BC's Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) Supports Tourism Infrastruture Projects in Vancouver, Coast & Mountains
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Lakeside Trail in Cultus Lake is a CERIP funding recipient | Destination BC/Local Wanderer
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The Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) is a $100-million provincial umbrella program, which is providing grants under four funding streams to support economic resilience, tourism, heritage and urban and rural economic development projects across BC.
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Under the CERIP Destination Development stream, the BC Government is allocating a total of $4.13 million to 10 tourism infrastructure and amenities projects across the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains (VCM) region.
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A further $5.17 million is being allocated to 16 VCM-based projects which have a tourism component through the other three key funding streams: Community Economic Resilience, Unique Heritage Infrastructure, and Rural Economic Recovery.
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The Destination Development stream is specifically focused on tourism recovery and resilience through funding implementation-ready projects that will create jobs and bring visitors back to BC communities.
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The VCM Regional Destination Development Strategy, and the six planning area strategies that combine to make the regional strategy, helped identify projects for consideration for the CERIP Destination Development funding in the region. The successful CERIP Destination Development projects had a close alignment with the strategies for the VCM region.
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CERIP Destination Development funding will support the following new tourism projects in the VCM region:
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Langley: Salishan Place By The River. Conference and tourism facilities for Salishan Place By the River, an Indigenous cultural heritage attraction ($711,354).
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Sts'ailes: Sts'ailes Heritage Trail. Construction of the new 5 km Sts’ailes Heritage Trail including other trail amenities ($678,840).
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Tourism Pemberton Destination Marketing Association: Backcountry sanitary infrastructure. Installation of urine-diverting toilets in seven locations along trails, as well as bear-proof food caches ($236,500).
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Cheakamus Foundation for Environmental Learning: Education tourism infrastructure improvements. Upgrades to Indigenous Longhouse carving area and visitor services (washrooms) ($226,500).
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Fraser Valley Regional District: Lakeside Trail in Cultus Lake. Creation of a non-motorized trail linking Sunnyside Campground to Jade Bay in Cultus Lake Provincial Park ($440,475).
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Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning Society: HBC Trail/Peers Creek reroute. Creation of a 7.5 km of trail, including bridges, benches, interpretive signs ($87,605).
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Yale and District Historical Society: Entrance building and parking lot at Yale Historic Site. Construction of a new, enhanced entrance building and a new easily accessible paved parking lot ($750,000).
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Katzie Development Limited Partnership: Enhance Indigenous cultural tourism infrastructure for Katzie First Nation at Pitt Lake. The development of an environmentally-friendly tourism resort on the Katzie First Nation IR4 ($334,563).
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Tourism Squamish Society: Sea to Sky visitor education initiative. Corridor-wide visitor welcome and safety communications ($366,347).
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Powell River Educational Services Society: Powell Forest Canoe Route Revitalization Projec. Infrastructure and trail upgrades, interpretive and wayfinding signage ($306,778).
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At the provincial level, funding for the Destination Development stream of CERIP totals $20 million, which will support 54 new tourism projects across BC.
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Learn more about the Destination Development strategies, formed through an iterative, consultative, and collaborative process, which started in 2016, to identify objectives, key opportunities, and priorities to motivate year-round travel to VCM and elevate the visitor experience.
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