January 13, 2025

January 2025:
Important Deadline Reminders

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Happy New Year! We have opportunities coming up that may be of interest to you. (Sunshine Coast Trail, Andrew Strain)

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Join a free learning session on January 23 to deepen your understanding of sustainability. (Destination BC/Jordan Manley)

Register Today for the VCM Sustainability Toolkit Workshop (January 23)

Packed with practical tools like sustainability checklists, templates, and step-by-step instructions, the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Sustainability Toolkit makes sustainability planning simple and actionable. Join us for a free learning session on January 23 from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. to learn how to effectively use the toolkit.

During this one-hour webinar, we’ll show you how to pair the VCM Sustainability Toolkit with the VCM Sustainability Playbook, which provides all the ingredients for creating a relevant, successful sustainability action plan. Whether you use each resource individually or together, the VCM Sustainability Playbook and Toolkit will help you further your sustainability journey, no matter where you are starting from.

REGISTER NOW →

BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative (BCTCRI) Updates

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Over 70 tourism businesses have improved their sustainability strategies this fall through Project 1 of the BCTCRI.

Project 1: Applications Open

This program provides free, tailored support to tourism businesses that want to incorporate environmental sustainability or climate adaptation measures into their operations. Apply now to get your roadmap in time to apply for Project 2!

APPLY NOW →

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The new intake of Project 2 of the BCTCRI is open until January 28.

Project 2: Micro-Grant Program Intake Now Open

The BC Tourism Climate Resiliency Initiative Micro-Grants Program is back, providing micro-grants of up to $15,000 to support sustainability projects or implement aspects of your Climate Adaptation Plan.

The application window is open until January 28, 2025. Start preparing your application with helpful resources on the Destination BC website, including updated program guidelines, examples of projects, stories from businesses that have benefited from this program, a Practice Application, and the recording from an information session hosted last month.

Learn More & APPLY →

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The BCTCRI Project 3 Business Survey Introduction webinar takes place January 14. (Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre/Blake Jorgensen)

Project 3: Register for Business Survey Introduction Webinar (January 14)

Destination BC has scheduled a webinar for destination marketing organizations and tourism association industry partners to provide an update on Project 3 of the BCTCRI. Taking place tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m., the webinar focuses on ways we can work together to encourage tourism businesses to respond to the first-ever, province-wide Tourism Climate Adaptation & Environmental Sustainability Business Survey.

REGISTER TODAY →

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Join the workshop on January 22 to learn about the Community Destination Stewardship Initiative.

Workshop #6: Climate Resilience, Governance and CDMOs (January 22)

Taking place January 22, 2025 at 10 a.m., this workshop will provide details of the Community Destination Stewardship Initiative. Specifically, it will focus on government partnerships within the context of climate resilience in the tourism industry, exploring the critical importance of provincial, regional, and municipal partnerships to enhance climate resilience strategies.