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The Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council held its Annual General Meeting at Fort Tectoria this week, electing 14 directors to guide the organization through what CEO Dan Gunn described as a significant upswing for the local tech community. The board includes seven re-elected members, six returning directors, and one new face—David Climie.

The organization thanked Jennifer Hartfield from BCI for wrapping up her service on the board after helping steer the community's direction. The AGM drew a packed room that included both members and newcomers curious about VIATEC's programs and what's coming next.

Gunn pointed to a busy slate of events and programs as signs of the sector's energy, from the BOOST accelerator to Victoria Tech Week and the Prompt Victoria AI Conference. Fort Tectoria is running at near capacity, and Gunn says it's "the most momentum we've enjoyed since before the pandemic."

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🔨 We built this city on rock and roll: Salt Spring Island carpenter Anthony Stubbs and Victoria developer Paul Jenkins built Swede into a $25-million kitchen renovation business by blending traditional craftsmanship with digital efficiency.

🦿 These boots are made for walking: Toronto-based Trexo Robotics brought its robotic leg devices to Kids Physio Group Victoria, giving local children with mobility disabilities the chance to walk—some for the first time.

💰 Money, money, money: Innovate BC and NRC IRAP invested $1.5 million in eleven B.C. cleantech companies, including three Victoria projects focused on municipal transport, Swan Lake restoration, and wildfire intelligence.

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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.

October 26-29 | Ocean Floor Explore

No one is systematically exploring the 75% of undiscovered ocean floor. Ocean Floor Explore aims to change that by uniting leaders in blue investing, philanthropy, technology, and exploration to pioneer a new funding model for ocean discovery.

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