60th Edition
March 2021
South Shuswap Chamber Awarded Grant By Barbra Fairclough interest survey and 55% percent of As part of B.C.’s $10-billion respondents were in support of a hub. COVID-19 response, the South Karen Brown, Executive Director Shuswap of Chamber is pleased to of the Chamber says diverse needs announce it was awarded $82,000, one were expressed through the survey of 38 BC rural project grants totalling but there was a common theme of a $20 million dollars. want for connectivity, both digital Lynn Ewart, President of the South and face to face. The project is in the Shuswap Chamber of Commerce very beginning stage so establishing responded a location “We were and details very pleased of the to hear project that our will be application determined to the as the Province project of BC was unfolds. successful. When As we asked what continue is next to recover for the from the Chamber, Photo supplied by South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce challenges Ms. Ewart presented by the pandemic, these grant shared “We’ve just come off our yearmonies will assist with economic end and are close to onboarding our development and tourism-based new Board of Directors. We are eager initiatives to support our community. to get to work as a Chamber to bring We are looking closely at establishing some of these initiatives forward. It’s a community work hub and expanding going to be a great start to the year for our visitor servicing capabilities.” both our Chamber and the communities Prior to applying for this grant of the South Shuswap.” the Chamber conducted a work hub