District of Sicamous Development Corporation

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Why Us?

Supporting your desire for lifestyle living

Affordable Lifestyle living

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Life Affirming Outdoor Recreation

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Business & Investment Opportunities

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Supporting your business and investment interests

Advanced broadband available

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Commercial land in Akisqnuk, Canal Flats & Invermere

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Market access to 10,500 permanent plus 13,000 seasonal residents

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KEY INDUSTRIES

Manufacturing

5^th largest economic sector by employment.
#1 export sector.

Opportunities
Secondary manufacturing (windows, doors, prefab buildings), mass timber, wood fibre innovation (lignin, nano-cellulose).

Tourism

Largest employer
#2 export industry.

Opportunities
Tourism infrastructure – accommodation, specialty retail/craft food shops, food services, equipment repair/rental, recreation amenity, health and wellness services.

Construction

4^th largest economic sector by employment.
#3 export sector.

Opportunities
Prefab building systems and components, recreational property development, housing innovation (incl. rental), trades attraction.

Real Estate and Rental & Leasing

#1 Sector by Industry

Opportunities:

Creative Industries

The creative sector is an important and growing part of the BC economy, with 80,000+ working in the sector. More than 80,000 people work in BC’s creative sector.

Tech

The sector offers real opportunity to nurture a self-sustaining, more permanently resident valley population with all its benefits to social connection and economic prosperity. The pandemic that has accelerated corporate and workforce shift to online spaces and remote work.

winter 2,429

summer 13,000

moving Our region Forward

0 %

Recreational Property Ownership

0 %

Population Growth 2011 to 2020

0 %

Housing Prices Less than BC/Calgary

Golf Courses

Ski Resorts

Accommodation Units

upcoming events

It gets really difficult to manage business and healthy lifestyle side by side. Sicamous has helped me and my business, It is indeed a place to live without any worries and grow your business.

Business is booming!

Welcome to Sicamous. Our healthy, clean lifestyle combined with business opportunities away from the hustle of a big city are just a few reasons why Sicamous is the place to live, play and work.

Proposed Developments

Any person owning or operating a business within the District of Sicamous must obtain an annual Business Licence to be prominently displayed in their place of business.

Business listing registry

Are you a new or existing business in Sicamous? Register for your complementary business listing and take a look through other local Sicamous-based businesses.