Business

With tourism continuing to be a steady sector of British Columbia’s economy, Nanaimo Youth Services Association’s Youth Employment Centre is hosting a workshop for unemployed youth on hospitality careers.

A new deal will save both city taxpayers and the environment.

Nominations are open for the sixth annual Mid-Island Science Technology and Innovation Council Science, Technology and Innovation Awards.

The new chairman of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance is excited about the society’s role in providing a recognizable brand to attract investment to Vancouver Island.

Taking off for a summer holiday is getting even easier at Nanaimo Airport.

Les Anderson has dreamed of a trail linking Island communities for years and sees the current railway trouble as the prefect opportunity for serious discussion.

An aquacultural field station devoted to shellfish farming is not only helping to revitalize coastal and First Nations communities, but it is also the recipient of the 2011 National Green Buildings Awards.

Nanaimo businesses back art program

To help grow and promote Vancouver Island tourism, communities of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum (Oceanside), Cowichan Valley and Port Alberni received provincial funding toward marketing and development projects.

In the 50 years that Don Yuen has been in the grocery business, the Fairway Market owner has come a long way since not knowing the English names of the vegetables he was selling.