Welcome to the Industry Support website for tourism businesses in the Similkameen Valley. Bookmark this web page so you can return any time.
The information on this site is private as it’s relevant for the Similkameen Valley only. There is proprietary research contained on this site that can not be shared.
This website is provided by the Similkameen Valley Planning Society (your local and regional government officials), who invest in destination marketing and online resources for the local tourism industry, made possible through leveraged funding from Destination BC and grant funding from ETSI-BC.
KEEP US UP-TO-DATE: If your business has a new service or is re-opening, let us know so we can promote it on the official website SimilkameenValley.com
BUSINESS OPENING & CLOSURES: If your business is temporarily closed, contact us so we can update your listing on the Similkameen Valley.com business directory.
NOT ON THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY? If you do not have a listing on the Similkameen Valley.com business directory, contact us at support@similkameenvalley.com
READ BELOW THE TILES FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT
Provide your feedback on this site and let us know how we can support you.
Contact Simone Carlysle-Smith, SVPS Tourism Services support@similkameenvalley.com or call 250-575-7247. Let me know if there are additional resources you would like added to support the tourism businesses in the Similkameen Valley.
WHAT INFO IS IN EACH SECTION
The e-newsletters are archived under the NEWS section.
Key Resource Links include quick links to regional, provincial, national, and international tourism programs and information.
Research includes information about visitors to the area and market profiles of who are our target audiences are to assist you with your domestic marketing.
Marketing information includes what activities we are doing to promote the Similkameen Valley and how you can engage with us. All businesses get a free listing on similkameenvalley.com website.
Sustainability includes resources to evaluate your sustainability footprint and ways to align your business goals with sustainable practices.
Opportunities summarizes some tourism business development ideas for the shoulder and winter seasons and access the Similkameen Valley Agritourism Strategy.
MRDT – Municipal Regional District Tax is a program where accommodators may charge up to 3% of the room rate for marketing funds to go directly back to the local area.
ABOUT THE SVPS
The Similkameen Valley Planning Society (SVPS) supports tourism as part of its overall economic and community development mandate.
The Similkameen Valley is located in the southern interior of British Columbia, extending from Richter Pass in the east to the Similkameen River’s headwaters in Manning Park in the west. Primary access is along Highway 3 (Crowsnest). The Similkameen Valley is part of the Thompson Okanagan region of British Columbia and Similkameen Country is the gateway to the Okanagan Valley and the Kootenay Rockies.
The Similkameen Valley is the ancestral, traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Nation, and is home to the Upper Similkameen Indian Band—the Similamix People—and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band—the Smelqmix People.
KEY COMMUNITIES, PARKS AND HAMLETS INCLUDE: Manning Provincial Park, Eastgate, Princeton, Tulameen, Coalmont, Bromley Rock Provincial Park, Hedley, Keremeos, Cawston, Cathedral Provincial Park, Olalla, Chopaka
The Similkameen Valley Planning Society (SVPS) Board of Directors
Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Area G, Keremeos Rural/Hedley – Tim Roberts, Director, SVPS Chair chair@similkameenvalley.com
Town of Princeton, Spencer Coyne, Mayor, Vice Chair SVPS
Lower Similkameen Indian Band, (LSIB) Keith Crow, Chief
Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Area B, Cawston – George Bush, Director
Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Area H, Manning Park – Bob Coyne, Director
Village of Keremeos – Garry Elliott, Councilor
Village of Keremeos – Jason R. Wiebe, Mayor, Past Chair SVPS
