The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC), has provided funding to 26 different business support organizations, local governments, and First Nations communities in BC’s Southern Interior through the Rural Business and Community Recovery (RBCR) Program. ETSI-BC is helping deliver the RBCR Program throughout its region on behalf of the Province of BC. A total of $1.65 million has been provided to 26 communities and non-profit business support organizations.
The funding is part of the Province of British Columbia`s StrongerBC Plan, and it is focused on helping rural communities of less than 25,000 residents. Applicants were required to be First Nation, local, municipal, or regional governments, or non-profit business support organizations. The grants will help fund a mix of 36 full- and part-time contract positions for about a year.
The list of partners deploying Recovery Advisors includes six First Nations and local government economic development groups, 13 Chambers of Commerce, five Community Futures organizations, and two industry groups. Thirteen of the delivery partners are based in the Thompson-Okanagan and Fraser Valley regions and twelve organizations serve communities and businesses in the Columbia-Kootenay-Boundary.
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Organization |
RBCR Advisor |
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Accelerate Okanagan |
Andrew Klingel |
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Jennifer Vincent |
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Armstrong-Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce |
Robyn Cyr |
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Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce |
Andrew Zwicker |
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Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce |
Christina Allen |
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City of Merritt |
Stephanie Moore |
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Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Theresa Wood |
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Melanie Grafton |
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Riley Wilcox |
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Community Futures Central Interior First Nations |
Chastity Jones |
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Gail Joe |
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Community Futures Central Kootenay |
Aidan McLaren-Caux |
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Karen Kornelsen |
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Community Futures Okanagan-Similkameen |
Joppa Wills |
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Denise Blashko |
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Community Futures Stó:lō & Community Futures North Fraser |
Derek Hansom |
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Community Futures Sun Country |
Arnice Asquin |
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Community Futures Thompson Country |
Julie Kimmel |
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Fernie Chamber of Commerce |
Taylor Jenkins |
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Kaslo Board of Trade |
Pat Desmeules |
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Kootenay Employment Services |
Amy Hotchkiss |
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Riley Wilcox |
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Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Society |
Alex Ibbotson |
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Kevin Pennock |
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Ktunaxa Nation Council Society |
Janice Alpine |
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Lake Country Chamber of Commerce |
Tony Pallas |
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Lumby & District Chamber of Commerce |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce |
Darren Davidson |
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Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce |
Lisa Astra |
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Carolyn Gibson |
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Salmon Arm Ec Dev Society & District of Sicamous Dev Corp |
Alex de Chantal |
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Shuswap Economic Development Society |
John Reed |
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South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce |
Denise Blashko |
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Troy Lucas |
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Summerland Chamber of Commerce |
Kristin Parsons |
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Trail & District Chamber Commerce |
Annick De Goede |
