Ignatius is using this race to bring awareness to the lasting effects of Residential Schools on families and communities. He’s sharing his story to help others understand the hidden scars many still carry, hoping to foster understanding and healing.

To make this journey possible, we're launching a fundraising campaign to cover the costs of travel, equipment, and accommodation for Ignatius, his family, and his Canoe Club members. Every donation counts and will greatly support their participation in the races this August/September 2024.

🌟 How You Can Help:

• Sponsor Elder Ignatius Pelkey’s and crew's race, equipment, or kit
• Donate directly
• Contact us at ignatiuspelkey15@outlook.com for more info

Let’s come together to support Ignatius in this incredible journey of healing, hope, and cultural pride.

#SupportIgnatiusPelkey #QueenLiliuokalaniCanoeRaces #ResidentialSchoolSurvivor #HealingJourney #IndigenousPride

Victoria Rumble Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmo-PpFZMxg

Victoria Country Bee Honey Farm - https://www.countrybeehoney.ca/

Thank you Mavis for continuing to work and engage with Regional Industry sectors to help all of our communities. Your ongoing and consistent leadership is invaluable.

As someone who chairs and/or leads business meetings on a regular basis, I have been encouraged and challenged to begin meetings with a First Nations Territorial Acknowledgement. It's been a fascinating, earnest & unexpected journey of self-awareness and personal reconciliation. I have sought guidance and understanding from regional First Nations leaders and have recorded these discussions to help broaden the dialogue & conversation amongst business community colleagues.

Kelly is the principle of Obsidian Architecture, an Indigenous owned and operated firm practising architecture & design in communities across BC & Yukon.  We were also joined by Scott Kemp, Principal of Scott Kemp Architect based in Vancouver. Both architects are currently involved with the construction of the Tsawout Nation Bighouse in Central Saanich.

In this podcast we discuss key factors to successful Indigenous/Industry employment activities. Those include:

• building relationships,
• combatting systemic racism,
• acknowledging & understanding the historical context of Indigenous communities in Canadian society,
• learning to embrace the huge, untapped potential of hiring Indigenous peoples

In this must listen podcast for every business person, Christina provides a sincere and passionate overview of the Territorial Acknowledgement, it’s historical context, community integration and cultural significance.

As someone who chairs and/or leads business meetings on a regular basis, I have been encouraged and challenged to begin meetings with a First Nations Territorial Acknowledgement. It's been a fascinating, earnest & unexpected  journey of self-awareness and personal reconciliation. I have sought guidance and understanding from regional First Nations leaders and have recorded these discussions to help broaden the dialogue & conversation amongst business community colleagues.

I have sought guidance and understanding from regional First Nations leaders and have recorded these discussions to help broaden the dialogue & conversation amongst business community colleagues.

Saanich North & the Islands MLA Adam Olsen and I have had numerous private and public conversations over the last 18 months specific to the Territorial Acknowledgement background and reasoning. Adam wrote about this issue in his blog at:

• https://adamolsen.ca/2019/05/whose-territory/ &
• https://adamolsen.ca/2019/04/acknowledging-territory-words-and-actions/

Thank you Adam for the invaluable education and historical context dialogue and reconciliation that is just starting for so many of us.

• how COVID has impacted his representative community in Northern BC (Skeena, Northern BC, Kitimat) 
• what does a "new economy" look like
• Kelly reviews the new technology based office environment

Northern BC Pipeline Politics

• Ellis reviews what has happened specific to this issue within the last several months (rights & title, treaty negotiations)
• what is the future?

#artrouteblue #bcpoli #cdnpoli

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice @saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

#vocalaboutlocal #homeoffice #smalloffice #saanichpeninsulachamber

It's a fantastic Peninsula business story…reflecting on their core offerings, labour market challenges and the "Peninsula Business Advantage", this is a must hear podcast!

Denny Warner, CEO of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, and I (John Juricic) will be regularly chatting with Peninsula Chamber of Commerce businesses and listening to their extraordinary stories. 

This podcast with Mitchell Morse of The Fickle Fig Market was so much fun! We talked about Mitchell's past and how he eventually settled his business in North Saanich...his food & agricultural principles and values...we chatted about The Fickle Fig Market's great & tasty products...and where The Fickle Fig Market looks to expand in the future. 

• https://epicure.com/en
• https://adamolsenmla.ca/

• http://www.dorothyhartshorne.ca/
• Cell: 250.686.1998
• dorothy@hartshorne.ca
• https://www.facebook.com/dorothyhartshorneformayorofnorthsaanich/

• https://geofforr.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/geofforrcampaign/
• https://twitter.com/geoff4council

Bill is a registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience working in the technology and advanced manufacturing sector for a number of companies and organizations across Canada.  He has been the general manager of two advanced manufacturing companies as well as co-founding and managing two consulting companies since moving to Sidney in 1982.  He joined VIATeC in 1998 working as a project manager for 5 years and then CEO before retiring in 2005 to continue working with start-up and early-stage companies.

On May 11th, as an SBC member since 1993 and volunteer chair since 1997, Bill will lead a discussion celebrating: “A 25 year history of the Sidney Breakfast Club“. The SBC, founded by Dr. Rick Hudson in 1991/2 started with 20 member companies as a forum for high technology owners to get together.  Known as “the Breakfast Club”, these entrepreneurs of knowledge-based corporations in the region met monthly to discuss areas of common interest and concern.

Join Bill to hear more about the history and future of this group as it continues to grow and contribute to our local community economy. We are expecting some “original” member company participants to join us and share their experiences. This will be a one of a kind and a can’t miss meeting! 

Video of the presentation - You Tube Video

Terry Curran, P. Eng.,  joined the embryonic Institute of Ocean Sciences in 1973 as a project engineer, and in 1980 became the Industrial Liaison Officer as well as Chief of Engineering Services.  He retired from IOS in 2012, and works part time for the Pacific Salmon Foundation creating and populating a website for marine data for BC.

Our topic on March 9th will be: “Early history of the Institute of Ocean Sciences and the local Marine Science and Technology Companies, 1970 – 2000”

In this talk, Terry will discuss the founding principles of the Institute of Ocean Sciences and the related development of the marine science and technology companies from an insider’s point of view.  Much of the growth occurred in the 1980s, and various federal policies and programs contributed to the resulting success of local companies.  Policy changes in the early nineties lead to the creation of the Sidney Breakfast Club, and a changed role for IOS.

Video of the presentation - http://harbourdigitalmedia.com/sbc-february-9th-terry-curran-p-eng/