November 21, 2024 – ETSI-BC is delighted to announce new developments in the Grow and Connect Food Supply Chain initiative serving BC’s Southern Interior. As a funding partner, we’re helping local farmers and producers overcome transportation costs and other barriers to get their products into regional stores and restaurants, making local food more accessible throughout the Interior.
News
ETSI-BC Releases its 2024 Annual Report
July 31, 2024 – The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is pleased to announce that it has released its latest Annual Report.
ETSI-BC Presents Fall Webinar Series: Empowering Economic Growth in the Southern Interior
June 27, 2024 – The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is proud to announce a new webinar series launching this fall. These free learning opportunities are designed to support our community partners’ professional and help address workforce challenges in our region. The sessions will provide valuable insights and tools for local governments, economic development practitioners, businesses, and community leaders
ETSI-BC Awards $625,000 in Funding to Support 28 Projects in the Southern Interior
June 24, 2024 – This summer, communities in the Southern Interior of BC have a new reason to celebrate. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) has recently unveiled the successful applicants of its 2024 Spring Funding Intake. It has granted $625,000 in funding in support of 28 projects aimed at enhancing and diversifying the region’s economy.
ETSI-BC Launches EDD, the Economic Dependencies Dashboard
June 24, 2024 – ETSI-BC has introduced a new economic visualization tool, named EDD – the Economic Dependencies Dashboard. Launched in June 2024, EDD provides economic insights at three different levels: for the Southern Interior as a whole, for each of 8 regional districts in our service area, and combining our region’s communities (including First Nations) into 32 ‘local areas’.
ETSI-BC hosting Business Continuity Planning Workshop
June 3, 2024 – ETSI-BC is pleased to partner with Community Futures BC once again to offer this highly-acclaimed Business Continuity Planning workshop. This will be a valuable professional development opportunity which we are delighted to host.
ETSI-BC Fall 2024 Funding Intake: Up to $625,000 Available for Projects
June 3, 2024 -The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is pleased to announce that its next Funding Intake will launch on September 10, 2024.
Spring 2024 Funding Intake Closes with 43 Applications Received
April 18, 2024 – The ETSI-BC team is pleased to share that we received 43 applications for the Funding Intake that closed on April 12, 2024. The $1.2 million in funding requests is almost double the funding available, so the Regional Advisory Committees and Board of ETSI-BC will have their work cut out for them.
Data Diggers – a Community of Practice
March 21, 2024 – We invite you to join the Data Diggers Community of Practice! This is a group of practitioners who dig data, dig digging into data, and want to dig themselves out of data into knowledge and insights.
Fostering Entrepreneurship at Post-Secondary Institutions in 2024
January 24, 2024 – The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) has supported the 6 public post-secondary institutions (PSIs) in the Southern Interior of BC since 2008 with funding of over $7.3 million.