The State of Rural Canada Report 2021October 21, 2021-The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation recently released its annual State of Rural Canada report. The first edition of the State of Rural Canada described rural British Columbia (BC) as a… Continue reading
House Sales Are Booming in Rural BCAugust 17, 2021-House Sales Are Booming in Rural BC — and Renters Are Getting Slammed A July 2021 article by Alex Cosh in “TheTyee.ca” discusses how increasing house prices in many smaller… Continue reading
BC Government Going Foward With Site CMarch 2, 2021-Terminating project would cost at least $10.2B, B.C. government says The Site C dam on the Peace River in northeastern B.C. is estimated to cost about $16 billion, nearly double… Continue reading
BC Rural Centre’s Last Year in ReviewFebruary 4, 2021-2020 was a certainly a memorable year. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered our lives and created significant social and economic challenges for many. Unfortunately, it also resulted in personal loss… Continue reading
The State of Rural Canada Report 2021 October 21, 2021 - The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation recently released its annual State of Rural Canada report. The first edition of the State of Rural Canada described rural British Columbia (BC) as a… Continue reading 
House Sales Are Booming in Rural BC August 17, 2021 - House Sales Are Booming in Rural BC — and Renters Are Getting Slammed A July 2021 article by Alex Cosh in “TheTyee.ca” discusses how increasing house prices in many smaller… Continue reading 
The Realities of Canada’s Pandemic-Triggered Urban Exodus June 1, 2021 - The exodus of homebuyers from major urban centres is one of the more interesting curveballs thrown at the Canadian real estate space by COVID-19. The sudden creation of what many… Continue reading 
BC Government Provides $50 Million for “Anchor’ Attractions to Help Get Through 2nd Pandemic Summer June 1, 2021 - The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver is an example of an urban 'anchor' attraction that could benefit from the new grant program. (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre) The province has… Continue reading 
COVID-19: B.C. fears cross-border transmission as virus rages in Alberta May 10, 2021 - With signs on the B.C.-Alberta border the only thing to deter our provincial neighbours from vacationing here, there’s growing concern that Alberta’s high COVID-19 rates could spill into B.C., just… Continue reading 
Fairy Creek blockades must go, B.C. Supreme Court rules April 2, 2021 - After eight months of camping out to protect old-growth forests from logging, Fairy Creek activists have been told their blockades must go. In its decision Thursday morning, the B.C. Supreme… Continue reading 
BC Government Going Foward With Site C March 2, 2021 - Terminating project would cost at least $10.2B, B.C. government says The Site C dam on the Peace River in northeastern B.C. is estimated to cost about $16 billion, nearly double… Continue reading 
Grants for BC Small Businesses — a conversation with Minister Ravi Kahlon February 16, 2021 - The Hon. Ravi Kahlon, British Columbia's Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation, chatted with BC Rural Centre Communications Director Randy Morse recently. The conversation focused on Covid-19, its impact… Continue reading 
New Support Programs for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses February 4, 2021 - Help BC small and medium sized businesses bounce back and build for the future with Government of BC non-repayable grants of up to $30,000 for eligible businesses, and up to $45,000… Continue reading 
BC Rural Centre’s Last Year in Review February 4, 2021 - 2020 was a certainly a memorable year. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered our lives and created significant social and economic challenges for many. Unfortunately, it also resulted in personal loss… Continue reading