The City of Victoria
 The
City of Victoria, located on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island, is
Western Canada's oldest city and the capital of British Columbia. As such,
it is home to the provincial legislature. It is a community of choice
for many, due to its temperate climate, natural beauty, and superior economic
opportunities. The City of Victoria has a population of approximately
74,000. Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine rate Victoria #1
for environment and ambience and the best overall City in Canada. Macleans
magazine recently rated Victoria as the number one city in Canada in which
to locate a family business.
Victoria West occupies a peninsula bounded by the scenic
Gorge / Selkirk waterway, the harbour and the eastern border of Esquimalt.
Its 155 hectares (380 acres) represents eight per cent of Victoria's land
base. With the development of Westside Village and the continuing development
of the Songhees lands, Vic West offers its residents quality retail, traditional
residential and multi-family housing options as well as scenic waterfront
walkways.
Governments at all levels provide a major employment base
in the City with 18 of the largest employers coming from the public sector.
More information on Victoria can be obtained through the
City of Victoria Economic Development Office by telephone at +1 (250)
361-0355 for more information visit the website of The
City of Victoria.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Barber.
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