For the City of Langford’s annual parade, to highlight the Westhills development, a miniature ‘house’ was put on the back of a trailer and towed down Goldstream Ave.  This was all part of developer Keycorp Consulting and the City of Langford’s ambitious plan to turn the thriving community into an urban masterpiece.

Aclara Promotions was asked to team with the marketing team that will see Westhills’ latest phase launched to success.  As part of the parade, two large LCD screens were placed on either side of the house.  Aclara Promotions created the video that was broadcast out to the community.

The Westhills development is situated along gorgeous Langford Lake not far from the city centre and is destined to become one of Canada’s top green communities.  With wooded trails winding between ultra-green family homes, the development seeks to enhance nature, not to build over it.

“Working with Aclara Promotions has been amazing” said Christy Smith, Top Banana at Spice Creative. “The video was produced under challenging circumstances with very little lead time.  The final product has incredible WOW factor, and many stakeholders, including the developers, future homeowners, and community at large are thoroughly impressed with the outcome…”

Having recently developed a top quality promotional video about the eco-giant Dockside Green, Westhills seemed like a perfect fit.  “It matches our strong commitment to support green development,” said Christopher Ruffell of Aclara Promotions, “and we were thrilled with the quality of this video.  It’s fantastic to be able to support Langford’s bid on the international stage of urban design.  We’re excited to work on Westhills in Langford again!”

Aclara Promotions is a video production house located in Victoria, BC.  With a team of seasoned professionals that include a writing department, lighting, camera and even an in-house voice actor, Aclara Promotions creates high quality video.  “They handled the project professionally,” said Rohan Rupf , the Marketing Director at Keycorp Consulting, “we’re definitely looking to work with Aclara Promotions on future video projects.”

The Westhills video can currently be seen at the Westhills showhome, open daily 1-4PM at the Westhills development, or online on Westhill’s YouTube Channel.

Related Links:
Westhills Development
Spice Creative
Keycorp Consulting
City of Langford
Aclara Promotions
StoryArc Communications

Many have donated their time and money to help those in Haiti.  Few have contributed as passionately as photographer Veronique Da Silva.  On January 13^th, her Facebook post read “Haiti on my mind.”  By January 29^th, she had raised over $10,000 to help those whose lives have been destroyed by the earthquake.

Her method was simple: to give what she had.  She teamed up with fellow photographer Michael Tourigny and began a marathon photo shoot that would span a week.  Next, she organized a stunning fundraiser gala to bring the community together.

Veronique asked Christopher Ruffell of Aclara Promotions if he was willing to help.  The answer was a no brainer.  Of course!

The idea was to produce a victoria video production of the event with the hope that it might inspire others to start up fundraisers of their own.  Christopher started by going to the photo shoot where long hours were spent filming the participants.  He next brought his camera to the evening event where guests from around Victoria opened their hearts (and wallets) for Haiti.

“Simply amazing!” wrote Veronique of the fundraiser, “…the (event) was a sure winner!”  Veronique’s personal crusade to help those in need brought together some of Victoria’s most enigmatic and talented people.  Burlesque, improv, musicians and DJ’s kept the night alive.  Hours of organizing volunteers and labouring through photo shoots left her exhausted.  After two marathon weeks, Veronique was left with one final task…

…to count the money.

Related Links
Canadian Red Cross
Véronique Da Silva Photography
Michael Tourigny Studios
Miss Rosie Bitts