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NEWS BRIEFS Cops For Cancer - Tour De North Cops for Cancer tour is scheduled for September 15 - 21, 2015. Cops for Cancer is an exciting annual event that takes place each fall, when over a hundred law enforcement and emergency services personnel from across the province brave all types of weather as they cycle up to two weeks across the daunting terrain of Vancouver Island, Northern BC, the coast of British Columbia and the Fraser Valley. Why? Because the impact of cancer on the life of a child and their family is devastating. Donations made to the Canadian Cancer Society through Cops for Cancer are used to fund life-saving research and caring support programs to reduce its impact. The Cops for Cancer Tour de North team travels over 850 km in seven days, through 10 communities, from Dawson Creek through Fort St John and down to Williams Lake. Andres Sanchez from the Fort St James RCMP is one of the Tour de North team riders.
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Businesses to receive a funding boost in Fort St. James Businesses in Fort St. James desiring new signage or in need of a face lift may have an opportunity to realize cost savings in the coming days. The District of Fort St. James’ “Business Facade Program” is undergoing some changes which will help to make the program more accessible to businesses in the area. The recently-held Business Walks Program coordinated by the District, Province and Chamber of Commerce identified a dozen businesses or more who could benefit from the Business Facade program. The program, offered locally through a grant from Northern Development Initiative Trust, provides business owners 50% matching dollars up to $5000 (for a total spend of $10,000). The program is designed to be an incentive to business owners to keep signage and exteriors up to date and in line with community aesthetics. Another new change to the program is the recent addition of a deadline of August 31, 2015. “The hope is that the new deadline will spur business owners to start looking at the program sooner rather than later” says Economic Development Officer, Emily Colombo. “We don’t
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scribed, ib d giving i i out lless than h $1000 in 2014. “We know it is hard work to run a business,” said Colombo “and we think we can do a better job at getting this money into the hands
off hhardworking d ki business b i owners where it can make a difference”. In total the District of Fort St. James has $20,000 to distribute in matching dollars for the Business Facade Pro-
gram for f 2015. 2015 Applications and Guidelines for the program can be found on the District of Fort St. James website at www. fortstjames.ca/incentive-programs/
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