by AndreaAnthony | Apr 4, 2013 | Business | Tech
Founded in 1995, the Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC), which has a head office in Kelowna and satellite offices in Victoria and Vancouver, helps women start, grow and succeed in running their own businesses. Thirty-seven per cent of businesses in B.C. are owned by...
by AndreaAnthony | Mar 21, 2013 | News
Named the most ubiquitous consumer item in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, 1.5 billion plastic bags are distributed every year in B.C., according to the Retail Council of Canada. In 2012, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup reported picking up 69 790...
by AndreaAnthony | Mar 7, 2013 | Business | Tech
Dining etiquette may seem irrelevant in the student world of pizza dinners in front of the TV, but not knowing the rules of proper etiquette could cost you your next job. As part of Alumni Week in February, UVic held a dining etiquette course. Alumni and current UVic...
by AndreaAnthony | Jan 29, 2013 | Culture
A woman who is not afraid to take chances and try new things, Jo-Ann Roberts — beloved CBC radio broadcaster and current guest lecturer at UVic — will give a free public lecture titled “Public Broadcasting and the Public Good” on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Roberts was first...