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Salish Soils, which turns organic waste into compost and soil on the Sunshine Coast, is expanding into Greater Vancouver. The Sechelt-based, CCIB-certified company will offer waste management, land reclamation and bulk materials across the Lower Mainland to construction firms, landscapers, mining companies and land restoration projects.

The move comes as organic waste diversion remains a challenge in the region. A 2026 study by Tetra Tech for Metro Vancouver found that compostable organic material made up 25% of the region’s garbage, up from 22% in 2024.

“Valuable materials are still ending up in landfills when they could be put back to use,” said Aaron Joe, founder and CEO of Salish Soils. He said the expansion is meant to change that, by teaming up with local partners to recover resources and cut waste, in line with the company’s commitment to “healing the land and restoring balance to local ecosystems.”

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🧠 We can work it out: HiBoop founder and CEO Jason Morehouse announced the Victoria-based mental health tech company’s first official advisory board, including UVic’s Christopher Gillespie.

📈 Rising up: Victoria’s joni made The Globe and Mail’s 2026 Canada’s Top Growing Companies list for the second consecutive year.

🏆 We are the champions: Victoria’s VoxCell founder and CEO Dr. Karolina Valente was named to Business in Vancouver’s 2026 Forty Under 40 list for her work developing 3D bioprinting technology for human tissue models used in cancer research and drug discovery.

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