Community Information
Announcing the WestShore Business Club
hosted by Junior Achievement of B.C.
This is the ultimate training ground for young entrepreneurs ages 15 to 18 years who are wishing to learn about creating and operating a business. Participants will form a student-run company, raise capital, develop and execute plans, and more and there is no cost to join. Register now.
Junior Achievement is currently seeking volunteers to mentor students in this Club. If you have financial, marketing, business planning, and/or human resource management skills that you'd be willing to share with young Achievers, please contact Deborah Wakeham.
Fish for the Future
Accent Inns is implementing a new environmental incentive program labeled: Fish for the Future. For each guest that stays at one of the hotel’s locations and shows a valid freshwater or salt water fishing license, Accent Inns will donate $2.00 to either Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. or Pacific Salmon Foundation.
Click here for more information.
A United World College Initiative
Pearson College has put together a fundraising event to send flood relief donations to Pakistan. This event will showcase students dancing, singing and performing live music. Light refreshments will be available and all donations are accepted.
Date: Friday, September 10th, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Church of the Advent
510 Mount View Avenue
Click here for more information or contact Cindy Moyer.
Easter Seals 14th Annual Regatta
This year's 14th annual Vancouver Island Easter Seals Regatta will be taking place on September 11th. Gary Preston of Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change will be participating in this years' event by taking business sponsors out on his yacht during the Regatta.
Click here for more information about the Easter Seals Regatta.
To sponsor the event and have your business banner hanging from Gary's yacht, contact Gary at Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change on Jacklin Road (map) or call 250-474-7133.
CAWS 
Climate Action WestShore
CAWS, a West Shore Chamber of Commerce Committee, is an active grassroots alliance of businesses, organizations and individuals to educate and promote the actions we need to take as we prepare our WestShore community for climate change.
They have implemented a recycling program for those items that are not welcome in your household's blue box. Every second Saturday of the month, join other climate aware WestShore community members at Belmont Secondary School with clean recyclables such as;
- random plastics (ex. plastic cracker wrappers)
- styrofoam
- batteries
- electronics
- metal
Next Recycling Opportunity: Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Location: Belmont Secondary School, 3067 Jacklin Road
Time: 10am to 1pm
Click here for more information regarding CAWS.
Green Drinks Victoria
Networking Resources for Sustainability Causes
Date: Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Location: Oswego Hotel, 500 Oswego Street
Click here for more information.
Taking the Leap to Entrepreneurship
The Women's Enterprise Centre in Victoria is offering a free peer mentoring program beginning this Fall designed for women entrepreneurs. There are only a few spots available and applications are due by September 15th, 2010.
Click here for more information.
Luxton Antique Farm Equipment
3rd Annual Antique Tractor and Equipment Swap Meet
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Location: Luxton Fairgrounds, 1040 Marwood Ave
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Vendor tables can be purchased for $10
Click here for more information.
Click here to contact Dave via email or call him at 250.479.2793.
