Downtown Grand Forks is seeking retail businesses that will add to the vibrancy, shop local culture, and pedestrian-friendly feel of the downtown core. The “Grand Forks: The Place to Grow Your Business” initiative is offering a prepaid six months lease program, contingent on signing a minimum two year lease.
Applications due September 4, 2020.
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UNWTO and partners have developed a set of basic recommendations addressed to different stakeholders across the tourism industry in support of the adjustments to the new health and sanitary protocols.
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Please review the PHO order to understand the conditions that must be met when hosting events, gatherings, or guests in vacation rentals.
The Community Futures - TOTA Taskforce is proud to offer the “Thompson Okanagan Tourism Micro Loan Program,” in alignment with the Regional Relief & Recovery Fund (RRRF). To apply for a micro loan, tourism stakeholders must be referred to a Community Futures office by a Thompson Okanagan Tourism Resiliency Program Advisor. Advisors will also provide ongoing, one-on-one support to tourism businesses. There is no cost to participate.
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Businesses who are eligible for CECRA but whose landlord does not apply for the program are protected from eviction or seizure of property for the duration of the federal rent assistance program. The order will protect small businesses in British Columbia and encourage landlords to apply for the joint federal-provincial relief program.
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Alacrity Canada is offering a new virtual Digital Marketing Bootcamp that will support people and businesses as they move online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness will cover tuition costs for participating BC-based small- and medium-sized businesses. Registration is open until July 31, 2020.
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BC Liquor and Food primaries can now purchase liquor at wholesale price.
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The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) released an update to their 'Guidelines for BC's Hotel Sector to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission'.
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The temporary provincial authorization for restaurants and bars to sell packaged liquor for off-site consumption was extended to October 31, 2020. Restaurants can offer liquor sales as part of take-out options as a way to increase revenue.
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B.C. Farm, Fish and Food Businesses post job opportunities to connect with individuals looking for work in the agri-food sector.
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Increased funding for programs for healthy food coupons. Will now also apply to online farmers’ markets.
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The BC Association of Farmers’ Markets provides resources for farmers’ markets to modify operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, including operating guidelines, a directory of online farmers’ markets, and funding for online Farmers’ Market software.
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The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), along with its core partners Indigenous Tourism of British Columbia (ITBC), Tourism Kelowna, Westbank First Nation, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Shackan Indian Band, Lower Nicola Indian Band, hosted the 8th annual International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC) in Kelowna in 2019.
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