With funding from Northern Development Initiative Trust, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is administering the business façade improvement program to provide up to 50 per cent of the costs (to a maximum of $5,000) of façade improvements for electoral area businesses.
This is the first year the program has been offered and the entire $20,000 of grant funding available has been awarded to the following businesses:
- Stone Creek RV Park and Campground, Stone Creek
- Four Way Ventures Ltd. (Tempo Gas and Shoppers Food Mart), Hixon
- Akram I & N Services (Gas Plus Ltd.), Bear Lake
- 1118293 BC Ltd. (McLeod Lake General Store), McLeod Lake
- Summit River Lodge, Albreda
- Twin Peaks Resort, Valemount
In total, the façade improvements proposed by these businesses are valued at $56,190.