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    The Story of Artisanal Yogurt Company Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt

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    Six years ago, when Scott DiGuistini and Merissa Myles decided to launch a yogurt-making business, they were told by more than one critic that...

    Here Comes the Weed Rush: How Legal Cannabis Producers Are Preparing For Legalization

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    In a 3,200-square-foot white room with no windows, about 2,000 flowering marijuana plants reach almost to the ceiling where 99 600-watt high-pressure sodium lights...

    Owning Camera Store Lens & Shutter In a Smartphone-Obsessed World

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    Call it a baptism by fire. When Roy and Julia King purchased B.C.'s camera-supply darling Lens & Shutter in 2013, the company was bloated,...

    Club Kwench Gets Set to Expand Coworking Culture

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    What started as an idea to weave Victoria’s unique cultural fabric into the lives of its working population has metamorphosed into a “next-level” coworking...

    Dobell Designs: A Family Business, an Old-School Industry and the Resurgence of Hand-Painted Signs

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    There used to be no other way: if a commercial business wanted a sign on their storefront or a sandwich board advertising their services,...

    The Modern Barber

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    Welcome, gentlemen, to the quiet revolution — in barbering. We are, appropriately enough, in a house behind a hedge in rural Metchosin, partially shielded from...
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    The Story of Sitka’s Near-Failure and Its Road to Recovery

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    You could say Sitka’s financial breakdown began in mid-2014 when, over three days, a dozen Sitka staff locked themselves in a room for some...

    New Owners And New Vision For Mount Washington

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    Last November, Utah-based Pacific Group Resorts Inc. (PGRI) signed a deal two years in the making to purchase Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Fans of...
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    The Food-preneurs of Victoria Bring Passion to the Plate

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    Have you ever had the urge to turn that legendary family recipe into a successful food product? It’s a popular pursuit here on Vancouver Island....

    How a Victoria Hot-Yoga Studio is Rebuilding Customer Trust

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    For Ken Mayes, the sudden closure of Hudson Yoga in late 2017 felt personal, even though he had sold the hot-yoga studio in The...
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