Cowichan Employer Resource Guide to help businesses adapt to the labour shortage
Economic Development Cowichan has launched the Cowichan Employer Resource Guide, a repository of tools and strategies to assist local businesses in addressing challenges stemming from labour shortages. In August 2021, RBC Economist Carrie Freestone reported a record...
Introducing the Cowichan Employer Resource Guide to help businesses cope with the labour shortage
Is your business struggling to find and retain workers? Do you see ‘Help Wanted’ signs everywhere you look on your town’s main street? In recent months, the labour shortage has been at the forefront of many news stories, webinars, and conversations in Cowichan and...
Digital Innovation Group presents results of Arts Impact Survey on October 6th
News Release | September 29, 2021 Across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, nearly 1500 artists and art supporters came together virtually this spring to participate in a ground-breaking assessment of the economic, social, cultural, and health impacts of arts in...
Cowichan recovery dashboard highlights challenges for tourism, housing, and labour
In response to the unprecedented economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the region, Economic Development Cowichan (EDC) has been publishing a regional dashboard of indicators to track progress towards recovery. Past reports are available here. The...
EDC welcomes Chloe Boyle to the position of Economic Development Analyst for Sub-Regional Support
Economic Development Cowichan (EDC) is pleased to introduce a new addition to the team, Chloe Boyle. Chloe joins EDC as Economic Development Analyst for Sub-Regional Support on a 12-month part-time term. In her role, Chloe is responsible for economic development...
Circular economy gaining momentum in Cowichan and worldwide
The circular economy is gaining momentum in the political, economic, and scientific fields as one of the leading solutions to increasing waste and decreasing natural resources on our planet. Several upcoming events and new resources aim to help businesses make the...
Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project Business to Business Networking Event
Infrastructure BC is hosting a business to business event in support of the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project. Local contractors, suppliers and businesses who might be interested in working with, or providing products and services to the successful...
Cowichan food community making significant strides towards sustainability
In 2020, Economic Development Cowichan completed a Food Processing Feasibility Study in partnership with Small Scale Food Processor Association. The feasibility study contributes to the growing body of research supporting the food sector in Cowichan and assesses the...
Circular Cowichan Workshop – Business Opportunities in the Circular Economy
Following our hugely popular Circular Economy Lunch n' Learn in January, Economic Development Cowichan has once again partnered with Synergy Foundation and Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce to further the circular economy movement in Cowichan. Business leaders are...
Internet Performance Test to assess state of connectivity in Cowichan
Economic Development Cowichan has launched the Internet Performance Test to better understand the state of internet connectivity throughout the Cowichan region. In 2020, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board of Directors identified connectivity as a...
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Economic
Development
Cowichan
Economic
Development
Cowichan
135 Third Street
Duncan, BC
Canada V9L 1R9
edc@cvrd.bc.ca
T 250.746.7880
TF 1.866.746.2508