Peter Hendrix, senior account manager, business and personal for the Royal Bank of Canada on the Saanich Peninsula, is now mobile and can bring the bank right to your door. RBC has provided its business account managers with laptops and in doing so created a whole lot more flexibility for its clients. Peter can now attend the business, analyze clients’ business financial statements and discuss what’s working and what areas might need improvement.
He’s based in Sidney on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, in Brentwood Bay on Mondays, and mobile every Wednesday and as needed by clients. Contact Peter at 250-655-2595 … In case you hadn’t noticed the Royal Bank’s new building, at 7188 West Saanich Road in Brentwood Bay is now open. Manager Diane Kerr and her staff have been installed for some time in bright, street-side premises.
Seafirst Insurance has laid foundations for its new building, expected to be open in 2012, and in the meantime has temporarily relocated across the street from the building site. Redevelopment in the area is just getting started and the future holds many more exciting changes for the Brentwood village centre.
Registered massage therapist James Johnston set up his general practice at Panorama Recreation Centre, in space adjacent to the rehab centre. He offers therapeutic massage services, all eligible for coverage by clients’ extended medical benefits. He’s open Mondays from 1 to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for an appointment: 250-588-3714.
There is plenty happening in Central Saanich.
The Brentwood Bay Revitalization Committee presents the 15th annual Brentwood Bay Festival and Parade from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 4 at Pioneer Park. It’s an all-day community celebration featuring food, local produce, crafts, food, music and activities. A pancake breakfast kicks off the festivities. Contact Claire McCormick for more information: 250-655-2172.
The Peninsula Country Market opens for business on Saturday, June 4. In addition to local produce and crafts it will feature the culinary talents of some local celebrity chefs.
The annual Strawberry Dance on June 11, will showcase the produce of Central Saanich farmers.
Dave Rogers, of Sidney BC based BCHAZMAT Management Ltd., has been invited to speak at a prestigious CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear and Explosive) Conference in Washington, D.C., about his experiences using the Street Lab Mobile (SLM) Trace Detector.
This one-of-a-kind international gathering of industry professionals and colleagues will bring together hundreds of key CBRNE responders from around the world across the fields of detection, identification and secure documents.
The two-day conference will focus on the latest technology-based solutions to countering evolving threats faced by organizations responsible for protection of high-risk facilities, as well as the use of technology to counter drug trafficking and production.
The board of directors of the Peninsula Co-op recently appointed Ron Heal to the position of general manager. Ron held the position of comptroller for Co-op, for a number of years. The Co-op’s board, chaired by Ron Gaudet, created a new position for former general manger Pat Fafard: he is now CEO of the Peninsula Co-op.
The annual Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic is set for Tuesday, July 12 at Cordova Bay Golf Course.
This is an open tourney and a great opportunity to head out for some mid-week sunshine, fun and networking with more than 100 Peninsula business people.
Register by June 3 to get the early bird rate of $150 — includes golf cart and dinner. Hole-in-one prize $10,000. Call 250-656-3616 to register, or download a registration form online at www.peninsulachamber.ca.
This is the last ‘Buzz’ you’ll hear from me. I am leaving my position as executive director of the Peninsula Chamber, in mid-June. Business, and the chamber, will continue to grow and prosper and the Peninsula News Review and the chamber will continue their longstanding relationship.
I look forward to reading the business news in future editions of the Review. And thank you for reading.
Eileen Leddy is executive director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce until June 15, 2011. Contact her at eleddy@peninsulachamber.ca.