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January 28

Free Press Editorial: Summing Up The Summit

By Bill Phillips – Prince George Free Press Published: January 27, 2009 4:00 PM There is no doubt that Janine North gave the speech of the Summit. The Northern Development Initiative Trust CEO’s ‘decade of the North’ line was perfect. She also outlined, better than anyone, what some of the challenges and opportunities are for us to thrive here in the North. And, she clearly outlined what needed to be done in a 15-point plan that includes cutting regulatory burdens …

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January 27

Geoscience BC Releases New Results from $5-Million QUEST-West Project

Geoscience BC released new data today at Roundup 2009, in hopes of attracting investment and exploration in central British Columbia. Data released includes the QUEST-West airborne time domain electromagnetic survey and geochemical reanalysis of some 3,500 archived stream sediment samples collected in the region. Lyn Anglin, president and CEO of Geoscience BC, was excited to provide industry with new mineralization information for a region of the province at the heart of the mountain pine beetle infestation. “This is a big …

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January 23

Training And Infrastructure Spending Urged At Northern Economic Summit

View this article online:  Prince George Citizen Written by Gordon Hoekstra Citizen staff Friday, 23 January 2009 Northern BC business and community leaders sent a message Friday at Premier Gordon Campbell’s economic summit that they are prepared to meet the current economic challenges head on, but expect the province to help by investing in infrastructure and training. Northern Development Initiative Trust CEO Janine North rolled out a 15-point plan which calls on the province to do everything from cutting the …

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"Xwísten Experience Tours has been evolving over ten years and is growing.  Our unique tourism product provides an opportunity for our community to showcase our traditional fishing site and our archeological site to the world.  Northern Development funding has made it possible for us to develop our sites and signage to showcase our tours. Without this funding, we would not have been able to improve our sites and accomplish our goals. It has greatly improved our ability to provide a market-ready product."

Bradley Jack, Administrator, Bridge River Indian Band

The St’át’imc People Showcase Traditional First Nations Culture At Xwísten Experience Tours

The extensive improvements undertaken with this project to these important tourism attractions in Bridge River have been successful in diversifying the community's economy and developing the local tourism industry. At a time where employment was greatly needed, the project also provided much needed jobs to Bridge River community members. By…

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