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Get • Only 10 tickets left for next Thursday’s Business After Business Mixer!

Join us for an evening of rooftop views, conversation and local collaboration 🤝

Guests will gather on the rooftop terrace of the facility at Bevan: A Living Workplace. Enjoy live music, local wine from Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery, artisan charcuterie, and relaxed networking as the sun sets over the Comox Valley.

Don’t miss out, register now at comoxvalleychamber.com/events or visit the link in bio 🎟️

Get • Here’s what’s coming up next week at myCommunityFutures!

Explore upcoming learning opportunities to support your business or organization:

🔹 Jun 16: Money Nerves: Pricing, Invoicing & Collections Without Meltdown
🔹 Jun 17: Intro the Meta Business Suite
🔹 Jun 18: Ideal Client / Target Persona

📌 Business training from Community Futures is free of charge within select CF-service regions. Check eligibility at mycommunityfuturesbc.ca

Get • Join us for our next B2B Mixer at the Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North ReStore on Thursday, June 26!

Connect with fellow business owners, professionals, and community leaders in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

Enjoy great conversations, make new connections, and experience a fun twist on traditional networking with a light interactive activity inspired by an upcoming fundraiser. It’s the perfect opportunity to break the ice, share a few laughs, and build meaningful business relationships.

📍 Habitat ReStore
1725 Willow Street, Campbell River
📅 June 25
🕔 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Whether you’re looking to expand your network, reconnect with familiar faces, or simply enjoy a summer evening with other local professionals, we’d love to see you there.

🎟️ Free Registration but spots are limited - RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/summer-community-networking-mixer-tickets-1989334258318?aff=oddtdtcreator #

Get • Did you know that before the now very popular Best of the WestShore Awards, the WestShore Chamber of Commerce used to do a members-based Business Excellence Awards? (As seen here at in 2008.) Is this something you’d like to see us add back into our calendar of events? Go to our 70th anniversary page at www.westshore.bc.ca/70years to let us know!

Keep an eye out for more “Did You Know?” posts to collect answers for our upcoming Quiz Night that will take place on September 18. Follow along on our social channels for ways to celebrate, commemorate, and get involved all year long.

Thanks to our 70th Anniversary Task Force, board of directors, and social media guru members for spreading the word!

Get • ☀️ iWIST Summer Solstice Celebration ☀️ Happening SOON ON JUNE 25, 2026!!!
Members-only tickets are officially live!

We’re bringing together women in STEM for an evening of connection, community, music, appetizers, drinks, and summer celebration ✨

Take a look back at some moments from last year’s event 💜 and join us again this year for another unforgettable evening with the iWIST community.

📍 University Club Victoria
🗓 Friday, June 25, 2026
🕔 5 PM – 8 PM

Limited tickets available!

Get • Join us in celebration for the launch of Oceanside Collective’s first ever volume, “Chapter One”! 🎊

Pick up YOUR fresh-off-the-press copy of the newest magazine! Grab a refreshing beverage and/or tasty snack with friends, neighbours, colleagues, and fellow contributors while sharing stories and enjoying some live music. Also, take your chance at our draw prizes supplied by some of the generous local businesses who make this publication possible!

We welcome contributors and supporters, community partners NEW & OLD, as well as any/all Collective Mag lovers!

We hope to see you there 👀

Get • .ca Where the map ends, ideas begin. 🧭

Introducing UNCHARTED, the theme for TEDxVictoria 2026.

Our world is shifting rapidly, and the maps we’ve inherited no longer guide us forward. This year’s theme asks us to embrace the possibility of the unknown rather than fear it, and chart a course into a bold new future.

Join us on October 7, 2026 at the UVic Farquhar Auditorium for a day of bold ideas, big questions, and new ways forward.

🎟️ Sign up for early bird access at tedxvictoria.ca (link in bio).

Get • Join the Nanaimo Local Immigration Partnership (NLIP)!

Are you passionate about building a welcoming and inclusive community? The Nanaimo Local Immigration Partnership (NLIP) is looking for community members who have gone through the newcomer journey to help shape a more connected and inclusive Nanaimo.

By joining the Newcomer Advisory Table, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with local partners, share your perspectives, support community-driven initiatives, and help improve services and opportunities for newcomers. Together, we can foster cultural awareness, strengthen community connections, and create a place where everyone feels they belong.

Interested in getting involved? We’d love to hear from you!

Building a welcoming community starts with all of us.

Diversity Belonging NewcomersWelcome Nanaimo CommunityEngagement StrongerTogether

Get • Our One-to-One Mentoring Intake is now OPEN for 3 days only!

Our Mentors are experienced entrepreneurs who understand the ups and downs of owning a business and can share their hard-earned knowledge. A Mentor can help you:
🌟 Feel less isolated as a business owner
🌟 Validate ideas and make decisions with confidence
🌟 Gain fresh ideas and perspectives
🌟 Shorten the growth learning curve so you can avoid costly mistakes

With a network of 100+ mentors across BC, we’ll personally match you with someone whose experience aligns with your unique business needs.

Applications close at midnight on June 11, and spaces are very limited. Learn more and apply by visiting the link in our bio or : go.we-bc.ca/1to1Mentoring

Get • Meet the Comox Valley Chamber Team 🤝

Tracey is a collaborative leader known for connecting people, ideas, and resources to create lasting community impact. Previously, as Executive Director of the Downtown Courtenay BIA, she conceived and brought to life the award-winning Downtown Courtenay Poetry Walk which continues today.

She also helped lead the BCEDA award-winning AI in Aquaculture workforce development initiative. Tracey serves on the boards of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance and Canadian Chamber Executives of British Columbia and holds a Digital Transformation Leadership certificate from SFU Beedie School of Business.

If you’d like to meet Tracey & the team, learn how to unlock the benefits of your Chamber membership, and meet other Chamber members, join our free ‘Member 101’ session on June 11!

Register now at comoxvalleychamber.com/events 🎟