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“We are saddened to advise that our Caledonia White Spot in Victoria will not reopen,” it said. Last year, the Caledonia Avenue restaurant closed for several months as a result of provincial health orders ­affecting dine-in service, the company said. It reopened in March but then closed again. Indoor dining is banned in B.C. until at least Tuesday as part of the province’s “circuit breaker” restrictions to reduce new COVID-19 infections. The location is next door to the Capital City Centre Hotel, which was recently purchased by the province for almost $25 million to provide 94 ...

Norris to chair Prosperity Project The South Island Prosperity Project, which replaced the Greater Victoria Development Agency in 2016, has announced a new board of directors. The project, which includes of 10 of the region’s municipalities, two First Nations, three post-secondary institutions, and private companies and non-profit organizations, has named Craig Norris as its board chair. Frank Bourree is the vice- chair and Sean Midwood is the secretary/treasurer. The directors are Ray Brougham, Deirdre Campbell, Jacques van Campen, Christina Clarke, Jill Doucette and Pedro Marquez.   Ca...

“It will be a step-by-step guide, and the last [step] will be a QR code, so if they still don’t get it they can click on it with their phone and it will show a 1940s video on using a rotary phone,” said Mandy Farmer, chief executive of Accent Inns and the driving force behind Hotel Zed. The idea clearly tickles Farmer, who came up with the concept for a retro hotel 12 years ago while doing her MBA. Hotel Zed, across the street from Mayfair Shopping Centre, replaces the aging Blue Ridge Motel that Accent Inns has owned for the last 15 years.

Now retired, Bourree is well-known as a co-founder of GT Hiring Solutions and Chemistry Consulting Group, which provide employment services to people most in need, and tracking data that helped the tourism industry tell its story through statistics. “Frank is gracious with his time, serving on numerous boards and spending countless hours offering career guidance to people who seek his advice,” said the chamber. The Governors’ Award of Distinction, sponsored by the Times Colonist, is a re-imagining of the Lifetime Achievement Award; the change aims to acknowledge the efforts of a broa...