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VICTORIA - Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for monetary assist from a $15-million reduction fund to cowl a few of their losses on account of COVID-19.
The provincial authorities says B.C.-owned lodges or motels that make use of greater than 150 folks, Indigenous-owned resorts on reserves with over 100 staff and tourism operators who maintain tenure or BC Parks permits can all apply for grants.
The fund was instructed by a process pressure established in September 2020 to have a look at methods of serving to tourism operators through the financial downturn brought on by the pandemic.
The federal government says in a information launch the grants might be used for property taxes, BC Hydro charges or for the prices of tenure or park-use permits.
Companies with tenure or park permits embody whitewater rafting, zip strains, wildlife viewing, fishing and looking.
The grant is amongst different measures the province has introduced in for the tourism sector.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 14, 2022.