stories for you (written by us)
Sure, we thought about coming up with a new and exciting name for our blog: Ol’ Bloggy Blog.
The Duck Stops Here. Kevin.
But at the end of the day, our Google experts said that if people are looking for our blog, they aren’t going to search “The Duck Stops Here”. Or sadly, “Kevin”.
So, welcome to the Accent Inns Blog, where we’ll post stories about what’s going on in our hotels, at our locations, and more.
(By the way, if you do come up with a great name for the blog, let us know—and then we’ll let our experts know, who will let Google and Bing and all the other search engines know. You know?)
Victoria BC along with several other jurisdictions puts on a great event every year called “Be A Tourist in your own Hometown”. Here in British Columbia we are blessed with the most wonderful surroundings which comes with the fact that we can expect many visitors such as relatives, friends and tourists. Have you ever been Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Jacks In Concert – Have you bought your tickets yet? March 10, 2012 7PM University of Victoria Centre Farquhar Auditorium Canadian singer/songwriter Susan Jacks received a kidney transplant in February 2010. Her new kidney was donated by her brother Billy whose name was used for her first international hit “Which Way You Goin’ Billy?”. Read the rest of this entry »
Conversations are the key starting point to change. Without discussions and debates on issues it is hard to carve a path forward. This February Canada Without Poverty was involved in two different public forums that are setting the stage for action on poverty. In Ottawa, a panel discussion was held to look at what Read the rest of this entry »
What does a snowball fight look like in Victoria or Vancouver? Well, you get a small group of people,dress the men in funny pants, give them each a bag full of sticks with bent ends and some small dimpled white balls and then release them onto a Golf Course. That’s right! On the West Coast Read the rest of this entry »
Terry Farmer Wins Chamber Governors’ Lifetime Achievement Award February 17, 2012– Victoria, BC – The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the Annual Greater Victoria Business Awards. Terry Farmer, founder and past CEO and President of Accent Inns will be awarded the Governors’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the gala event on Read the rest of this entry »