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Science World and the Pacific National Exhibition are among the anchor B.C. attractions expected to receive up to $1 million each from a $50 million program announced by the province Tuesday to prop up struggling tourism operators.
However, Vancouver’s mayor said the funding leaves the PNE “critically short” of the $8-million bailout it needs to survive.
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The B.C. major anchor attractions grant will provide $1 million in funding to anchor attractions that typically get at least 75,000 visitors a year and $500,000 to rural tourism attractions that get 15,000 visitors a year, Premier John Horgan and Tourism Minister Melanie Mark said during a news conference on Tuesday. Tour bus companies will also be eligible for funding.
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Managers at Tap & Barrel-affiliated restaurants have been busy hiring and training staff at their locations around Vancouver in anticipation of a reopening of indoor dining, though CEO Daniel Frankel isn’t placing bets on exactly when that will be.
“If you look at it historically, if you look at every decision Dr. Bonnie (Henry) has made, they haven’t been easy to guess,” said Frankel, who heads the seven-property Tap & Barrel Group.
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Science World and the Pacific National Exhibition are among the anchor B.C. attractions expected to receive up to $1 million each from a $50 million program announced by the province Tuesday to prop up struggling tourism operators.
However, Vancouver’s mayor said the funding leaves the PNE “critically short” of the $8-million bailout it needs to survive.
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The B.C. major anchor attractions grant will provide $1 million in funding to anchor attractions that typically get at least 75,000 visitors a year and $500,000 to rural tourism attractions that get 15,000 visitors a year, Premier John Horgan and Tourism Minister Melanie Mark said during a news conference on Tuesday. Tour bus companies will also be eligible for funding.
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