June 29, 2023 – Communities in the Southern Interior of BC have something to celebrate this summer.  The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) has just announced the successful applicants of its Spring Funding Intake, and awarded over $431,000 in funding to support 21 projects that will help build and diversify the region’s economy.  Project partners include local governments, First Nations and non-profit organizations in BC’s Southern Interior.

June 13, 2023 – We value your input and want to invite your organization to participate in a Regional Ground Transportation Study.  This study will help us better understand passenger transportation needs and opportunities in the Southern Interior of BC. We hope to identify all existing ground transportation in the region, with a focus on connections between Southern Interior BC communities and in rural areas not served by existing public transportation.

May 29, 2023 – The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is pleased to provide an update on the Forest Impact Recovery (FIR) Program, delivered with financial support from the Province of BC’s Rural Business and Community Recovery Initiative. This program aims to provide support to rural communities in the Southern Interior of BC facing ongoing changes in forest sector employment.

April 5, 2023 – ETSI-BC is pleased to engage Community Futures East Kootenay once again, to develop a practical, FREE webinar series that will help our region’s communities and service providers learn to use data to achieve economic development outcomes.

February 28, 2023 – ETSI-BC is set to start accepting applications for its Spring Funding Intake on April 1, 2023. We’re excited to support new initiatives around the region to add to the 165 projects we’ve funded since April 2021.

February 21, 2023 – ETSI-BC is pleased to announce that Forest Impact Recovery (FIR) Program will be open for applications on March 15, 2023. 

February 9, 2023 – ETSI-BC is pleased to launch a new Forest Impact Recovery (FIR) Program, with funding from the Province of BC’s Rural Business and Community Recovery Initiative (RBCRI). Through this partnership, ETSI-BC will provide up to $1.35 million in grant funding to support rural communities and their business support organizations as they take on the challenging task of supporting economic development in communities affected by on-going changes in the forest sector.

December 13, 2022 – Communities in the Southern Interior of BC have something to celebrate this season. ETSI-BC, the Economic Trust of the Southern Interior, has just announced the successful applicants of its Fall Funding Intake, and awarded over $543,800 in funding to support 26 projects that will help build and diversify the region’s economy. Project partners include local governments, First Nations and non-profit organizations in BC’s Southern Interior.

November 25, 2022 – The Economic Trust of Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is delighted to announce the continuation of its research funding partnership with Mitacs for FY2023. A total of $53,750 in funding is now available for businesses, non-profits, First Nations and municipalities in the ETSI-BC service area.

November 7, 2022 – The ETSI-BC team is pleased to share that in the ETSI-BC Fall 2022 Funding Intake that closed on November 1, 2022, we received 33 applications from organizations located in all 9 regional districts in our service area.