A brand new year comes with brand new changes for the Best Western Westerly Hotel, as the hotel is undergoing major renovations to its restaurants, pub and guest rooms.

With two major accolades within nine months, Steve and Carolyn Touhey鈥檚 entrepreneurial adventures in Canada have been very well received.

As a single person, what鈥檚 yours is yours 鈥� and that鈥檚 that. But when you join with another person and become a couple, sharing is an absolute necessity. Sharing your love, your time, and, oh yes, the bills, obligations and other aspects of your financial lives, as well.

As in all aspects of their work, Richard and Julie Watkins wanted to ensure that the sign outside their new office location was just right.

When Bill Torry started his small mechanical contracting business back in February 1981, he couldn鈥檛 have known the effect it would eventually have on the fabric of the Comox Valley. Thirty years later, Torry and Sons Plumbing & Heating is one of the largest mechanical contractors on Vancouver Island, employing more than 100 people in the Comox Valley alone.

There are various theories as to the origin of the expression 鈥淢ind your Ps and Qs.鈥�

Locally owned small and micro businesses are an integral part of the well-being of B.C. in general and the Comox Valley in particular according to Dianne Goodacre, owner of The Balance Sheet Bookkeeping in Courtenay.

It was a good start to the new year for business students from Georges P. Vanier Secondary.