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Courtenay Classic Printers
Kathy McIntyre, owner of Courtenay Classic Printers, with her new a state-of-the-art digital printer, a Ryobi Press 3404E/DI.client name:Courtenay Classic PrintersWith a loan from Ecotrust Canada Capital and Community Futures, Courtenay Classic Printers has bought a new full-colour digital offset press that will bring a needed service to the North Island.
Woodland Flooringclient name:Woodland Flooringvideo:Steve and Teresa Roscoe have positioned their wood-flooring company at the cutting edge of the market supplying the emerging green building movement in North America.
Steve Wetherby, Business Examiner, June 2, 2008
Globalization is just a new term for an old story: since Europeans were propelled by a host of forces into a world-girding competition for colonies, converts, markets, raw materials, power and glory, communities far smaller and more remote than Port McNeill have seen their own fortunes rise or fall on the ebb and flow of economic tides far away.
John and Mary Wyse
Wys-480.jpgclient name:John and Mary WyseOysters to dye for? Not exactly, but John and Mary Wyse have built a successful shellfish business and hair salon from their home on the Snuneymuxw First Nation Reserve.
Second Wind Timber
SecondWind-480.jpgclient name:Second Wind TimberA war-time airplane hangar. A turn-of-the-century sawmill on the Fraser River. A cannery in Prince Rupert’s historic Cow Bay.
West Coast Launchclient name:West Coast LaunchA Prince Rupert eco-tourism and water taxi business has set sail in a brand new boat. West Coast Launch purchased a 100-passenger catamaran built by Sylte Shipyards in Maple Ridge.
Tofino Bus
Dylan Green, owner of Tofino Bus.client name:Tofino BusGoing green is an easy alternative for residents and visitors on the West Coast of Vancouver Island thanks to an entrepreneur named, fittingly, Dylan Green.
Bella Bella Fish
client name:Bella Bella FishBella Bella Fish started its salmon season in 2005 without having to worry about the performance of aging equipment, thanks to a loan from Ecotrust Canada Capital to provide crucial maintenance wor
West Coast Marine Bio-Processing
WCMBPKelp-480.jpgclient name:West Coast Marine Bio-ProcessingSpraying liquid seaweed extract on your vegetable garden may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but for West Coast Marine Bio-Processing it’s a growing business.
Jeh Jiem Contracting
JehJiem-480.jpgclient name:Jeh Jiem ContractingWith partial financing from Ecotrust Canada Capital, Jeh Jiem Contracting, a native-owned logging company, has bought a 1999 Hitachi log loader, its first large capital equipment purchase.
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