FED Feature: Zambri’s
The Food Eco District has initiated monthly features to promote food and sustainability. For March, the feature restaurant is Zambri's. Read on to find out the featured food...
Jeff’s New Year and New Decade Notes
Happy New Year! It’s time for an overview of 2019’s downtown business highs and lows, and thoughts on this new year and new decade with our Executive Director, Jeff Bray.
Goodbye to Single Use Plastics: Victoria’s Strategic Planning
On July 24, Jeff Bray and the DVBA team attended a City of Victoria workshop to discuss how businesses can reduce single-use plastics.
Mabel – Women in Need Community Cooperative
Mabel Marin, Marketing and Communications Coordinator of Women in Need, shares her experience working with an organization dedicated to empowering women.
Holly – Food Eco District
Holly Dumbarton, Project Manager of the Food Eco District, tells us all about FED, urban agriculture, and what’s on her plate.
Get FED on the “Bike ‘n’ Bites” City Tour
Becca was invited on the Bike n Bites City Tour and it was a BLAST! If you have family visiting this summer, or you are curious about sustainability, food, history, or simply enjoy being outside, you must take this tour.
Sara: Migration Boutique
Wonderful insight from an amazing downtown businesswoman. Sara Patterson is the owner of Migration Boutique, and what a unique boutique it is!
Trish: Smoking Lily
Allow us to introduce you to the wonderful Trish Tacoma, owner of Smoking Lily. Trish is a downtown businesswoman who shared with us some sound advice on starting your business.
2018 and Jeff Bray, Executive Director, DVBA
Jeff Bray, Executive Director, DVBA, shares his reflections on 2018 and his hopes for 2019.
It’s a “Food for All”
Many children in Greater Victoria are going to school hungry. Here's one way downtown Victoria businesses can pitch in!