2019 Nanaimo Business Awards – Best Not-For-Profit Organization
Loaves and Fishes Food Bank operates a nation leading Food Recovery Program that ensures good food does not end up in the landfill, but instead in the hands of people that can use it. This program ensures there is an abundance of food for people in need in our community. Additionally Loaves and Fishes provides […]
Nanaimo Launches BC’s Small Business Month
Nanaimo • September 16, 2019 EXPORT FORUM AN ADDED ATTRACTION TO BUSINESS EXPO Business Expo, the Chamber’s salute to Small Business Month in BC, is launching the Vancouver Island Export Forum as an added attraction at the Expo on October 3 in the VICC. Export traffic from Nanaimo to destinations regionally and around the world […]
2019 Nanaimo Business Awards – Best in Creative Services
IMAGE IS EVERYTHING What three core values make up HA Photography’s foundation? Professionalism, customer care, and community service. Dirk is sought after for his industry knowledge and expertise, visionary approach to impact branding, and forging synergies with small business partners. He is a welcoming and a trusted professional who takes the time to understand each […]
2019 Nanaimo Business Awards – Best Large Business
Harmac Pacific is a green power generating facility and a 400,000 metric tonnes per year of Northern Bleached Kraft Pulp business. Their products are 100% produced from regional sawmill and timber harvesting waste. Their wood pulp is sold all over the world to produce high quality paper, packaging, and other materials essential to supporting a […]
The ‘Greening’ of Business in Nanaimo
Our new City Council has taken some major steps toward Nanaimo evolving as a community firmly committed to a ‘greener’ future. Following Council’s declaration of a ‘climate emergency’ in April, they have begun adopting policies that reflect shifting municipal philosophies to address some of the elements of human-influenced climate change. They’ve made changes to city […]
2019 Nanaimo Business Awards – Best New Business
Live·Laugh·Eat/Repeat Famous Franks, the winner of the New Business Award in the 2019 Nanaimo Business Awards, is a small, local business that sells comfort food fast and fresh. You can find them located at Nanaimo Northtown Centre beside Canadian Tire most days, at events across Vancouver Island, and at the Commercial Street Night Market on […]
Developing Nanaimo’s Economy
Nanaimo’s economy arrived at a ‘sweet spot’ over the last 18 months allowing the business community to boast its lowest unemployment rate in decades and a healthy, growing GDP. Our population is noted to have passed the 100,000 mark evidenced by the release of 2016 census data. We’re seeing signs of that growth in burgeoning […]
