FORSETH: If the Securing Small Business Rebate Program is an example of the province’s ongoing support for small businesses, thank goodness I'm not a small business owner
I FEEL CERTAIN that there will be sighs of relief, and gratitude extended towards our provincial government once the small business community becomes aware of the largesse soon to be extended towards them. YES, that was sarcasm! I speak of the new $10.5-million Securing Small Business Rebate Program which becomes available on November 22 nd . According to Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, “ Small businesses are the foundation of B.C.’s economy, and we are taking action to maintain a thriving business community .” She continued, “ Supporting small businesses with this rebate helps provide some relief for the costs they’ve taken on through no fault of their own .” The securing Small Business Rebate Programs will apparently assist businesses in the costs they’ve been incurring due to repeated vandalism of their premises. For some, it’s been in the TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars as windows and doors are repeatedly smashed by the same...