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Island Coastal Economic Trust Expands To More Communities
The Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), one of British Columbia’s three publicly funded regional trusts, is expanding the number of communities it … [Read More...] about Island Coastal Economic Trust Expands To More Communities
Island COMEBACK Bolsters Local Ventures
Island COMEBACK is a digital main street for the businesses and organizations of over 18 rural islands of British Columbia (BC). Francine Carlin is … [Read More...] about Island COMEBACK Bolsters Local Ventures
Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
Marjorie Giroux of Malcolm Island fills the role of Community Developer at the Sointula Resource Centre Society and is a Rural Islands Economic … [Read More...] about Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island
Julie Sperber from Gabriola Island is the Executive Director of the Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce and a Board Member of the Rural Islands … [Read More...] about Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island
Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island
Mark Lasby, P.Eng. from Quadra Island is a Consulting Engineer, member of the Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce, and Board Member of the Rural … [Read More...] about Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island
Having an organization that unifies and identifies priorities for the islands is crucial to our community well-being. RIEP will play a huge advocacy, information sharing, and support system role for rural islands to tap into. RIEP understands that island life and islanders approach things differently. Each island has unique qualities, characters and ecologies but our values overlap. RIEP will be invited to the table to represent rural island values, challenges, and desires. The unified voice will have a greater impact.
Island Stories
Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
Marjorie Giroux of Malcolm Island fills the role of Community Developer at the Sointula Resource Centre Society and is a Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP) Board Member. She talks to us about life on Malcolm Island during the Covid-19 pandemic and the joy of connection. While the details are … [Read More...] about Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island
Julie Sperber from Gabriola Island is the Executive Director of the Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce and a Board Member of the Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP). We talked to her about her choice to move to a rural island, Gabriola's resilience during the pandemic, and why RIEP matters to … [Read More...] about Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island
Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island
Mark Lasby, P.Eng. from Quadra Island is a Consulting Engineer, member of the Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce, and Board Member of the Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP). We talked to him about the economic challenges facing Quadra Island, the importance of cooperation for local … [Read More...] about Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island
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Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
Marjorie Giroux of Malcolm Island fills the role of Community Developer at the Sointula Resource Centre Society and is a Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP) Board Member. She talks to us about life on Malcolm Island during the Covid-19 pandemic and the joy of connection. While the details are … [Read More...] about Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”
