B.C. Buy Local week kicked off Monday to encourage consumers to do their holiday spending at locally-owned businesses.“These businesses are also residents, and the money that they earn and their profits go right back into our community,” Downtown Kelowna Association executive director Mark Burley said.
B.C. adds 2,354 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and 46 deaths Many local retailers said they’ve been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic.“Not a lot of people know that when they spend money with local businesses, 63 per cent of it stays circulating in the community, compared to only 14 per cent when spending at multinationals,” said Amy Robinson, B.C.