Jul 11, 2017 | Economic Development, Social Venture Challenge
The average Canadian has $4,000 worth of ‘stuff’ sitting idle in their home, 80% of which gets used less than once per month. Keith Hammermeister presented these staggering stats during a convincing pitch for his venture Gear Share Hub during the Social Venture...
Jul 3, 2017 | Economic Development, Social Venture Challenge
Is it possible to grow the local economy, support new entrepreneurs, protect the environment and do good for the community? The Centre created the Social Venture Challenge to do exactly that. We’ve just wrapped up the program for the third year in the Sea to Sky...
Feb 27, 2017 | Economic Development, Social innovation
For those of us living in smaller, rural communities, we know the importance of creating greater resilience and self-reliance. This means that creating local economies that support residents and the community, rely less on imports, create local jobs, and preserve and...
Jan 13, 2017 | Economic Development, Tourism
The Centre hosted a “Growing Event Tourism” workshop with Tourism Kamloops in December 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to share learnings on how to develop and grow event tourism as a tourism and economic development strategy. Click here to view the event...
Mar 2, 2016 | Business, Economic Development, Events
As Globe 2016, North America’s largest and most influential sustainable business leadership summit, unfolds in Vancouver this week, it’s a good time to reflect on how each of our own organizations are creating impact, and how we can further use innovation in business...
Nov 26, 2015 | Business, Economic Development
BC Buy Local Week to be celebrated in the Sea to Sky Corridor BC Buy Local Week is an annual celebration of local business. Local businesses contribute to the uniqueness, authenticity, economic diversity and resilience of our communities. Shifting even 1% of personal...
