New Disaster Planning Resource Website Goes Live! Designed with Input from Local Stakeholders for Local Businesses. For Immediate Release – September 6, 2022 TRAIL, BC, With the looming potential of a devastating natural or man-made disaster hitting our region, an Economic …
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Local indigenous artists asked to produce artwork for this year's orange T-shirts. On September 30th we wear an orange shirt. We wear it to honour the survivors of residential schools, their families, and the children who did not return home. We wear orange to show our respect. On …
Downtown Trail Improvement Committee
A New Voice for Downtown Trail Businesses! Formed in November of 2021, the Downtown Trail Improvement Committee (DTIC) was created by Community Futures to work towards improving the downtown Trail business environment, livability, and shopping experience. DTIC members share information and …
A New Regional Disaster Action Planning Resource Available to South Kootenay Businesses!
Raging wildfires, floods, heat domes and global pandemics. It’s not if the next disaster will occur, but when. As a South Kootenay resident, are you prepared and know where to get alerts and information? As a business owner, can you survive without cashflow for a week, a month, a year? To …
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Introducing Wayne Kelly, morning Host at Bounce Radio has joined our Board of Directors!
"Local business is the heart of a community! I admire anyone who starts their own business and I am thrilled to help them anyway I can to succeed, with Community Futures Greater Trail. I’m looking forward to working with you, in continuing to make the South Kootenay’s the best place to live in …
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New Online Business Learning Opportunity!
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. AND THIS KNOWLEDGE IS FREE! Looking for FREE business knowledge to help you succeed? Then sign-up for our online business learning modules to expand your knowledge and expertise. Online courses …
Prepare your business for unexpected emergencies. Join us for a FREE on-line workshop beginning at Noon on June 15, 2022.
Emergencies and disasters for business are unavoidable and are happening more and more frequent these days. It is also becoming more difficult to predict when or what will happen next but we are almost certain that another economic down-turn is just around the corner. The best time to strategize is …
COMMUNITY FUTURES INTRODUCES A FREE NEW TOOL TO HELP BUSINESSES PLAN FOR DISASTER
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2022 Trail, B.C. – Community Futures British Columbia has launched a new online tool that will help prepare for and mitigate the impact of disasters that affect their business. The tool is free for all businesses to use. The past two years …
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BEER CAN CHANGE A TOWN
A lot of folks say that the Trail Beer Refinery was the start of a turnaround in making downtown Trail, more vibrant. It encouraged other local business owners to improve their own building facades which improved the entire business strip. Gina Ironmonger is a Trail resident who cares about …
Introducing our new Self Employment Program Business Counsellor
Community Futures is pleased to introduce our new Self-Employment Business Counsellor, Jessica Piccinin. Raised in the Creston area, Jessica is the owner of Root & Vine Acres farm and the The Peppered Pig food truck. In her role with Community Futures, Jessica will deliver the Creston and …
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