Small businesses in Fort St. John. (File)
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – With the extension of BC’s Small and Medium Sized Business Recovery Grant program and the easing of requirements to qualify, more local businesses could be eligible for funding.
According to Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce executive director Cheryl Montgomery, the chamber is trying to reach out to as many businesses as possible to help educate them and streamline the process to apply.
“To date, we’ve interacted with over 160 businesses, and if you include businesses from last spring, it would probably be well over 200,” says Montgomery.
While local businesses may fret about retail drain across the border, it was actually part of the reason why one of Fort St. John s new shops has opened up in town.Kevin Roberge, the district manager. . .
Lilia Hansen and Moira Green from Community Futures and Russ Beerling from the Fort St. John Chamber met with Baptiste Marcere at the North Peace Cultural Centre Friday, part of a walk downtown to . . .