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Description: The Vancouver Island Coastal Tourism Resiliency Program provides Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast tourism businesses with meaningful, hands-on guidance and support to navigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapt and work towards long-term resiliency.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia--Sunshine Coast
Format: Website content
Date: 2020-07-28
Description: Operating during the COVID-19 crisis has been an unprecedented challenge for every tourism business, but opening a new business for the first time during a global pandemic takes it to another level. Such was the case for Bespoke Spirits House in Parksville, B.C. who was scheduled to open in April 2020.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Bespoke Spirits House, Heppner, Shelly, Mount Arrowsmith Brewing, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Hospitality Industry
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-08-19
Description: At the beginning of the 2020 season, Pam Martin, owner of Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures on the Saanich Peninsula, B.C., made the decision to completely shut down operations out of an abundance of caution. Martin began taking part in every possible program that Tourism Vancouver Island, Destination BC and other organizations offered to help businesses navigate through these difficult times.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Martin, Pam, Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures, Tourism Vancouver Island, Destination BC, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Sidney
Format: Blog post
Date: 2021-04-09
Description: Opened in 1976, the Haida Gwaii Museum at Ḵay Llnagaay on Haida Gwaii has continued to earn an international reputation for showcasing historic and contemporary Haida art and culture. The underlying theme running through all permanent exhibitions is the complex link between the land, the sea, human beings, and the Supernatural Beings that give Haida Gwaii its unique natural and cultural character.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Haida Gwaii Museum, Trading House Gift Shop, Hughan, Lynn, Haida Nation, Indigenous Tourism BC, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust, Haida Heritage Centre, Council of the Haida Nation
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Indigenous Communities, Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Skidegate, British Columbia--Haida Gwaii
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-11-20
Description: Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park in Parksville, B.C. shut down all services and closed the park due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 17, 2020 – right at the beginning of British Columbia’s Spring Break, normally one of the busiest periods of their season.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Varela, Richard, Tourism Vancouver Island, Parksville Qualicum Beach Tourism Association, Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park, BC Parks, Island Coastal Economic Trust, Parksville & District Chamber of Commerce, Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Oceanside
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-07-02
Description: Like many businesses, when COVID-19 hit, I-Hos Gallery in Courtenay, B.C. was forced to reduce staff and had no funds for marketing. Manager Ramona Johnson, who has run the Indigenous art gallery since it opened 25 years ago, turned to the Vancouver Island Coastal Tourism Resiliency Program, and Indigenous Tourism BC and the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, I-Hos Gallery, Johnson, Ramona, Indigenous Tourism BC, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, Island Coastal Economic Trust, Tourism Vancouver Island
Group: Arts & Culture, Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Indigenous Communities
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Comox Valley
Format: Blog post
Date: 2021-04-09
Description: It is an understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year for The Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa in Courtenay, British Columbia. Not only did the resort temporarily close the property mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic – shutting down their entire revenue stream – but the resort also suffered a fire in their spa to start the year.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa, WorkSafeBC, Tourism Vancouver Island, British Columbia Hotel Association, Bridgman, Linda, Island Coastal Economic Trust, BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Hospitality Industry, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Comox Valley Regional District
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-07-02
Description: Andrew Jones established Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures over 20 years ago and had started a new business partnership within the past year, Coastal Rainforest Safaris, when the COVID-19 crisis hit. Jones looked to the Vancouver Island Coastal Tourism Resiliency Program (VICTRP) as a way to help navigate all the information available to him and access the aid that would benefit each company best.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures, Coastal Rainforest Safaris, Jones, Andrew, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Port McNeill, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Port Hardy
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-07-02
Description: Merridale Cidery & Distillery, located in Cobble Hill, BC, has been a pioneer of British Columbia and Vancouver Island’s agritourism experiences, but no business has gone unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including Merridale.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Merridale Cidery & Distillery, Docherty, Janet, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Hospitality Industry
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Cobble Hill, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-09-10
Description: A few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippe Marill and Carolyn Kvajic, a husband and wife team who own Salt Spring Island Sea Salt – located on Salt Spring Island, BC, of course – thought it was the end for their business.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Salt Spring Island Sea Salt, Marill, Philippe, Kvajic, Carolyn, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Salt Spring Island
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-09-01
Description: The unforeseen impact of COVID-19 created immediate and significant financial and emotional challenges for Tally-Ho Carriage Tours in Victoria, B.C.
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Subject: BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Tally-Ho Carriage Tours, Friedlander, Donna, Fresh Cup Roastery Cafe, Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, Truffles Catering, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Hospitality Industry, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-08-06
Description: For WildPlay Element Parks, headquartered on Vancouver Island, the decision to voluntarily close their five locations due to COVID-19 was not made lightly. However, temporarily closing each park and laying off over 270 team members across North America was ultimately the most responsible decision to protect their staff, guests and the communities in which they operate.
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Subject: WildPlay Element Parks, Benson, Tom, Santacruz, Alexis, BC Tourism Resiliency Network, Tourism Vancouver Island, Island Coastal Economic Trust
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Publisher: BC Tourism Resiliency Network
Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Colwood, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Blog post
Date: 2020-07-29
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