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February 25, 2014

Find your candidates at go2hr Job Fair. Join go2hr, BC’s tourism human resource association, for their upcoming Job Fair in Vancouver, in partnership with Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP).  On April 11th, over 100 candidates from...

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January 22, 2014

The 2014 International Aboriginal Tourism Conference will take place April 15 and 16, in Whistler, BC. This Conference is unique in design with a focus on Best Practices and examples of successful Authentic Aboriginal Tourism businesses...

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December 19, 2013

The Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, Shirley Bond, has appointed Chief Clarence Louie and Matt Mosteller to Destination British Columbia’s Board of Directors. Chief Louie was first elected band chief in 1985 after completing...

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December 4, 2013

Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts has won the Business of the Year Award at the 2013 Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by the Toronto Star and Visa Canada. Please link here for the News Release. ...

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November 15, 2013

RED Mountain Resort, in British Columbia's Kootenay Rockies region, has scooped Most Improved North American Resort and Best Upcoming Resort in the World Snow Awards held in London (November 1 2013). RED is the onlyCanadian resort...

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October 25, 2013

After an extensive global search, Destination British Columbia has appointed Marsha Walden as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer, announced Board Chair Andrea Shaw.  Ms. Walden, who was born and raised in Vancouver, joined the British...

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October 22, 2013

Kootenay Rockies Tourism Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathy Cooper as the new CEO of the organization. Kathy has been a key member of the Kootenay Rockies Team over...

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October 3, 2013

Destination British Columbia has a free workshop available entitled Online Reputation Management. In order to host the workshop, a pre-registration of at least 10 stakeholders is necessary. This FREE 3-hour Online Reputation Management workshop is hosted by...

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September 18, 2013

Projected Opening dates for the 2013/14 Ski Season: The new ski season is right around the corner and opens as early as November 30, 2013 at the Fernie, Revelstoke and Whitewater Ski Resorts.  Check out...

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September 17, 2013

BC’s tourism industry poised for job growth with more than 100,000 new job openings Shortages predicted in food & beverage, transportation, accommodation services Regional studies of labour demand and supply by go2hr, BC tourism industry’s...

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