All downtown Victoria business, property owners, and managers are invited to the 2024 Downtown Victoria Business Association's AGM on June 12, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. It will be held at the Hotel Grand Pacific with a complimentary breakfast buffet. You can read about the business portion of this meeting here: www.dvba.ca/agm.
We will be accepting nominations for the Board of Directors until May 25, 2024. The DVBA Board of Directors has nominated the following candidates for this year’s board vacancies:
- Jonathan de Vooght, Jordan's Furniture
- Bruce Hallsor, KC, Crease Harmon LLP
- Steph Hartwig, Hartwig Industries
- Sophia Pugh, Scotiabank
- Mike Spence, The Drake Eatery and Herald Street Brew Works
- Anna Wray, Colliers International
This year, the DVBA AGM will include a panel discussion on crime and safety, featuring panelists: Inspector Grant Hamilton (VicPD), MLA Grace Lore, and Victoria Councillor Dave Thompson. Panelist bios are below.
There is no cost to attend the AGM. However donations for downtown charity, Wear2Start, will be collected. Wear2Start breaks down barriers by providing self-identified women with business casual and casual clothing. They may need professional clothing for an upcoming interview or the first days in a new job, they might be staying at the Transition House shelter and need clothing to go to a court hearing or meet with a potential landlord, or they might just need clothing for everyday life. Wear2Start relies on fundraising to cover their costs and all their clothing is generously donated by the community.
