Thompson Okanagan
Thompson Okanagan
North Thompson & Nicola Valleys
Okanagan Valley
Shuswap-North Okanagan
Interlakes
Highway 1 Corridor
Highway 3 Corridor
Gold Rush Trail
The planning area encompasses a portion of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and from Porcupine Meadows Park southwest to Savona, and the remainder south of the area, just south of Kamloops, along 5A until Sun Peaks in the east, with communities along Highway 1 of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD). Municipalities include McBride, Valemount, Clearwater, Barriere, Sun Peaks, Kamloops, Logan Lake and Merritt.
The area has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and are working on implementation. A few key themes of this strategy focus on building additional, outdoor adventure experiences, Indigenous tourism products and the development of additional agritourism opportunities.
The planning area encompasses the Regional District of Central Okanagan, Similkameen Regional District, and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary. Municipalities include Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton, Oliver, Keremeos, and Osoyoos.
The area has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and are working on implementation. A few key themes of this strategy focus on environmental and social sustainability, and transportation connectivity.
The planning area encompasses the Regional District of North Okanagan, areas of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and, the Village of Chase in the Thompson Nicola Regional District. The key communities include Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Chase along Highway 1; Falkland on Highway 97, and Enderby, Armstrong, Vernon, Coldstream and Lumby in the North Okanagan.
The area has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and working on implementation. A few key themes of this strategy focus on transportation within the planning area and developing enhancements to the visitor experience.
The planning area, which encompasses the main corridor of Highway 24, and its junction with Highways 97 and 5, stretches across the Bonaparte Plateau to the North Thompson Valley, including Wells Gray Provincial Park and the communities of Barriere and Clearwater. The western side of the area is bounded by a portion of Highway 97 to include the area between 70 Mile House and 100 Mile House. To the south the area includes Bonaparte Lake. To the north, the boundary is Canim-Hendrix Rd, Canim Lake, Crooked Lake, Azure Lake and the northern boundary of Wells Gray Provincial Park.
The area has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and are working on implementation. A few key themes of this strategy focus on collaborative planning amongst the communities and communicating the value of tourism to visitors and residents alike.
The planning area stretches from the Alberta border in the east to Kamloops/Savona in the west and includes Yoho National Park, Glacier National Park, and Revelstoke National Park. This portion of the Trans-Canada Highway extends some 550 kilometers and includes the Village of Field, the Town of Golden, the City of Revelstoke, the District of Sicamous, the City of Salmon Arm, the Village of Chase, the City of Kamloops, and Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
The area has completed their Destination Development Strategy and are working towards implementation. The key themes of this strategy focus on transportation infrastructure and affordable housing for hospitality staff.
This planning area (including Highway 3A, 3B, and 43) stretches east to west from Hope along 838 km of mountainous roads to the Alberta border. The Highway 3 Corridor has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and are working towards implementation.
The key themes of this strategy focus on building and managing growth with sustainability in mind and creating a memorable road trip experience.
The planning area is a 750km corridor from New Westminster to Stone Creek and Barkerville, following the Fraser Canyon and Fraser River that follows traditional Indigenous trading routes utilized during the fur trade and expanded through the gold rushes of 1858-1862.
The area has concluded their Destination Development Strategy and are working on implementation. A few key themes of this strategy focus on infrastructure upgrades and expansion of human resource capital.
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