On April 16, 2020, SIPP announced the creation of a new multi-stakeholder taskforce to coordinate a strong response to the urgent economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the most comprehensive non-government COVID- related initiative in the Greater Victoria region, and will undertake a thorough process of crafting the best strategy to move the region into our new economy. A cohort of sector and business specific committees will work with the Taskforce to gather the empirical information needed to task the region into the next economy.
The Rising Economy Taskforce will focus on relief and recovery efforts, however, this is also an opportunity to explore the resiliency that the region needs in order to withstand future shocks. As an alliance of over 60 public and private partners across Greater Victoria, SIPP views this multi-stakeholder approach as essential to developing a coordinated response and strategy.
Monitoring Economic Recovery
The taskforce will communicate with the public and its key stakeholders through an economic recovery dashboard that tracks key economic indicators on a month over month basis. This website will also host press releases, survey links and other key information about progress and ways to get involved. Stay tuned for the dashboard launch on May 21, or register for the webinar launch below.
Taskforce structure and timelines
Members of the taskforce were given detailed Terms of Reference that explore the various scenarios that could require their involvement for the next few months, or as long as 18 months. The taskforce will be informed by public feedback and also through several working groups to ensure all sectors of the economy are heard from. You can read the recent media coverage here.
The members of the taskforce include:
Chair
Emilie de Rosenroll
CEO, SIPP
Vice Chair
Frank Bourree
Bourree and Associates
Craig Norris
CEO, Victoria International Marina
SIPP Board Chair
Christina Clarke
CEO, Songhees Devco
SIPP Board member
Ralf Mundel
VP Operations, Thrifty Foods
Mandy Farmer
CEO, Accent Inns
John Wilson
CEO, Wilson Group
Catherine Holt
CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Fyfe
CEO & Chief Investment Officer, BC Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
Carol-Anne Hilton
CEO, Indigenomics Institute
Dr. Murray Fyfe
Medical Officer of Health (South Island), VIHA
Captain (Navy) Sam Sader
Base Commander, CFB Esquimalt
Dave Corey
Executive Officer, VREB
Paul Nursey
CEO, Destination Greater Victoria
Tina Fang
Chair of the Canadian Migration Institute
SIPP Board member
Robert Jawl
Managing Director, Jawl Properties
Cliff McNeil-Smith
Mayor of Sidney
Rasool Rayani
Investor, Entrepreneur, Business Owner
Lisa Helps
Mayor of Victoria
Jennifer Vornbrock
Community and Government Relations, UVic
SIPP Board member
Steve Pearce
Board President, Think Local First
Julie Lawlor
Executive Director, Westshore Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Salembier
Assistant DM BC Region, WD
Erinn Pinkerton
CEO, BC Transit
Jamie Marshall
Vice President, Business Development & Innovation, BC Ferries
Gordon Planes
Chief, T’Sou-ke Nation
Colin Plant
CRD Board Chair
Sandra Richardson
CEO, Victoria Foundation
Geoff Dickson
President & CEO, Victoria International Airport
Dan Ruscheinski
Senior Director, Esri Canada
Steve Wellburn
Partner, Private Enterprise and Professionals, MNP
Nikki Macdonald
Consultant, Adjunct Professor, UVic
Mitzi Dean
MLA Esquimalt-Metchosin
Doug Kobayashi
Colwood Councillor
Zac de Vries
Saanich Councillor
Ken Armour
Esquimalt Councillor
Sherri Bell
President, Camosun College
Jamie Cassels
President and Vice Chancellor, UVic
Philip Steenkamp
President and Vice Chancellor, Royal Roads University
Dan Gunn
CEO, VIATEC
Jeremy Meckler
Regional Manager, Community Business, Vancity
