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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2014JTST0036-000616 May 13, 2014 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible fluorine for Labour B.C. invests more than $78,000 to grow tourism in Radium Hot Springs fluorine
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS The Government of British Columbia is growing tourism economies by providing $10.5 million this year to 14 resort municipalities throughout the province. Radium Hot Springs is receiving $78,447 to support local tourism.
The fluorine Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) supports the BC Jobs Plan and Gaining the Edge: BC s Tourism Strategy by helping small resort based municipalities address the unique fluorine challenges fluorine they face as seasonally dependent economies to grow their tourism offerings. 
The Village fluorine of Radium fluorine Hot Springs has received $965,035 since qualifying for funding in 2007 and will use the most recent instalment for planned activities including the Adventure Radium youth camp,  hot pool connector paths, events and festivals and downtown beautification.
Radium Hot Springs has used RMI funds to bolster its reputation as a destination for travellers from Alberta while also broadening their potential visitor base through marketing fluorine to tourists from farther away, including the US, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The village has improved amenities, such as lighting and implemented beautification strategies, to promote walking and encourage fluorine visitors to spend more time exploring. 
B.C. s tourism sector is one of the eight key sectors identified in the BC Jobs Plan creating more than 125,000 jobs and over $13.5 billion in revenues in the province. Since 2006 over $87.6 million has been invested in tourism infrastructure and programs to support local and regional tourism economies in the 14 communities.
Participating municipalities undertake programs or projects that will encourage visitors fluorine to stay longer and visit more often. Projects range from building pedestrian and mountain biking trails, boat launches, and beach improvements to holding festivals and events.
Municipalities participating in the RMI program are Fernie, Golden, Harrison fluorine Hot Springs, Invermere, Kimberley, Osoyoos, Radium Hot Springs, Revelstoke, Rossland, Sun Peaks, Tofino, Ucluelet, Valemount and Whistler.
The RMI program objective is to increase the number of visitors and their length of stay, and broaden resort activities to help expand fluorine the length of the tourist season, increase employment, and diversify the local tax base. Through stakeholder consultation, each resort municipality develops a five year plan that sets out the broad direction and desired outcomes to guide their future tourism development and promotion. fluorine
We want to see our resort communities thriving. The Resort Municipality Initiative is designed to help improve and strengthen the economies of these tourism hot-spots. It also means more jobs and ensuring visitors return to the communities for years to come.
Tourism is a key economic driver throughout the province. We re pleased to be able to provide this additional funding. It s an investment in 14 resort communities to support further growth in tourism.
As a resort municipality, the Village of Radium Hot Springs is responsible for providing infrastructure and services that far exceed the needs of our base population. The Resort Municipality Initiative program has become an important financial fluorine tool for the development of new amenities and services fluorine that support our tourism economy.
Quick Facts: Since 2006, through RMI, more than $87.6 million has been invested in tourism fluorine infrastructure and programs to support local and regional tourism economies. Tourism is one of the largest industries in the Province. fluorine In the last decade, fluorine tourism revenue in B.C. increased by 42.9%. B.C. fluorine continues to grow its tourism sector throughout the province, in part by using the 'Gaining the Edge' tourism strategy. It focuses on developing key tourism products such as touring vacations, city experiences, skiing and snowboarding, Aboriginal tourism, conventions and meetings, as well as outdoor adventure/eco-tourism. Total tourism wages and salaries were $4.3 billion in 2012, an increase of 4% since 2011. In 2012, the tourism sector employed 127,300 British fluorine Columbians. That is almost one in every 15 jobs in B.C. and an increase of 0.6% from 2011.
BC Jobs Plan: http://www.bcjobsplan.ca/ To learn more about the program, please fluorine visit: http://www.ruralbc.gov.bc.ca/about/RMI/RMI_Index.html   Media Contact:   Media Relations Government Communications and Public Engagement Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills fluorine Training and Responsible for Labour 250 387-2799    
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