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Announcing the Indigenous Community Business Fund

Post author By Brad Harrison
Post date October 27, 2020

Great Bear Rainforest | Callum Snape, Destination BC

Indigenous Tourism BC

Originally Published on September 30, 2020

Indigenous Tourism BC in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada and the Aboriginal Financial Institutions in BC are delivering a $5 million dollar Tourism and Hospitality Fund through the Indigenous Community Business Fund.

This fund will provide non-repayable grant contributions of up to $250,000 per community to First Nation and Inuit community-owned and Métis collectively owned businesses and microbusinesses in response to the economic impacts of COVID-19 over the period April to August 2020.

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BLBCA Sponsor’s Virtual Banff Mountain Film Festival

Post author By Brad Harrison
Post date October 27, 2020

Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia Association

The BLBCA is proud to sponsor the best “Mountain Short Film” award at the 2020 virtual Banff Mountain Film Festival. We hope you get a chance to watch some of the films.

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COVID-19 Policy for Guiding and Events

Post author By Brad Harrison
Post date October 27, 2020

Sea Kayaks Guides Alliance of B.C.

Originally Published on October 7th, 2020

The SKGABC has adopted the following two documents to guide members in guiding and training during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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You Be The Captain, We’ll Be Your Crew

Post author By Brad Harrison
Post date August 20, 2020

Boating BC Association

Boating BC Association is a network of qualified professionals who share their knowledge, insight and assistance to every kind of boater and marine business, from a first-timer to a seasoned tour operator. If you have questions about boating in BC, we are your go-to resource! And if you work in the marine industry, we offer counsel on business and governance issues, as well as representing and advocating on behalf of the boating industry to all levels of government. We offer unbiased information from experts who live and work boating every day.

We own and operate the Vancouver International Boat Show (#VanBoatShow), the second largest boat show in Canada. We love all things boating and actively promote it as a recreational activity of choice in BC, and we support our community through our Grants & Sponsorship and Glenn Spartz Scholarship programs.

If you’re a boater, we hope you’ll join our community and stay connected. If you work in recreational boating, we invite your business to become a member and add your voice to our industry.

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COVID-19 Impacts on the Heli-Cat Industry

Post author By lebleu29
Post date June 4, 2020

Mica Heliskiing | Blake Jorgenson, Destination BC

HeliCat Canada

Originally published: Oct 13, 2020

To say that the 2019-20 ski season has been a roller coaster would be the understatement of the decade. Going from the best helicopter and snowcat skiing season ever, to the worst ever, all within a couple of weeks, was shocking. Completely discombobulating.

At the February 2020 HeliCat Canada Board meeting, COVID-19 was largely affecting cruise ships and we were discussing any parallels the helicat sector might have with them, hypothetically. By the HCC Board meeting in March, the sector was shutting down completely. What a difference a month makes…

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