What is the Business Liaison Program?
The Business Liaison Program was established by CLCO with feedback from corridor businesses to minimize disruption and maximize predictability during the construction period. Two separate Business Liaison Committees have been established in Richmond and Vancouver. These committees will facilitate coordination, maintain communication, and enable business representatives to work with CLCO prior to and during the construction period. The committees will act as a point of contact between corridor businesses, CLCO and InTransitBC, the selected contractor who will build, maintain, operate and partially finance the Line. CLCO has hired a full-time Project Director to organize these committees. Additionally, market research has been conducted for small and independent businesses along the route to assist in developing customer attraction and promotion plans to be implemented during the construction phase. CLCO is also retaining a retail consultant to develop tools to help small and independent
