Labour market analysis to support resort communities

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The government of British Columbia is investing nearly $70,000 to help build and expand the province's resort community workforce under a partnership with go2 Tourism HR Society. This five-month project, which is funded through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement, will identify resort community labour market trends, … [Read more...]

More funding to boost tourism

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality will again receive funding for tourism related services and infrastructure from the B.C. Government under the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI). The RMI funding program is an incentive-based system where a portion of the accommodation taxes paid at a mountain resort can be returned to that resort to … [Read more...]

B.C. government announces over $10 million for resort municipalities

RMI announcement

In a presentation made in Sun Peaks, B.C. today, the government of British Columbia is committing to investing over $10 million in 14 resort-oriented municipalities throughout British Columbia this year to support and promote local tourism economies. Sun Peaks is one of the recipients of this funding. "The (Resort Municipality Initiative, RMI) … [Read more...]