Douglas Magazine Victoria

Exports and imports consistently account for about two-thirds of the country’s GDP. As the liberalization of global commerce continues, more and more Canadian companies are joining the international market. Are you ready to expand your market across Canada, into the U.S. or even overseas? Here’s what you need to know to navigate the export maze: https://loom.ly/jT_FBo0

Victoria’s ambitious Arts and Innovation District takes a step forward. Reliance Properties has submitted a rezoning application to develop the Arts and Innovation District in the north end of Victoria, B.C.’s downtown. Read more about it in this edition of Douglas Weekly: https://loom.ly/KK0YF7U 📷: Reliance Properties Ltd.

Looking to increase its economic self-sufficiency, the We Wai Kai Nation has collaborated with multinational coffee chain Starbucks to celebrate an Island first: the opening of a café built, licensed and operated entirely by the First Nation community: https://loom.ly/-OaQOEs 📷: Carla Duffey/Limesoda Photography (Artist Jessica Chickite's vibrant artwork blends Indigenous images with Starbucks’s siren)

Philosophy MD is a 2024 Douglas 10 to Watch winner! Delivers the global standards in physician-led esthetics. They provide a highly personal, luxury and patient-focused experience: https://loom.ly/yy2CpnM 📷: Carla Matheson, Dr. Bri Budlovsky, Tara Carere, Dr. Matt Carere of Philosophy MD with Sponsor Bud Beauchesne of TD Bank Canada Trust

Small Gods Brewing is a 2024 Douglas 10 to Watch winner! It is both a hospitality business that serves as the community living room for the Saanich Peninsula and one of the premium craft beer makers in B.C. They create a safe, sustainable and inclusive community where people thrive through food, drink and literature: https://loom.ly/2qTaCfM 📷: Jonny Kostiuk and Chris Bjerrisgaard of Small Gods Brewing Co. with Sponsor Mayor Marianne Alto of City of Victoria BC

ArtRow is a 2024 Douglas 10 to Watch winner! ArtRow is a disruptive digital marketplace for the buying and selling of professionally vetted artwork: https://loom.ly/5qMJfoE 📷: Lara Tomaszewska of ArtRow with Sponsor Suzy Kirkland of Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and Conference Centre

Are you an active professional working in downtown Victoria? Maybe you need a central, safe stay that caters to business meetings? In any of these cases, The Union Club of British Columbia might be just the place for you. Located on Gordon Street in downtown Victoria, overlooking Victoria’s beautiful Inner Harbour, the Union Club is a safe and private social location, offering a true “home-away-from-home”: https://loom.ly/zTNefbE

British Columbia is home to 30 cideries, 230 breweries and over 1,200 vineyards. Year-round, people travel here from across Canada to sip and savour what these businesses have to offer. Just last week, the provincial government made it easier for tipple-producers to enhance those visitor experiences. Read more about it in this edition of Douglas Weekly: https://loom.ly/CGeVkT8 📷: Derek Ford

Zingaro Floral Perfumery is a 2024 Douglas 10 to Watch winner! They are harnessing Vancouver Island’s botanical bounty to make one-of-a-kind perfumes: https://loom.ly/NprmnB0 📷: Palma Cafolla and Shane Murray of Zingaro Floral Perfumery with Sponsor Steve McLeish of Acacia Landscape

GoChip Animal Technology is a 2024 Douglas 10 to Watch winner! Reimagining the relationship between people, animals and cities with the world’s first digital ID for animals: https://loom.ly/2nx5nEw 📷: Bobby Lohcham of GoChip Pet Technology with Sponsor Caitlin McKenzie of Monk Office