News Releases
Regional Economic Summit Brings Call to Action
April 07, 2009
The Greater Victoria Development Agency hosted a regional economic summit for elected officials, featuring presentations from a number of industry representatives. The summit was attended by 8 mayors of the region with a ninth municipality represented by their deputy mayor, as well as the chair of the CRD
The summit provided a detailed snapshot of major industries in the region, their current challenges and primary growth opportunities, followed by a roundtable discussion between elected officials and industry.
“Today’s summit was a great opportunity to bring together a representation of the majority of our political decision makers with the industry stakeholders to discuss our regional economy,” said Sasha Angus, Economic Development Officer. “I think that everyone left with a better understanding of our economy and were united in their concern of how we can address economic issues as a region.”
The summit ended with a strong show of support for the Greater Victoria Development Agency to continue in its leadership role on the regional economy. The Agency will collaborate with the political and industry stakeholders to propose a strategy for capitalizing on economic strengths and opportunities. The group committed to meet again in the near future to discuss next steps in the proposed strategy.
The Greater Victoria Development Agency is an industry led economic agency representing the major industries and academic stakeholders of the region. The GVDA seeks to ensure that Greater Victoria remains a vibrant place to live, work and invest.
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For more information contact:
Shannon Renault
Manager Policy Development & Communications
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Tel: (250) 383 7191 Ext 208 Cell 812-0510
Email: srenault@gvcc.org
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Sasha Angus
Economic Development Officer
Greater Victoria Development Agency
Tel: (250) 383 7191 Ext 204
Email: sangus@gvda.ca |
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