Community Economic Development
Serving the Boundary Region Since 1992.
Community Futures Boundary has been delivering economic development services throughout the Boundary Region since 1992. We work collaboratively with local governments, grassroots organizations, and community partners to initiate and support economic development projects and initiatives.
In recent years, our efforts have focused on strengthening economic development across the entire Boundary. Our goal is to foster a resilient local business community while attracting new businesses and investment to support sustainable growth. This work is carried out in close partnership with local governments and community organizations, and is strengthened by the support of our nationwide Community Futures network.
Community Economic Development
Community Futures Boundary
info@boundarycf.com
Boundary Economic Diversification Plan
In a proactive effort to position the Boundary Region for sustainability in the long term, this project will bring together key stakeholders to identify projects and initiatives to help create new economic opportunities. This project is led by the Village of Midway and coordinated by Community Futures Boundary.
Funded by the Province of BC under the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program
Economic Development Practitioners Network (EDPN)
The EDPN network is comprised of over 30 professional economic development practitioners throughout the Columbia Basin/Boundary region. The mission of EDPN is to build a strong network to improve the effectiveness of economic development practitioners in the Basin Boundary region.
Community Futures Boundary is an active member of the steering committee and participates regularly in Network activities.
Imagine Kootenay
Imagine Kootenay is a marketing program that raises the profile of the Kootenay Boundary region. The website is designed specifically to connect small business buyers and sellers in the Kootenay/Boundary region. Community Futures Boundary contracts with the Regional District Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) to provides first point of contact services for Imagine Kootenay within the Boundary Region. We work closely with realtors and business owners to showcase available business opportunities.
Rural Community Immigration Pilot
The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) is a community-led program that helps local employers fill labour shortages by connecting them with skilled workers from around the world who want to live and work in our region long-term.
Through the RCIP, employers can become designated to offer jobs to qualified candidates, and candidates can apply for a community recommendation—a key step in the immigration process. The goal is to support newcomers in building a future here while strengthening our local economy and community.
For more information please visit westkootenayimmigration.ca
Midway ED
In 2023, Community Futures partnered with the Village of Midway to secure funding through the Province of British Columbia’s Rural Economic Diversity and Infrastructure Program. This funding supported the development of a new economic development plan for Midway and the broader Boundary Region. The project was completed in 2024 and was subsequently followed by additional funding awarded to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to advance the implementation of the plan’s recommendations.
In 2018, the Boundary Region sustained the worst flooding event in B.C.’s recent history, and Community Futures Boundary proudly participated in a community led recovery process. With the support of many partners, including the Canadian Red Cross, and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, our organization was able to produce short and long term recovery plans and to advocate for funding to help support business. In the end, we successfully advocated for almost $3 Million dollars to support our businesses and agricultural sector.
BC Business Match is a 1-on-1 concierge service matching business buyers to businesses for sale across BC. This Community Futures Network 34 initiative helps entrepreneurs find the right business for their skills, interests and needs, and helps sellers professionally prepare their businesses for sale.
Assistance is available every step of the way, including business purchase training, business valuations, online business listings, business purchase mediation, and ongoing advisory services. The initiative is designed to sustain and grow the local economies of non-metropolitan BC communities, support business owners as they make their exit, and lead the way for new owners to set up shop and continue to offer the goods and services their communities need.
Discover Grand Forks is a sub committee of the Boundary Regional Chamber of Commerce that provides up to date information on everything there is to discover about Grand Forks. Whether it’s dining, hiking, biking or accommodations, they know it all!
Exporting allows you to expand the horizons of your small business beyond the local market. Export Navigator’s community-based advisors provide FREE support and ongoing guidance to help your business grow outside of B.C.
Whether you need export advice or help with developing export strategies and researching new markets, we are standing by to connect you with expert guidance. For more information go to www.exportnavigator.ca.
With economic development as its foundation, Venture Connect occupies a unique space in the business buy and sell marketplace. Local knowledge and experience is leveraged along with collaborative relationships with Community Futures, Economic Development Agencies, Immigration Consultants, Real Estate Agents, Brokers and Government to achieve mutual goals.
Services assist:
- Business owners to prepare their business for sale and understand its position in the marketplace
- Business buyers, both local and foreign, to identify and acquire appropriate businesses
- Listing agents, business sellers and economic development agencies to expose their opportunities and connect them with buyers
- Economic development agencies and government by gathering and analyzing data and providing trends in the rural business landscape
Community Futures Boundary
Grand Forks, BC
Box 2949, 1647 Central Avenue
Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0
Phone Numbers
Toll Free: 1-877-267-9399
Telephone: 250-442-2722
Business Loans ext 222
Fax Number
Fax Number: 250-442-5311
Contact Form
Community Futures Boundary would like to acknowledge that we are on the unceded territory of the Interior Salish Peoples. We honour and recognize all of the Indigenous Peoples that cared for and lived on these lands.