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Island-wide business licence eyed

Twenty-four Island communities mulling idea
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Vancouver Island building trades could benefit from an Island-wide business licence scheme, say officials. (Sooke B次元官网网址 Mirror)

Communities on Vancouver Island are considering establishing a new Island-wide Inter-community business licence.

The purpose of the licence is to allow people to do business anywhere on the Island B次元官网网址 with just one licence. Twenty-four municipalities around the Island are considering adopting it.

B次元官网网址淭his is mainly going to help contracts and trades people, so that they can extend their business to other areas,B次元官网网址 said Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, adding there is already a licence in place that allows people to do business throughout Greater Victoria, so implementing the new licence would just be an extension of it.

B次元官网网址淐ouncil is supportive of the licence, we want to do all that we can to break down barriers and help local business people succeed,B次元官网网址 Tait said.

Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said the proposal for the new bylaw hasnB次元官网网址檛 come to council yet, but he is also supportive of it.

B次元官网网址淚f it reduces the red tape, IB次元官网网址檓 all for it,B次元官网网址 he said.

McKay explained that often the trades people, who would likely benefit the most from the new licence, only work away from their hometown occasionally, so it would be a lot more convenient for them to only have one licence to do business anywhere on the Island, rather than multiple licences.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a progressive move, and I support it. LetB次元官网网址檚 break down those barriers,B次元官网网址 McKay said.

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen said he thinks the licence is a good idea, but would want to know more details about it, as the proposal hasnB次元官网网址檛 come before Oak Bay council yet.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a good conversation to have because anything we can do to make things easier for businesses is a good thing, so I definitely support the idea in principle,B次元官网网址 said Jensen.

The proposal for the new licence has to go before all 24 councils, and once the municipalities decide whether they want to participate, a confirmed list will be put together.

After this, each individual participating council can move forward with adopting and implementing the new bylaw.

District of Sooke corporate officer Carolyn Mushata said she doesnB次元官网网址檛 expect the finalized list will be confirmed until the fall.

The B.C. Ministry of JobsB次元官网网址 goal is to have participating municipalities adopt the bylaw and have it come into effect on Jan. 1.



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