PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Rural Business and Community Recovery Regional Business Liaison program provides a financial incentive to encourage Community Futures Development Corporations, local governments, First Nations governments, or economic development entities, to hire locally based talent to provide business support services for the region. The services provided by the Regional Business Liaison positions will support economic re-development for rural businesses and communities impacted by forest policy changes and other impacts to the forest sector by providing direct one-on-one advisory services.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation. This is a one-time offering funded by the Province of British Columbia and administered by Northern Development to provide advisory services to support smaller communities and businesses primarily in rural areas that lack capacity to deal with the impacts from forestry disruptions.
Northern Development will make funding available to support up to 15 regional business liaison positions throughout Northern B.C. for a up to a one-year term. Successful applicants must demonstrate the direct and in-direct forestry disruption impacts in the communities and region the regional business liaison will serve and provide advisory support.
