Update: Enderby and District Chamber proposes new program for E-business training
Update: The Regional District of North Okanagan has voted not support a grant to the Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce for an E-business training course. The Electoral Area Advisory Committee had initially agreed on the provision of the grant from the rural economic development program for $9,999. At Wednesday nights RDNO board meeting Area ‘F’ director Denis Delisle amended a motion to ‘not’ provide the funding. Delisle did not offer any explanation for the change of heart. The motion passed unanimously.
Original: The past year has seen a record number of people pivoting to work from home due to COVID-19.
A new program being proposed by the Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce (EDCC) could see rural entrepeneurs, outside the scope of agri-business, get some training and support.
“Rural citizens can perform a number of employment activities; their opportunities to live and work from home have increased greatly in the past few years, and most notably in 2020 as remote work options have bloomed in the wake of the COVID-19 situation,” Clyde MacGregor, EDCC’s general manager, said.