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Social Venture Challenge 2017 Pitch Event Winner: Gear Share Hub!
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 …
Growing the local economy: Our 2017 Social Venture Challenge wraps up
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 …
Entrepreneurial approaches to meeting community needs
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 …
“Growing Event Tourism” workshop summary
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 …
Creating shared value and community impact – Social Venture Challenge 2016
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 …
BC Buy Local Week Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2015
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 …
Low Canadian dollar priming communities for tourism success. Are you ready?
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 …
Airbnb Syndrome: a new opportunity to get residential nightly rentals right
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 …
Local Economy – Strengthening Communities
The economy remains one of the top concerns facing communities of all sizes across Canada. If we use the leaky bucket model to describe a …
Not Business as Usual Screening
A Film About Disrupting the Business Quo. The Whistler Centre for Sustainability, together with Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre, Seeds Consulting and the Whistler Chamber of …
Michael Shuman Speaker Event
The Centre presented Michael Shuman, economist and author of Local Dollars, Local Sense, who spoke on Fostering a Vibrant Sea to Sky Regional Economy. Focusing …
Why is Money Mart so busy?
Walking past a line up at Money Mart the other day I was struck as to why this business survives and thrives. With charges on …