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Breaking news for Greater Victoria businesses

Published weekly, BizNews offers information to help Greater Victoria’s business community make sense of our shifting economic and political landscape. The Chamber’s flagship newsletter is distributed to more than 5,000 subscribers who are highly engaged and active in our region’s business community. Scroll down to read the latest.

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Sidney springs ahead with most blossoms

VICTORIA, B.C. – The 48th edition of the Greater Victoria Flower Count ended on March 15 with a multi-billion bloom bouquet. Community and elementary school engagement were strong, with 33.4 billion blossoms counted over the week-long event. The winner of “Bloomingest” community this year is Sidney, with a total of 7.58 billion blossoms counted. The […]

Start of Flower Count marks 48 years of stopping to count the flowers

Destination Greater Victoria’s Paul Nursey, left, on the lawn of the Empress with Colwood Councillor Dave Grove, Fairmont Empress’s Victoria Dyson and Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce’s Bruce Williams. Higher resolution photos from today’s Flower Count launch event are available online. VICTORIA, B.C. – The Pacific Ocean wields immense influence over the weather, regulating Greater […]