The Community Tourism Foundations program continues to assist BC communities in establishing effective tourism planning and implementation. The Community Tourism Foundations program is currently working with a total of 42 communities.

Through this program communities are addressing development issues such as creating an organization that focuses on marketing the community as a travel destination, assisting tourism operators with product development, conducting visitor research to determine trends, tracking local industry performance and creating and measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. The Community Tourism Foundations program encourages the adoption of best practices and offers existing research, education and marketing programs for communities to participate in.

Tourism BC is pleased to provide a list of recent and upcoming community meetings and council presentations:

Community Sessions

Kimberley - November 2, 2006
Harrison Hot Springs and District of Kent - November 7, 2006
Prince Rupert - November 10, 2006
Tofino/Ucluelet - November 14, 2006
Merritt - November 17, 2006
McBride - November 21, 2006
Nelson - November 22, 2006
Rossland - November 23, 2006
New Westminster - November 28, 2006
West Chilcotin - November 29, 2006
Ashcroft/Cache Creek - December 6, 2006
Clearwater - December 6, 2006
Golden - December 8, 2006
Harrison Hot Springs and District of Kent - December 12, 2006
Ladysmith - December 13, 2006
Creston - December 14, 2006

More information about this program can be found on the Tourism BC website.