When it comes to shopping, don’t be oblivious when buying — see if it’s locally made. That’s the bottom-line sentence of a business strategy titled Time to Buy British Columbia.

The plan says with job losses occurring because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s more important than ever to support local or made-in-B.C.

businesses, and the people they employ. Further, those in the alcohol industry say buyers should dig deeper into the products they’re purchasing, to see if companies have true local or B.C.

ownership, or if they’re just a cog in an offshore corporation. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “A lot of people talk support local and then buy products where all the profits go internationally,

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