Saturday, September 7, 2019 ~ VICTORIA
~ West Shore Voice News
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead for their members with an ‘all candidates listening session’ at which Greater Victoria federal candidates will get two minutes of response time at the end.
The two-hour session will be held Wednesday September 11 at the Victoria Conference Centre, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. It’s open to the public.
“Community leaders will outline priorities for Greater Victoria federal candidates” in the lecture theatre at the downtown Victoria venue, it was stated in a news release yesterday.
The evening will be moderated by Gregor Craigie, host of CBC Radio’s On the Island, and features a panel discussion with community leaders discussing what are called key priorities for the Greater Victoria region.
However, all the speakers are very much representative of the core Victoria area. West Shore Voice News will attend the presentation to hear how the interests of the West Shore are represented.
“Greater Victoria candidates running in the upcoming federal election have been invited to attend and will each have two minutes at the end of the event,” it was stated in the news release.
Key priorities and presenters:
- Labour Shortage – Paul Nursey, CEO, Destination Greater Victoria
- Improved Transportation – Catherine Holt, CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
- Available and Affordable Child Care – Catherine Holt, CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
- Affordable Housing – Councillor Jeremy Loveday, City of Victoria and Jeff Bray, CEO, Downtown Victoria Business Association
- Climate Change Solutions – Mayor Lisa Helps, City of Victoria
- Reconciliation – Mayor Lisa Helps, City of Victoria