We had lots of follow-up to the province鈥檚 Aug. 7 announcement about 糖心vlog传媒and CARTI鈥檚 pilot program to expand opportunities in the seaweed industry.
The ran a story about the event, hosted by North Island MLA Michele Babchuk. The story ran online throughout Black Press, including the North Island Gazette, Comox Valley Record, Cowichan Valley Citizen and Parksville-Qualicum BeachNews.
The media release also ran on radio. On Aug. 14, NIC鈥檚 Naomi Tabata was interviewed about the project on CBC Radio鈥檚 On the Island. The initial announcement was also picked up by the Eagle, and , along with its affiliates.
In addition, the story was picked up by a range of other media, including , , , , , the , even a site from New Zealand, .