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COAST is now accepting bookings at the COAST Hub, a unique coworking, event and meeting venue in the heart of downtown Victoria.

The vibrant, configurable space offers options covering everything from small workshops to events with up to 140 guests.

For out-of-town companies seeking hot desks, meetings or workshop space, it offers a reliable downtown hub within walking distance of hotels, transit, and the waterfront.

For Victoria locals, it fills a gap for flexible, modern facilities that can scale with their ambitions.

The Hub also features high-speed internet, advanced video conferencing, and a fully equipped, soundproof podcast studio.

There are several private offices, dedicated desks and coworking spaces available at competitive rates.

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InBC Investment Corp. has brought on Thomas Park as its new chief investment officer after founding CEO Jill Earthy stepped down last week. Park, who started September 8, spent nearly a decade at BDC Capital leading deep tech investments and helped create programs like the Industrial Innovation Fund. He also worked at the Gates Foundation and McKinsey before starting his career as a corporate lawyer.

Park takes over as InBC looks to grow beyond the $179 million it's already committed from its $500 million fund. The provincial Crown corporation has backed 36 B.C. companies since it started investing in 20223 and now wants to expand that portfolio while exploring options to raise more capital.

"Park's proven leadership makes him the ideal person for advancing InBC's mission to grow B.C. businesses," said board chair Suzanne Trottier. Park said he's excited to help scale the fund's investments across the province, adding that InBC is working to deliver returns "while broadening opportunity in B.C."

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Reed Pope Business Lawyers help founders launch their start-ups confidently by offering fixed‑fee packages covering matters such as entity formation and structuring, key foundational documents, and legal support on early-stage financing rounds. This transparent pricing gives founders peace of mind to focus on building their product, recruiting talent, and gaining market traction.

🛡️ I always feel like somebody's watching me: Victoria's Open Ocean Robotics dropped their latest creation—a spy-worthy autonomous boat that catches bad guys at sea without burning a drop of fuel.

🎂 Good times never seemed so good: Ocean AID threw themselves a well-deserved birthday bash after two years of turning ocean data into conservation gold, with plenty of Island allies cheering them on.

🌊 We are the champions: COAST Hub rallied the tech troops for Victoria's ultimate marine hackathon showdown, where weekend warriors could code their way to a dream trip to France.

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Reed Pope is a leading business law firm with longstanding ties to the Victoria tech sector, advising local start-ups, emerging companies, and investors on entity formation and structuring, financings, M&A transactions, and general corporate matters.

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September 18 | VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track

Are you curious about how AI can transform your business and career? Join the VIATEC AI Meetup, where local thought leaders and innovators come together to explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and its practical applications.

October 3 | Resilience of Ice-Rich Permafrost Beneath Mine Waste Facilities

This presentation will highlight select case histories from John Kurylo’s last 15 years of project work in cold-region mining environments. Examples will focus on earth dams and waste rock facilities constructed in or on continuous, discontinuous, and high-alpine permafrost. John will share the challenges of designing for ice-rich ground conditions, some of the constraints and risks encountered, and examples of thermal and deformation responses that shaped engineering, construction and operation decisions.

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