Aug 28, 2019 | Business, Indigneous, Social Venture Challenge, Tourism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Join us at the Squamish Líl̓wat Cultural Centre for an unforgettable evening with keynote speaker, Teara Fraser. Teara’s list of dynamic life pursuits and accomplishments are, simply put, incredible. Teara is the first Indigenous woman to launch...
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...
Oct 18, 2016 | BC, Events, Tourism
The Whistler Centre, in partnership with Tourism Kamloops, held a successful workshop on Growing Event Tourism December 2. The workshop provided attendees with strategies to develop and grow event tourism in their community in order to support local economic...
Sep 2, 2015 | BC, Economic Development, Tourism
Canadian communities with the right mix of memorable experiences are well poised to benefit from a low Canadian dollar, rebounding US visitation and ever-increasing visitation from China. Creating these memorable experiences for travelers is important because...
Apr 28, 2015 | Business, Economic Development, Tourism
San Francisco received notoriety this Fall and Winter for passing a measure in favour of allowing Airbnb style short-term rentals in the City. Having lived and worked in tourism based communities my whole life I’m well versed in the benefits, concerns, and controversy...
Jul 19, 2014 | BC, Sustainability, Tourism, Whistler 2020
Welcome to the Whistler Sustainability in Action Walking Tour. View an interactive online map of Whistler’s diverse collection of 30 sustainability sites and initiatives. Whistler has many interesting and successful examples to share. You can visit these sites...
