Ken Stratford and Norm Gidney

Last Friday I attended a talk given by Ken Stratford of the Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission. Please check out his blog -
http://thecapitaloptimist.blogspot.com. It has alot of good local business news and good news on the economy. Also speaking was Norm Gidney, editor of "Douglas Magazine".
A few highlights:
EDS Advanced Solutions - hiring 120 new employees
Victoria February hotel stays were almost the same as Feb 2008.
Victoria has almost full employment.
A book Ken recommended is "Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business" by Jeff Howe.