Prince George, B.C. – One of the communities in the Regional District of Fraser Fort George,  is a finalist for the 2013 “Open for Business” award.

 

Valemount is in the running.

 

The award, issued by the Small Business Roundtable,  recognizes communities that support small business through local government measures that are aligned with the BC Small Business Accord.

 

There were 39 communities that made submissions, but just 15 have made the finals. Valemount and Fort St. James are the only two communities north of the Okanagan to make that top 15.

 

As an incentive to promote an "open-for-business" culture, the Province is providing awards of $10,000 to each winning community to help implement measures that benefit small business. Winners will be announced on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual conference in Vancouver.