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B.C. Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey said the funding will be retroactively available as a rebate to pay for damage suffered as early as Jan. 1 this year.

B.C. Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey said the funding will be retroactively available as a rebate to pay for damage suffered as early as Jan. 1 this year.

B.C. Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey said the funding will be retroactively available as a rebate to pay for damage suffered as early as Jan. 1 this year.

VANCOUVER - One morning last summer, Jake Jackman received a call from a security guard that the windows of his optical store in Vancouvers West End had been smashed.

Shattered windows, vandalism and criminal activity are costing businesses thousands in damages. Now, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association is launching a grant program to offer some financial relief.

At a time when more shops are dealing with broken windows in Vancouver, a group representing business improvement associations across B.C. is calling on the province to do more to help.