from: Office of the Premier Published: Friday, February 20th, 2009 PRINCE GEORGE – An expanded runway giving Prince George Airport the third-longest landing strip in Canada means more economic opportunities for northern and central B.C., Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. “Prince George is ready to move forward in becoming a major international gateway for passenger and cargo traffic,” said Premier Campbell. “The Prince George area MLAs, Shirley Bond, John Rustad and Pat Bell, were instrumental in pushing this project as …
Read MoreUp to 174 additional spectators will be able to attend the 50th All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert, Feb. 6-16. Northern Development Initiative Trust partnered with the City of Prince Rupert to modernize and increase the seating in the Russell Gamble Gymnasium, the main venue for the tournament. The gymnasium now seats over 900 people. Northern Development provided a $30,000 toward the nearly $350,000 project via its Community Halls and Recreation Facilities funding program. “It adds several thousand dollars …
Read MoreNorthern Development Initiative Trust announced funding approval today for GLC Controls Inc., a full service industrial automation and control systems integration company based in Prince George, under the Northern BC Business Advantage program. GLC Controls is hiring two new Automation Specialists as well as two new Wiring Technicians as part of its imminent expansion plans to extend the company’s market reach and diversify further into the oil, gas, and mining sectors while strengthening its position in Western Canadian pulp and …
Read Morefrom Houston Today – view this article online Published: February 04, 2009 5:00 AM Smithers Mayor Cress Farrow, Telkwa Mayor Carman Graf, airport manager Kelly Zacharias, former Mayor of Smithers Jim Davidson, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, and many others from the community gathered at the Smithers Airport for the official declaration of completion of the runway extension on Monday, Jan. 26. “This airport is about tomorrow,” Davidson said. While Mayor Cress Farrow lauds Davidson for being entirely responsible for the …
Read MoreHolly Plato
Director, Communications and Marketing
Northern Development Initiative Trust
hollyp@northerndevelopment.bc.ca
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"The Tsimshian Access Project is a crucial infrastructure project to Prince Rupert and the Northern Corridor of the Asia Pacific Gateway. It will allow us to reach our full potential as an international transportation link. By increasing the accessibility to our airport we will have an opportunity to provide air cargo services for user of our Port that require an expedited alternative for their products. It will also provide road access to the First Nations communities of Metlakatla and Lax Kw'alaams, effectively reducing the barriers to First Nations participation in the new Port economy by providing easier access to meaningful employment opportunities."
Derek Baker, Economic Development Officer, City of Prince Rupert and the District of Port EdwardThe study identified significant operational savings, savings to airport users, proceeds from real estate, and numerous social benefits that could be realized through investment in the Digby Island/Tsimshian Peninsula Access Project. Additional economic spin-offs from this project were identified in air service, aquaculture and fish processing, tourism, as well as…
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