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Business and Economy

Includes sites covering the business and economic activities of the region; including listings of companies and industries.

Computers and Internet

Find links to local businesses and organizations related to computers and the Internet. This includes sites for and about businesses that sell/rent computer hardware and software, computer training, web design, Internet access, and support services.

Please do not submit sites for search engines, portals or web directories. These should be listed under the geographic category or under the Guides and Directories sub-category if there is one.

Please submit only sites relating to two or more localities within the Vancouver Island region of British Columbia. You can find a list of localities that comprise this region here. If the site relates to only one locality, then please submit to the appropriate category of that locality.

Please read the category description below. Submitting your site to the wrong category can result in significant delays in the listing of your site.

Construction and Maintenance

Find resources related to constructing, maintaining, and demolishing buildings and other structures, including heavy construction and civil engineering (e.g. roads, power plants, and pipelines). Architects, janitorial/housekeeping services, handyman services, and site preparation services are also included. This category does not include sites for home improvements such as window replacement or swimming pool installations. These are listed in Business and Economy/Home and Garden.

Please read the category description below. Submitting your site to the wrong category can result in significant delays in the listing of your site.

Employment

Provides sites related to local employment conditions, including placement agencies, human resources, and sites offering help in finding jobs in the local economy.

Real Estate

This category contains local real estate websites... primarily agents, brokers, appraisers, developers, inspectors, title services, lease properties, and guides with useful real estate related resources.

Please use the following formatting:

Title for agents: Agent Name - Company Name
Title for companies: Company Name

Description: Services offered, areas of service, and features on the site such as virtual tours and online forms.

Once the site is listed, please do not submit again unless your site changes substantially, such as virtual tours are added or the agency name or location changes. If this occurs, please use the Update URL option to notify us. Multiple submissions of the same or different sites is abuse and against real estate guidelines.

Please read the category description below. Submitting your site to the wrong category can result in significant delays in the listing of your site.

Restaurants and Bars

Lists local restaurants, bars, pubs, and dining establishments, as well as related guides. Sites for night clubs or bars with dance floors will be listed under Arts and Entertainment/Clubs and Venues.

Please read the category description below. Submitting your site to the wrong category can result in significant delays in the listing of your site.

Shopping

Retail shops selling goods to walk-in customers, and retailers who may take orders by phone or online but deliver goods only to the local area. This category can include malls, convenience stores, clothing, food, flowers and gifts, sporting goods, books and music.

Online shops, and shops where the focus is selling and delivering goods nationally and/or internationally will be listed at country level and may also be eligible for listing in the Shopping/ directory.

The following retailers should submit to the indicated categories for this location. If the categories do not exist, submit to the parent category. Artists and Galleries - Arts_and_Entertainment/Artists_and_Galleries/ Auto dealers - Business and Economy/Automotive. Garden centers and nurseries - Business_and_Economy/Home_and_Garden/Nurseries/ Drug stores, pharmacies, opticians, eye wear retailers, and equipment for assisted living are listed in the Health categories for this location.

Businesses that offer only online, phone, or mail order sales will not be listed in Regional Shopping categories, with three exceptions:
(1) The B&E/Shopping category at the national level may contain online shopping sites if the prices are quoted in Canadian dollars and the products are shipped from Canada.
(2) Businesses that offer sales online or by phone/mail only to customers in a limited geographic area (example: online grocery delivery services) may be listed in a category corresponding to their sales area.
(3) Online shopping companies that have a substantial local presence (for example, as an employer) in the city where they base their operations may be considered for listing in that city. Note that many online retailers also maintain a bricks-and-mortar retail outlet as part of their operations base.