Rural Islands Economic Partnership
Cultivating Resilient Partnerships
1- NETWORK – Re-connect and make new connections—in small groups and 1-on-1.
2- ADVOCATE – Raise awareness, influence, educate and promote policies which will meet the essential needs of BC’s coastal communities.
3- SUPPORT – Learn about innovative solutions and lessons-learned for advancing inclusive regenerative local economies. Featuring: AI Impacts and Shared Services Integration
4- ACTIVATE – Together, we can utilize our shared knowledge, resources, and perspectives towards taking actionable steps leading to meaningful, positive change.
The Rural Islands Economic Partnership Society (RIEP) of British Columbia (BC) is a thriving alliance of diverse settler and Indigenous rural island communities sustained through shared values and a united voice for achieving social, economic, and cultural well-being; environmental stewardship; and collaborative strength on behalf of BC’s rural islands.
Working with respect on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations and Hul'quimi'num Treaty Group,
whose historical relationship with the land continues to this day.
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