Archived News releases 2018-2017

2018

December 10, 2018 – COMOX VALLEY TECH-ATTRACTION STRATEGY RECEIVES ICET SUPPORT

November 16, 2018 – ICET SUPPORT HELPS SRD COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR ‘LAST-MILE’ BROADBAND CONNECTIONS

October 17, 2018 – ICET APPROVES FOUR PROJECTS TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT ATTRACTION

October 1, 2018 – ICET FUNDS INDUSTRIAL AND EMPLOYMENT LANDS STRATEGIES

September 20, 2018 – PLANNING FOR A NEW FUTURE IN COMOX VALLEY’S AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

August 29, 2018 – INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO OYSTER NOROVIRUS OUTBREAKS IN DEVELOPMENT

August 27, 2018 – ICET ELECTS NEW BOARD AND EXECUTIVE

July 18, 2018 – ISLAND AND SUNSHINE COAST COMMUNITIES CREATING COMMUNITY BENEFIT HUB

June 25, 2018 – ICET FUNDS PROJECT TO HELP MT. CAIN SKI AREA EXTEND THEIR SEASON

June 19, 2018 – PLANNING PROCESS LAUNCHED FOR DISCOVERY ISLANDS MARINE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT

May 24, 2018 – CREATIVE, INNOVATION ECONOMY BUILDS ON POWELL RIVER’S CULTURAL ASSETS

May 9, 2018 – $10M INVESTMENT IN ICET ADDS FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SECTORS FOR THE ISLAND AND SUNSHINE COAST

April 25, 2018 – NEW $1.3M FORESTS FOREVER EXHIBIT COMING TO FOREST DISCOVERY CENTRE

April 17, 2018 – WORKING WATERFRONT TRAIL, LOOKOUTS WILL BRING VISITORS TO SAYWARD

April 4, 2018 – PROJECT AIMS TO BOOST ‘GROWN ON VANCOUVER ISLAND’ SALES

March 7, 2018 – TOQUAHT NATION RECEIVES $400K INVESTMENT IN NEW SECRET BEACH MARINA

February 14, 2018 – ISLAND COMMUNITIES ACCESS ICET FUNDS TO JUMP START NEW STRATEGIES

2017

December 11, 2017 – COMMUNITY DMOs LAUNCH JOINT PROJECT TO TRACK TOURISM DATA

October 31, 2017 – WORKING SMARTER MEANS WORKING TOGETHER FOR LADYSMITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

October 23, 2017 – FROM VISION TO STRATEGY: AHOUSAHT PLAN WILL CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WHILE PRESERVING HERITAGE, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT

September 18, 2017 – TOURISM VANCOUVER ISLAND TO DEVELOP NEW TOURISM INVESTMENT ATTRACTION TOOLS

September 7, 2017 – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COWICHAN LAUNCHES PROJECT TO IDENTIFY, IMPROVE AND PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL LANDS TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS

August 21, 2017 – NEW BACKCOUNTRY SHELTER IN STRATHCONA PARK HIGHLIGHTS PARK HISTORY

June 26, 2017 – MARKETING STRATEGY FOCUSES ON JOBS, LIFESTYLE TO RECRUIT SKILLED WORKERS TO RDMW REGION

June 5, 2017 – MOBILE VISITOR CENTRE WILL BRING TOURIST INFO TO LAKE COWICHAN EVENTS

May 17, 2017 – GABRIOLA TO EMBARK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING

April 25, 2017 – FUNDING FOR TECH ATTRACTION STRATEGY APPROVED FOR CAMPBELL RIVER

March 28, 2017 – VENTURE CONNECT UPGRADES WILL HELP KEEP BUSINESSES OPERATING LOCALLY

February 28, 2017 – PUBLIC BACKCOUNTRY HUT IN ACRD A FIRST FOR VANCOUVER ISLAND

February 22, 2017 – $10M INVESTMENT FROM PROVINCE REVITALIZES ICET

February 7, 2017 – HUU-AY-AHT WALKING TRAIL TO CONNECT BAMFIELD AND ANACLA, PROMOTING INDIGENOUS TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES

February 1, 2017 – STRATEGY AIMS TO ACCELERATE GROWTH IN COWICHAN VALLEY TECH SECTOR

January 23, 2017 – ISLAND COASTAL REGION POSTS HIGHEST FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN BC

January 16, 2017 – NEW SALISH SEA MARINE TRAIL WILL BRING PADDLESPORTS TOURISTS TO REGION