on site and in all of their preevent marketing, especially when it involves social media.

“If a restaurant has chosen to participate in a festival or food fair of some sort, always make sure the photos or videos you post on your Facebook page are appealing.

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What type of events should restaurants or other food providers participate in? That’s a decision based solely on the operation’s budget, and target audience. In addition to annual fairs, many communities are now featuring summer festivals with a food component. Some Island centers also organize activities that serve as charitable fund raisers, while the traditional trade shows that can occur throughout the year also offer some select opportunities.

McGrath stresses that it’s important for prospective participants to do their research to find the correct venue for their needs beforehand, and to then simply give it a try. “You’ll know if it works for you, and can readjust next year if a particular event didn’t work. The key of course is to be visible and to show just how good your product is. That’s what will help to get those customers coming back,” he said. www.its-food.ca

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COAST DISTRIBUTORS’ GROWTH AND SUCCESS GENERATED

BY THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS Family Owned And Operated Firm Is Canada’s Largest Independent Hardware And Building Distributor

BY MARK MACDONALD BUSINESS EXAMINER

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ANAIMO – On the road again. Brad McCluskie can’t wait to get on the road again.

That’s the way he and his partners have built Coast Distributors into one of Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supply distributors.

The family owned and operated business, with locations in Nanaimo, Kelowna and Vancouver, prides itself on its relationships with customers, and McCluskie is setting out to work with his salespeople and thank the company’s many loyal customers.

“From the very beginning, Coast has built its reputation by listening to what our customers need and finding ways to deliver,” says McCluskie. “Making a sale is important, but creating a relationship with our customers is what Coast has built our business on.”

Coast Distributors serves a broad range of industries and businesses that include hardware stores, building supplies, garden centres, paint stores, rental yards, gas station convenience stores and commercial and industrial customers of all sorts.

“As a wholesaler, Coast Distributors creates partnerships with quality manufacturers so our customers are able to access great brand name products at solid pricing, right in their own back yard,” says McCluskie, noting the brands they carry include Irwin, Gorilla, Krylon, LePage, Lenox, Reliable, Swan, TUFX, Sashco and more.

Coast also has its own brand of products, called TerraTuff and TerraPro. McCluskie is the majority partner in the Nanaimo operation, and is a minority partner in the Kelowna operation, where Scott Guy and Ken Andrew hold the majority interest. Guy and Andrew are also partners in Nanaimo, and they’re all partners in the Vancouver location.

It was Scott Guy’s brother, Alex Guy – who is also Ken’s brotherin-law, who started Coast Distributors in his back yard garage in Nanaimo 32 years ago.

“Alex steadily built a solid team who shared his solution for excellence and passion for business,” says McCluskie, noting Alex coaxed him into joining the company in 1998. “Alex’ vision

Members of Coast Distributors’ team: From left, Chris McCluskie, Surrey warehouse supervisor; Anthony Snell, newly appointed General Manager of the Nanaimo Branch; Charles Cho, outside sales rep for the Lower Mainland; Mat Brunt, Assistant Sales Manager in Nanaimo; Geoff Staller, outside sales rep for the Lower Mainland; Brad McCluskie, owner/operator and Kevin Staller, outside sales rep for the Lower Mainland

Coast Distributors Warehouses are filled with 20,000 different items

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Coast Distributors has a fleet of trucks to deliver products to customers throughout the province

Ken Andrew, left, and Scott Guy in the Kelowna Coast Distributors location was to become the first choice hardware and building supply distributor on Vancouver Island and eventually all of BC.” 25 years ago, Scott and Ken started the Kelowna operation out of their garages.

“We ran out of my basement for three years before we moved into a decent-sized warehouse, and 14 years ago we built our own building,” says Ken. “We’ve had the same growing pains.

“Scott and I started everything from scratch as well, and we cover the lion’s share of the BC interior, from one end of the province to the other,” he adds.

Guy started Coast Distributors around the same time three other friends started their companies on Vancouver Island: George Thomson at Paradise Island Cheese, Bill Jackson of Shar-Kare, and Gerard St. Jean of St. Jean’s Cannery, and they all helped each other. They are all still successful businesses today.

McCluskie says it wasn’t out of the ordinary for Coast to deliver goods to Port Hardy, and while there, pick up a crate of fish and take it back to St. Jean’s, for example.

McCluskie had started a hardware store in Sidney called McLeod’s Hardware, which he sold in 1993.

“I came to work for Alex, and had no idea that I would eventually buy him out, but that’s the way it went,” he says, recalling his decision to join Coast 20 years ago, and purchase Alex’ shares outright 7 years ago. “ W hen I joi ned Coa st, we pounded the pavement really hard,” he says. “I’d be phoning

in orders at 11:30 at night, and Alex would say ‘What are you doing up?’ I’d say ‘Trying to keep up with you. What are you doing up?’”

In 1993, Scott and Ken opened the Coast Distributors Kelowna branch, “so they could truly offer our superior service to all businesses in BC,” McCluskie recalls.

Today, Coast has 43 people on staff, and a team of 10 outside salespeople to cover BC and Alberta, including two agents who serve Prince George and Alberta/ Saskatchewan out of the Kelowna operation.

Their warehouses total over 70,000 square feet and contain over 20,000 SKU’s, ready to be delivered by their own fleet of trucks.

“The ability to take orders and deliver them within a few days is pretty fine service and that has been a key to our success,” says McCluskie. “We do that throughout BC, with the exception of northern BC, which we deliver through other services.”

Coast Distributors is an active member of the Building Supply Industry Association of BC, as McCluskie has served on the Board of Directors for over 10 years, including two years as Chairman.

Coast was named BSIA’s winner of the Top Supplier of the Year Orion Award in 2016, with Geoff Staller named top outside salesperson of the year, and Mat Brunt inside sales/customer service award winner.

“Where I come from, that’s c a l l e d a h a t t r i c k ,” s a y s McCluskie.

Scot t p oi nts out t h at “we

understand you cannot sell from empty hooks, and we also understand too much inventory is not the answer. That’s why we have our trained and knowledgeable sales reps working hard to get to know our customers, their stores, and their needs, so that we can help them define their own individual recipe for success.”

Scott adds: “Coast Distributors has gained a widespread reputation for fairness, with service, with delivery and with pricing.

As such, our customers receive competitive pricing, excellent fill rates and regular sales rep calls.”

McCluskie believes in giving back not only to the industry, but to the communities they live and work in. McCluskie notes the Nanaimo and Kelowna branches have donated over $30,000 to local worthy charitable and community causes in the last year alone.

CONGRATULATIONS

to Coast Distributors on all your success!

“From the very beginning, Coast has built its reputation by listening to what our customers need and finding ways to deliver,” says Scott. “Coast continues to develop processes and systems to better serve our customers, and we are willing to go beyond normal expectations to make sure our customers are satisfied each and every time we do business together.”

Coast Distributors adds value to their clients’ business through technical and marketing support, new and innovative products, trademark quality assurance, vendor-specific change-out programs, incentive programs, personal sales representatives, interactive website services, monthly f lyers and specials, seasonal bookings and a service guarantee.

T heir customers are all ind ep end ent op erat ion s, a nd McCluskie is proud that Coast Distributors is an all-Canadian company, adding “we pride ourselves on that. We have Canadian flags on the sleeves of our salespeople’s shirts, and our customers know we don’t have to call down south or somewhere else to make a decision. We make it here, now.

“There’s still lots of potential for us out there,” he says. “We’re still going through a growth period. 83

per cent of our customers are still Mom and Pop operations,” Ken Andrew notes Coast has equipped their sales team with the latest technology, and “they pack I-Pads on their calls so they can order on-site and scan online, providing instant confirmation to our customers. With our online catalogue, we can show our customers what is available right there, right now, and it’s always up to date.”

McCluskie has just promoted Anthony Snell to replace himself as General Manager in the Nanaimo branch. McCluskie and Snell will work together to build upon the success in the Nanaimo branch and better manage the growth in the future.

“I’m going back out on the road, to spend time with our sales people and thank our customers.

I’ll be doing calls with our sales people, and also on my own, as we continue to build our brand.

We have a couple of guys that are lighting the world on fire, and we’re excited about it.”

“We’ve built the business based on personal relationships and service. Our customers are our friends,” he says.

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Local Company Awarded Big Rock Boat Ramp Construction

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AMPBELL RIVER - Highly-anticipated upgrades to the Big Rock Boat Ramp will be constructed by Upland Contracting Ltd., fol low i ng approval of a contract by City Council at the May 28 meeting.

The work, which includes all of the in-water improvements for the ramp, such as updates to the breakwaters and installation of a floating ramp system, is set to begin mid-June. The City is awaiting final approvals required by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans and will proceed as soon as possible once these are received.

“The Big Rock boat ramp has needed attention and improvement for a long time, and Council is extremely pleased to see action on rebuilding this popular amenity,” said Mayor Andy Adams. “Community members provided important input on how to make this facility better and more usable for both locals and visitors, and we all look forward to these improvements.”

This first phase of work will include raising the breakwaters and re-orienting the marine entrance, adding piles to attach the floating ramp system (already in production with CR Metal Fabricators), dredging the basin and refinishing the ramp. The

upgrade requires that the ramp be closed from mid-June-October this year.

“We know it’s hard to close this ramp over the summer, but it’s the only time DFO allows us to work in the water as needed for this project,” said deputy city manager Ron Neufeld.

“Thank you to everyone for their patience while we make this a better facility for the many years to come.”

The upgrades at Big Rock Boat Ramp are set to cost $2.1 million, and $1.37 million of that is for the contract approved May 28. The project is funded by the Community Works Fund Reserve (Federal Gas Tax funding) rather than local property taxation.

Phase two, which will include improvements to the land area of the launch (parking lot/park), is not scheduled for this summer.

Timing will be determined by Council in the future and will be coordinated for construction along with highway upgrades in the area to minimize disruption.

This project is part of the larger Waterfront Project 2018-2020, which includes three key upgrades to the city’s southern waterfront entrance to downtown. Also underway this summer is construction for portion of a waterfront sewer upgrade.

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This game, eventually titled Call of the Starseed, started as a successful Kickstarter campaign in the spring of 2013.

“We discovered very early on that we had to tackle some problems with the hardware,” says Unger. “Because of this, we were responsible for a number of industry firsts that have since been adopted as best practices in VR development.”

VR Comfort Mode, or “Snapturns” software was created by Cloudhead in 2014, and has become the industry standard for dealing with one of VR’s earliest problems: nausea. Through studying strategies dancers use to combat rotational disorientation, Cloudhead found a way around the issue, and their technology has since been adopted industry wide.

Cloudhead has developed several other solutions, including Blink Locomotion (also known as “Teleportation”), that have laid the foundation for the eventual launch of inaugural release, Call of the Starseed.

“We had to invent solutions and standards before we could even build a game,” says Unger.

“We had to rebuild our product several times as the technology itself improved. Our first title was bundled with the HTC Vive and garnered both critical and commercial success.”

How did such a significant player in the VR industry end up in Qualicum Beach?

“I h ad a b u si ness pr ior to

A screenshot from Cloudhead Games’ critically acclaimed Call of the Starseed, which was bundled with the HTC Vive Cloudhead. My girlfriend (now wife) Tracey and I were living in Leduc, Alberta, and all of our sales were online,” says Unger.

“We eventually asked ourselves ‘why are we living here?’ and moved to BC.” After a couple of years in Vancouver, they decided to move to the Island to raise a family, eventually settling on Qualicum.

“Sof twa re development i s stressful and hectic, so when you can step outside your door and be so close to natural beauty, it makes the job a lot easier,” he says.

Since settling in the area, Cloudhead has attracted many other like-minded programmers who like the Island pace, and want to settle down with their families.

From this location, Unger can focus on developing for the entertainment systems of the future.

“The world of VR is incredibly broad,” says Unger. “There are a lot of challenges as we move to mass adoption, but it’s clear that this industry is just getting started in a powerful way.”

For Cloudhead, the first five years of VR game design involved a hard learning curve as their team had to figure out the best ways to take advantage of the new medium.

“It took longer than anybody wanted it to, but now that the hardest questions have been answered, we’ve got a lot of momentum,” says Unger.

“As a studio, because we took the risk early on, we’ve become a

Realtors Urging Province To Stop New Regulations Set For June 15

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ith the province set to impose punitive and restrictive regulations on the real estate industry June 15, the newly formed BC Real Estate Alliance (REAL BC) has been speaking up, in hopes of persuading the government to stop and re-think the process.

Ian Thompson, Managing Broker of RE/ MAX of Nanaimo, notes the government’s decision to end self regulation for the industry and stop Limited Dual Agency, where one agent, with consent of both parties, represents both the buyer and the seller is sending shock waves throughout the industry.

“The goal was supposed to be more protection for the consumer,” says Thompson.

“The result, however, is the government is taking away the right for a public to decide who will represent them.”

“In addition in the rush to get these new rules started there will be no formal training on the new rules for the 23,000 realtors prior to June 15. We are told all realtors will be trained by October. So we are going to start using the new rules with no training?

How does this protect the consumer?”

Thompson adds that Finance Minister Carole James recently appointed a lawyer to review how real estate is regulated in BC.

“This is because the Superintendent and the Real Estate Council are now in Supreme Court to see who actually has final authority,” he adds. “This is why the Alliance is calling for a complete stop to the proposed new rules. Only the Finance Minister can do this.”

The cessation of dual agency and the appointment of a non-industry superintendent are the latest causes for concern for realtors, who have watched the province implement a punitive tax to discourage Foreign Buyers, and are still threatening to move ahead with a “speculators’ tax” on homes in areas which feature the costliest real estate in BC. In order to determine the level of public support for our positions, REAL BC engaged the public research and polling firm Insights West to conduct a public opinion survey of over 1,000 respondents from every region of BC to gain their feedback on some of the issues at stake with the proposed rule changes, and have submitted those findings to the government. They are in stark contrast to the province’s own survey of 169 individuals, from which they concocted their plan.

For more information, visit www.therealbc.ca

significant influencer in the VR space. It’s an interesting position to be in with the contrast of small island life at our doorstep.”

According to Unger, the tipping point for VR is generally expected in around 2020. Cloudhead Games has forged key relationships with HTC, Oculus, and Valve, which are the main players in the industry, and they are almost at a point where the initial drawbacks of VR systems have been addressed.

As the industry approaches this tipping point, Cloudhead Games stands ready to ride the wave of this ground-breaking technology. www.cloudheadgames.com

Unger and his team have built key relationships with the big players in the VR industry

“We were responsible for a number of industry firsts that have since been adopted as best practices in VR development.”

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PROTECTION???

The Real Estate Services Act is legislation designed to protect the rights of consumers.

Then why is the legislation taking away a consumers right to choose?

As of June 15th, consumers are losing their right to choose who they want to represent them in the sale or purchase of real estate.

If you list your home with your trusted REALTOR®, they will not be able to introduce a buyer to your property. If your REALTOR® of choice has had any previous dealings or knowledge of the other party to a real estate transaction, they must recuse themselves in the middle of the transaction. You will need to find a replacement REALTOR®. These are just a few of the complications resulting from the new rules proposed by the Minister of Finance.

The Real Estate Alliance of BC believes consumers are best protected and empowered by their ability to make independent and informed decisions. Ultimately by retaining the right to work with the Real Estate professional of their choice.

The Real Estate Alliance of British Columbia is a grassroots coalition of BC consumers and real estate Professionals.

Visit www.therealbc.ca for more information on the loss of your rights in BC. Email: Hon. Carol James - Minister of Finance FIN.Minister@gov.bc.ca

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Chemainus Micro-Brewery Racking Up National And International Awards RIOT BREWING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

saw the announcements of their wins. It was real and a major victory at which is generally regarded as the Olympics of beer brewing.

T h e Wo rl d B e e r C u p w a s judged by an international panel of 295 experts from 33 countries. The 2018 competition was the largest to date and drew more than 8,000 entries from 2,515 breweries in 66 countries.

Riot Brewing was the only Canadian brewery to win twice, claiming two of the 14 awards received by Canadian brewers. Nine of the 14 went to BC brewers.

Word of their win spread quickly. On May 4 there was a line-up out the door at Riot Brewing as beer lovers showed up to taste the brews that been judged among the best in the world the night before.

“Initially we couldn’t keep our winning brews in stock,” Tomlin said. “It took us seven years to open and after we won, we became an overnight success.”

The winning didn’t start or end with the World Beer Cup. A few months after opening, Riot Brewing took a silver at the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards for their Good Vibrations Classical Pilsner.

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awards in November 2017 and were selected as Business of the year – Agri Food & Food Production in the January 2018 Business Examiner awards.

I n A pr i l 2018 t h ey were s e l e c t e d fo r t h e B l a c k T i e Awards’ Business Achievement Awa rd – 1 to 10 Employees.

On May 28 – following their World Beer Cup wins – they received a silver medal for their Vortex Robust Porter at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

“We are absolutely blown away!” said Moreira. The 2018 Canadian awards drew entries from hundreds of breweries and cideries from across Canada.

“I’m super proud of all our staff and what they have accomplished.

BC breweries are kicking ass right now and we are so stoked to be a part of it.”

Riot Brewing started in 2009 as a shared dream by friends Aly Tomlin and Ralf Rosenke. Aly has been a champion for craft brewing ever since she operated a U-Brew, which she describes as “the only job I didn’t hate.”

Being told she couldn’t work in the industry because she was a woman just fuelled her determination: she landed an assistant brewer’s job and then a scholarship to a brewing program in

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In 2013, Riot Brewing was incorporated but it took the addition of Morgan Moreira as a partner in 2015 to bring the dream into being.

A custom-built building was completed in 2016. It houses the brewery and adjoining performance, meeting and dining spaces, including an outdoor patio with a fire pit. Staff were hired, including Head Brewer Fabian Specht, formerly of Central City Brewers & Distillers and Howe Sound Brewing. The company now employees 10 people.

Their space presents live music performances (see riotbrewing. com for more information and link to Facebook events page), hosts meetings, supports community events, and serves a range of unique seasonal beers plus their five core brands: Lipslide Lager, Life Partners Pale Ale, Junk Punch India Pale Ale, Working Class Hero, and Sorry We Took So Long.

A recent addition to the busin e s s i s e q u i p m e n t to p roduce canned beer. Next step will be a commercial kitchen.

At present, any profit is being invested back into the company.

Eventually the partners hope to get paycheques.

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DEFENDANT 0775658 BC LTD 2995 Moray Ave, Courtenay, BC PLAINTIFF Smith, David CLAIM $8,142 DEFENDANT 1946338 Ontario Limited 7th Flr 1175 Douglas St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Jerome, Stephanie Sarah Claim $15,746 DEFENDANT 401949 BC Ltd 2591 Ruby Court, Victoria, BC

PLAINTIFF Nelson, David CLAIM $7,316 DEFENDANT AFC Industries Ltd 111-2452 Cousins Ave, Courtenay, BC PLAINTIFF JMR Landscaping Ltd CLAIM $ 62,774 DEFENDANT Alan Jones Construction Limited 202-1007 Fort St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Shimizu, Ken CLAIM $ 5,688 DEFENDANT Andrew Sheret Limited 401-740 Hillside Ave, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Baddeley, Ralph CLAIM $ 8,289 DEFENDANT BC Whale Tours Limited 200-931 Fort St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Titan Boats Ltd CLAIM $ 25,566 DEFENDANT

Bidgood Strong Projects Inc 3RD FLR 26 BaStion Square, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Island Custom Cabinetry LTD CLAIM $ 36,540 DEFENDANT Cobble Hill Holdings LTD 1-505 Fisgard St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Sperling Hansen Associates Inc CLAIM $ 54,887 DEFENDANT Cottonwood Management Corporation 432 10th St, Courtenay, BC PLAINTIFF Stead, John William CLAIM $ 81,476 DEFENDANT Dash Directorate of Agencies For School Health BC 1111-1030 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC PLAINTIFF Halkett, Philip CLAIM $ 35,176 DEFENDANT Grounded Systems Ltd 5-3131 Delta St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF

Lohr, Aaron Bryce CLAIM 16,176 DEFENDANT Guardian Inspection Services Ltd 795 Elkhorn Rd, Campbell River, BC PLAINTIFF Grakermel Holdings Ltd CLAIM $ 5,961 DEFENDANT Highwater Enterprises 110-171 Wilson St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Titan Boats Ltd CLAIM $ 25,566 DEFENDANT Kaki J ConStruction 2591 Ruby Court, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Nelson, David CLAIM $ 7,316 DEFENDANT Lakecroft Holdings Ltd 204-655 Tyee Rd, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Kiley, Matthew William CLAIM $ 10,575 DEFENDANT LDI Realty Western Ltd

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1800-1067 West Cordova St, Vancouver, BC PLAINTIFF Etherington, Debbie CLAIM $ 35,176

DEFENDANT LDI Realty Western Ltd 3371 Edgewood Dr, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Dowe, Carol CLAIM $ 35,216

DEFENDANT SCG Construction Group 3rd Flr 26 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Island Custom Cabinetry Ltd CLAIM $ 36,540

DEFENDANT Linwood Homes Ltd 8250 River Rd, Delta, BC PLAINTIFF Dealmeida, Jodie CLAIM $ 35,176

DEFENDANT V2V Vacations 1800-510 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC PLAINTIFF Gaertner, Jessica CLAIM $ 43,335

DEFENDANT Lixil Canada Inc 1500-1055 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC PLAINTIFF Baddeley, Ralph CLAIM $ 8,289 DEFENDANT MIB Excavating 480 10th St, Courtenay, BC PLAINTIFF Sky Hi Scaffolding Ltd CLAIM $ 9,844 DEFENDANT Quality Foods Ltd

DEFENDANT Villa Eyrie Resort 7th Flr 1175 Douglas St, Victoria, BC PLAINTIFF Jerome, Stephanie Sarah CLAIM $ 15,746

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Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Dean Tait has appointed Dwayne Murray, a fire-fighting veteran of over 10 years, to the role of deputy chief.

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Locals Restaurant is celebrating their 10th anniversary at 1760 Riverside Lane in Courtenay. In celebration of the landmark, Locals is running the Locals Inspired Recipe Contest from June 1st through June 20th.

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the Comox Marina, is launching a new venture to promote the sport to tourists and the public. Beginning this summer, the business is adding two-hour guided tours to their offerings to encourage visitors to the Comox Valley the

chance to experience sailing first hand.

Gone Fishin’ is celebrating the 15th anniversary of their Courtenay location at #3 – 2720 Cliffe Avenue.

The Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa opened their modernized men’s and women’s spa

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change rooms recently. The spa and resort’s new $300,000-plus Serenity Gardens project is also nearly complete. The Kingfisher began a major site overhaul in 2017 which is about 75 per cent finished. The Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa is at 4330 Island Highway South in Royston.

Building Links, t he Nor t h Vancouver Island construction newsletter, is celebrating their 25th anniversary.

Finneron Hyundai congratulates Glenice Neal on recently being named top salesperson of the month for the dealership at 250 Old Island Highway in Courtenay.

C u m b erl a nd re s id ent a nd Qualicum Beach First Nation Child Care Centre manager Pam Moore was recently presented with the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

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Longlands Golf Course opened on May 11th for the season at 1239 Anderton Road in Comox.

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Wayne Procter has opened a Gas n Go on Highway 19A south of Royston Road making it the only location to fuel up between Buckley Bay and Courtenay. Wayne is also the owner of the three other Gas n Go locations in the Comox Valley.

For the fifth year in a row, Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine (CMP) has included Courtenay-based Mackenzie Gartside & Associates on their list featuring the top 75 brokers in the country. The list ranks brokers by the dollar amount of mortgage loans funded. Mackenzie Gartside was ranked 13th this year after funding 379 mortgage loans with a total volume of $142.98-million in 2017. The company is at 525 Cliffe Avenue.

Comox Valley Dental Centre welcomes Dr. Andrea Soo and Dr. Rehan Merchant to their team as general dentists. The dental centre is at 1710B Comox Avenue.

Visual Sound AVU has completed renovations on their shop in downtown Courtenay at 456 5th Street.

Brian McLean Chevrolet Buick GMC announces that Malinda Mazzocchi is their top salesperson of the month for the dealership at 2145 Cliffe Avenue.

PARKSVILLEQUALICUM Harris Oceanside welcomes Gary De Pape to the position of sales manager for their team of professionals at 512 East Island Highway in Parksville.

Gary De Pape Oceanside Yoga & Wellness Centre invites the public to their new studio at Carriage Lane #3, 177 Second Avenue in Qualicum Beach.

T he Parksville Museum reopened for the 2018 season on May 26th at 1245 East Island Highway.

Qualicum Beach Realtor Ian Lindsay has been named Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s 2017 Realtor of the Year. Lindsay is a realtor with Re/Max Anchor Realty at 113 West 2nd Avenue.

Larry Stefanek, the coach of the Ballenas senior girl’s soccer team will take over from Bill Merriman as the coach of the Vancouver Island University Mariners men’s SEE MOVER’S AND SHAKERS | PAGE 37

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soccer team. Stefanek still plans on teaching at Ballenas.

Paradise Mini-Golf and Fun Park celebrated their 30th anniversary on May 29 th at 375 West Island Highway in Parksville.

Karen and Brian Levesque have opened K&B Games Virtual Reality (VR) Arcade at 1306 Alberni Highway in Parksville. The arcade features high-end virtual reality games and equipment, in addition to network gaming and classic platforms like Atari and Sega.

PORT ALBERNI The Port Alberni Chamber of Commerce held their annual general meeting on May 23 rd at Chances Rim Rock and elected a new board and executive. Dave McCormick of the Port Alberni Port Authority was elected chair of the board with Deb Haggard and Ross Hawse serving as vicechairs. Taurena Sein of Coastal Community Credit Union is treasurer and Nicole Mitchell of Staples will return as the board’s secretary.

Landquest Realty Corp. has brokered the sale of Creek’s Edge, a mobile home park at 5558 Beaver Creek Road. The trailer park

is near the town centre and has 82 units with room to develop an additional 67 mobile home pads.

The park was listed for $6.2-million and sold for $5.6-million.

The City of Port Alberni has hired Flynn Scott as manager of bylaw services. Scott previously worked as supervisor for bylaw enforcement and business licensing with the District of Tofino.

The company provides marketing, website, event and alarm products. Tali is also the marketing director for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the B.C. Hockey League.

Michelle Frost h as opened Coastal Flow Glass Company at Victoria Quay. The gallery features functional glass art and offers classes and workshops.

Dr. John Pappel is leaving his orthodontic practice and Dr. Bryce Tremblay will take over at 4256 10th Avenue.

The Kingsway Pub celebrated their grand opening on May 26th at 3203 Kingsway Avenue.

Westcoast Games, a subsidiary of Westcoast Home Hardware will open at the Visitor Info Centre for the summer. The gift shop space became available after Bluefish Gallery owner Cheryl Ianowsky announced she would be moving from the venue on June 30th.

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A few new shops have opened their doors for business on Argyle Street. CJ’s is a new family restaurant that has opened for business. Porto Taco has opened for the summer and Portside Café has opened for business at Harbour Quay.

The Tofino Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2018 Tofino Business Excellence Awards on May 10th at The Shore. This year’s winners were: CARE Network in Non-Profit of the Year; Common Loaf Bake Shop in Green Business of the Year; The Factory Tofino/Tofino Food Tours in New Business; Tofino Sea Kayaking in Small Business of the Year; Pacific Sands Beach Resort in Customer Service; Krissy Montgomery of Surf Sister Surf School in Business Leader of the Year; and Crystal Cove Beach Resort in Business of the Year.

Tali Campbell has opened The Impact Group at 4305 10th Avenue.

Harbour Air announced a new ser v ice between dow ntow n

The Alberni District Co-op celebrated the grand opening of their new 10th Avenue location on May 16th.

Vancouver and Tofino’s Coal Harbour. Flights began operating on May 10th, running once per day from Monday to Thursday. Locals and a guest may fly standby for 50 per cent off the regular rate when they show proper Tofino or Ucluelet identification.

Hotel Zed has acqu i red Jamie’s Rainforest Inn in Tofino and is transforming it into the latest Hotel Zed location. Jamie’s Rainforest Inn will retain its name until Hotel Zed begins transforming the location at 1258 Pacific Rim Highway.

Andrea Ferguson, Brendan Tom and Deanna Lankin are opening an experimental art gallery called Experiential on June 22nd at Unit E – 681 Industrial Way. The gallery hopes to attract emerging First Nations and feminist artists interested in artistic development and self-sustainability.

NANAIMO Coastal Community Credit Union (CCCU) recently held its director’s election and announced the results at its Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2018. During the AGM, it was announced that members have re-elected Lynne Fraser and Michael Mascall, and have elected Susanne Jakobsen, who in 2017 had stepped down from the Board of Directors, choosing not to seek re-election at

the time. Each Director will serve a three-year term on CCCU’s 10-person Board. Following the AGM, the Directors re-appointed Evelyn Clark as Board Chair and appointed Lynne Fraser as Vice Chair for the 2018-2019 term.

Nanaimo Museum celebrated their 10 th anniversary in their new space at 100 Museum Way. Additionally, Debbie Truman is retiring from her role as general manager.

Once Upon A Child i n Nanaimo, a company that buys and sells gently used kid’s items, has opened for business at 6461 Metral Drive. The store ensures that all products purchased and sold meet mandatory and voluntary safety standards. Staff members stay up-to-date on current recalled items, immediately pulling all recalled products from shelves and making sure all items purchased are safety-checked to meet current standards.

Lesley’s Esthetics and Accessories is now open in Nanaimo at 5-4800 Island Hwy North.

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IS IT TIME FOR A TAX REVOLT BY BUSINESS OWNERS?

MARK MACDONLD

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s class warfare has taken the Canadian political landscape by storm, what can businesses do to escape the hail of tax increases and extra fees unleashed by elected officials?

With populist catch phrases like “one per centers”, asking businesses to “pay a little bit more”, and “income sprinkling” becoming accepted terms of reference for the business community, it is clear that many Canadians see the current anti-business rhetoric as a leveling of the playing field.

“Tax the rich”, aka business owners, is what they’ve said they were going to do, and they’re doing it, with nary a reprieve in sight.

What, if anything, can be done to stem the tide of the rising minimum wage, Medical Service Plan payroll hikes and Canada Pension Plan increases? Not to mention the

foreign buyers’ tax, the “speculation” tax, and another NDP whopper, a new school tax levied against property owners? When does it end? How can it end?

A tax revolt.

A full-fledged withholding of taxes and levies that goes directly from business bank accounts and payrolls. Are we there yet? Is it possible?

Absolutely it is, and truth be told, this might be the only way to finally get government’s attention and get them to stop milking the business community. Tell Ottawa, Victoria and your city of choice that the udder is getting dry, and they’ve siphoned off far more than what is acceptable.

Today’s anti-business governments are reminiscent of the old-time “shopping sprees” of yesteryear, when winning contestants would run for their lives down the aisles of grocery stores, hair and clothing bristling in the wind as they two-armed every item they could grasp and whisk it into their carts before reaching the till.

Clearly, they see their seizure of government power as “their turn” to withdraw funds from the till as they see fit. Rather than cultivate an environment where business can prosper and therefore create more government tax revenue

through increased sales, they see businesses as loot stashers, ripe for the picking by 21 st Century Robin Hoods to redistribute to the poor and their own pet projects.

It’s not enough for them to leave the business community alone and redirect surpluses to projects they deem worthy; it’s obviously payback time for business owners they see as worthy of repercussions for “filling their bank accounts off the backs of workers”.

A tax revolt might be tough for businesses to pull off, since our unofficial moniker seems to be “Tax me, I’m Canadian”. But surely we’re getting to the point where our version of the Boston Tea Party is becoming a viable option.

W hat do you think governments would do if businesses – in unison – decided to withhold the various taxes and fees they regularly collect from customers and employees and remit to the government? How long would it take before they raised the white flag and realized this time, they really, really have gone too far?

Not just that, but they’d ratchet back some of the punitive tax measures they’ve introduced.

Isn’t it worth a try?

It’s been done before. During Bob Rae’s ill-fated term as Ontario’s only NDP premier two

decades ago, a tax revolt in London was credited with choking off the government’s cash flow.

T hey d id so by w ith hold i ng property taxes until sensibility returned, and participants were encouraged to place those taxes in an interest bearing bank account that would yield at least as much as any potential penalty the government might try to instill.

The pinch helped, followed by the Common Sense Revolution under Mike Harris.

A Nanaimo city councilor once said, aloud: “We will tax until we find opposition”. That was just prior to the City of Nanaimo unilaterally implementing a “head tax” back in 2001, where businesses were to pay $110 apiece for anyone in their employ who had a professional designation. It would have cost one real estate company over $10,000 a year.

Busi nesses were outraged, and the Chamber of Commerce sprung into action, demanding an immediate rescinding of the bylaw, or else businesses would boycott paying business license fees to the city.

A filibuster at the weekly council meeting featured prominent members of the business community taking their turns at the lectern, lambasting council for their lack of foresight and brazen

tax attack. Business owners and managers crammed into council chambers to support the speakers, who continued to speak forcefully and demand instant retraction.

Initially, council members, led by the mayor, sniffed at the delegates. Their disdain soon turned to soberness as they realized they were faced with a determined group that wouldn’t take no for an answer. Late in the evening, they called for a 30-day memorandum to study the issue further.

The tax was completely withdrawn after the month was up.

It did work. Politicians can be backed up. But it does take a unified front, determined to not take no for an answer.

If governments of all levels were to be confronted by the people who actually do pay most of the bills for public services, either through their own companies or the payrolls they cover, and demand fairness, there would be positive results. Even hard-ofhearing idealists in government can sense they’ve gone too far.

So, M r. a nd M rs. Busi ness Owner: Are you ready for a tax revolt, with the sole purpose of telling governments to stop their punitive and growth-prohibiting taxation?

Let us know what you think: info@businessexaminer.ca

own task force warning that such a move will undermine the province’s competitive position.

Making matters worse, just as the U.S. cut its top federal personal income tax rate, BC created a new, higher rate of 16.8 per cent, making the combined federal-provincial top rate a hair away from 50 per cent and the ninth highest rate in Canada and the U.S. This shows a worrying disregard for the ability of the province to attract and retain skilled workers and entrepreneurs.

In keeping with its high tax mantra, the government also ra ised ta xes on h igh-va lued homes and “luxury” cars. New regulations are being contemplated on labour in addition to a substantial minimum wage hike.

It’s all about the signals. And the signals as a whole don’t instil confidence among investors.

All this is happening against a backdrop of an enduring investment problem in the province.

For more than three decades, investment per worker in BC - a measure of the tools available to workers to improve their

productivity - has lagged behind the rest of the country. The most recent data (for 2016) shows BC’s investment per worker 19 per cent below Canada’s overall level. This means BC workers have significantly less capital (machines, equipment and technology) to do their job than workers in other provinces.

The situation has worsened in recent years. Business investment in BC (excluding residential structures) fell from 2014 to 2016 by nearly a fifth after adjusting for inflation.

A nd yet, the govern ment’s latest policies will likely further discourage investment and ultimately reduce the long-term prosperity of British Columbians.

This is taking the province down the wrong track.

We saw this movie before, in the 1990s. It doesn’t end well.

BC CLOSING DOORS TO INVESTMENT

FRASER INSTITUTE CHARLES LAMMAM AND HUGH MACINTYRE

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ore British Columbians think the province is on the wrong track than the right one, according to a new Angus Reid poll. And there’s good reason to be concerned about BC’s policy direction.

Since assuming office last year, Premier John Horgan’s government has done little to reassure investors and entrepreneurs that British Columbia is an attractive place to invest. In fact, its policies have signalled the opposite.

Consider the attempt to block

the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, which had already been approved by a thorough federal review. In the 11th hour, the government erected an unexpected roadblock, arguing in court that BC has the right to stop the project.

The ensuing war of words - and legal action - between Alberta and BC has been well-documented.

The result?

Immense policy uncertainty.

Partly because of this pipeline project, BC - and Canada more generally - is gaining an international reputation as a place where major resource projects can’t get done. And this is turning investors and entrepreneurs away from the province at a time when serious concerns already exist about BC as a destination for resource projects.

In a recent survey of upstream oil and gas executives, BC ranked dead last among Canadian provinces and in the bottom quarter internationally for investment attractiveness. While the provincial government hopes to see liquefied natural gas (LNG) development,

pipeline obstructionism has undermined its credibility on that file.

Moreover, BC’s tax competitiveness has taken a major hit recently.

The province’s longstanding high effective tax rate on investment (one of the highest in the developed world) was made worse when the government increased the statutory corporate income tax rate (from 11 per cent to 12 per cent) shortly after taking office.

At the same time, the United States has dramatically eased its taxation of capital, which will encourage investment dollars to go south.

Additionally, at a time when the U.S. is eschewing carbon pricing, BC is significantly raising its carbon tax rate (by 66 per cent, from $30 to $50 per tonne) while abandoning any pretence of revenue neutrality - whereby new revenues into government coffers are offset with new tax cuts.

BC is also replacing Medical Service Premiums with a new employer-based payroll health tax, despite the government’s

Charles Lammam is director of fiscal studies and Hugh MacIntyre is senior policy analyst at the independent non-partisan Fraser Institute

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Smile Essentials Denture Clinic is now open in Ladysmith at Unit 12-740 1 st Street.

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Tina M Lloyd Notary Public has a new location at 527 Fifth Street.

Expedia has ranked Chemainus in the top 15 of tourism destinations across Canada.

Tempo Dance Company had their 25 th anniversary with a year end production.

Owner Irene Booth began her studio in her basement in North Nanaimo and now fills a 2,000-square-foot space on Applecross Road.

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Laird Wheaton welcomes Don Germiquet to their sales team.

The top three realtors for March at Pemberton Holmes are Peter Koch, Gina Pearce and Ryan Douglas.

Barrons’s Home Appliance Centre at 7-2480 Kenworth Road is celebrating their 20th anniversary.

The Province of BC will provide VIU $100,000 towards an additional 40 engineering students in the fundamentals of engineering certificate program, new engineering design and practice diploma program. Spaces for the one-year certificate and two-year diploma program will commence in 2019-2020.

Twenty spaces will be available the first year and 40 the year following.

LADYSMITHCHEMAINUS Christa Swain is the new manager of the Chemainus & District Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centre. She replaces Mikaela Alldred who has moved on to other business opportunities. The Chamber’s new executives has also been named. Paul McGregor of 49th Parallel Grocery is the new president, Aly Tomlin of Riot Brewing Co is First Vice President, Michael Erichsen of Island Savings Credit Union is Second Vice President and Len Lavender from the Royal Canadian Legion is the Secretary/Treasurer.

Directors are: Kelly-Ann Argue of Classic Carriages, Laurel Gourley of Laurel’s Place B&B, Sam Higgs of Sawmill Taphouse Bar & Grill, Dorothy McKee of Chemainus Liquor Store and Roy Summerhayes of Vancouver Island Web Media.

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has launched their new Civic Ready Mass Notification System. The new, state of the art system will send messages about emergencies or routine events such as road closures to groups of subscribers throughout the Cowichan region via phone call, email, text and/or social media.

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Island Timberlands has sold 144 hectares of land called Eagle Heights near the Koksilah River to the Province of BC for $7.15 million and will be considered a protected area.

Island Home Forever furniture outlet recently opened its doors in Duncan on Beverly Street. The store is owned by Sandy and Jeet Sandhu who also own stores throughout the island and in the Interior.

Dr. Roshi Jalali joins Cowichan Valley Dental Health and Implant Centre at 345 Jubilee Street in Duncan.

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