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
Local brewers craft for communityDecember 10, 2020-You are sitting at your favourite bar in town watching the bartender pour that familiar winter ale that always signals the beginning of ski season. As you wait for them… Continue reading
News for Rural Employers re. CEWS Expansion & ExtensionAugust 18, 2020-The BC Rural Centre has just received this letter from Kirsten Mattison, Canada's new Director General for Rural Economic Development. It includes potentially important information for rural employers and their… 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 
Local brewers craft for community December 10, 2020 - You are sitting at your favourite bar in town watching the bartender pour that familiar winter ale that always signals the beginning of ski season. As you wait for them… Continue reading 
Community Paramedicine in rural BC, what it is & why it happened — interviews with Nancy Kotani & Amy Poll December 9, 2020 - BC's Community Paramedicine Program, the first of its kind in Canada, provides rural residents with access to information and care previously lacking in many small, remote communities. Nancy Kotani, former… Continue reading 
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development announced by Premier Horgan November 28, 2020 - BC Premier John Horgan and his new provincial Cabinet were sworn in on Nov 26, 2020. Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development, supporting… Continue reading 
B.C.’s top doctor doesn’t ‘foresee a situation’ where the school system shuts down again September 11, 2020 - In this Global News report (Sep.10, 2020), British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she does not foresee a situation where the province shuts schools down as was… Continue reading 
News for Rural Employers re. CEWS Expansion & Extension August 18, 2020 - The BC Rural Centre has just received this letter from Kirsten Mattison, Canada's new Director General for Rural Economic Development. It includes potentially important information for rural employers and their… Continue reading