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‘Namgis Business Development Corporation has a new look thanks to Rising Tide Business Services

May 15, 2022

The Rural Island Economic Partnership is pleased to welcome the 'Namgis Business Development Corporation (“NBDC”), as an organizational member and client for Rising Tide Business … [Read more...] about ‘Namgis Business Development Corporation has a new look thanks to Rising Tide Business Services

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The Quadra Island Cookbook Comeback: Good Food for a Good Cause 

December 9, 2021

During the summer of 2021, more than 75 Quadra Island residents came together to taste test over 350 home-cooked recipes created by over 100 professional and amateur cooks, with the goal of publishing … [Read more...] about The Quadra Island Cookbook Comeback: Good Food for a Good Cause 

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Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”

March 5, 2021

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 … [Read more...] about Living Through the Pandemic on Malcolm Island: “Sisu”

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Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island

February 25, 2021

Gabriola Farm to Table

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 … [Read more...] about Islanders Creating Together on Gabriola Island

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Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island

January 25, 2021

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 … [Read more...] about Helping Businesses Thrive on Quadra Island

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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.

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