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April 09

First Nations Bands Throughout BC to Benefit from Grant Writing Support Program

PRINCE GEORGE, BC | VANCOUVER, BC – and the New Relationship Trust are expanding their partnership to further increase the capacity of First Nations throughout BC to access funding for priority projects within their communities through Northern Development’s Grant Writing Support program. Northern Development provides a total program of $405,000 each year for communities and First Nations that hire a four month grant writer in the local area to write at least $200,000 in applications that will benefit community projects. …

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April 06

CEO Janine North Honoured at BIV’s Influential Women in Business Awards

Northern focus Janine North has leveraged her experience in agriculture and forestry to prove women can be successful in B.C.’s resource sector Joel McKay Janine North thinks being a woman in B.C.’s male-dominated resource sector gives her an edge. “I have never faced a glass ceiling,” said North, 49. “Being a woman allows you to bring a different or unexpected skill set, and I see that as an advantage not a disadvantage.” Northern Development Chief Executive Officer Janine North speaks …

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March 26

Northwest Power Line Coalition Releases Online Video

Dease Lake — The Northwest Power Line Coalition today released a short video online to help educate and inform British Columbians about the possibilities and benefits of the construction of a transmission line up Highway 37 in British Columbia’s northwest. “We have put together a short video to expose the opportunity the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) represents to British Columbians and our friends in neighbouring jurisdictions,” announced Coalition Co-Chair Janine North. “We think it’s an excellent tool to inform the …

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January 30

Northern Electrification Moves Forward

BC TRANSMISSION CORPORATION INFORMATION BULLETIN January 28, 2010 VANCOUVER – BC Transmission Corporation (BCTC) has submitted an Environmental Assessment Certificate Application to the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO) for the proposed Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) Project. The proposed project is a 335 km, 287 kV transmission line between Skeena Substation (near Terrace) and a new substation to be built near Bob Quinn Lake. This new line would provide a secure interconnection point for clean generation projects; provide a reliable supply …

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January 29

Grant Writer Funding Partnership Will Benefit Central and Northern BC First Nation Communities

PRINCE GEORGE, BC – and the New Relationship Trust are partnering to further increase the capacity of First Nations in central and northern BC to access funding for priority projects within their communities through Northern Development’s Grant Writing Support program. In 2009, twenty-seven First Nations accessed Northern Development’s Grant Writing Support Program to great success. The New Relationship Trust is investing $125,000 for the 2010 year to support additional expansion of the program to the eighty-five First Nation communities within …

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January 13

Northern BC Enterprising Non-Profits Orientation Sessions Announced for April 2010

Enterprising Non-Profits (ENP) has announced upcoming orientation sessions in April 2010 in Williams Lake, Valemount and Terrace.  ENP is a funding program that provides matching grants to non-profit organizations in BC that are planning for the start or expansion of a social enterprise business. To apply for funding, organizations are required to attend this one-day orientation session. Williams Lake – Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 Valemount – Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Terrace – Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 The orientation session covers: …

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Holly Plato
Director, Communications and Marketing
Northern Development Initiative Trust
hollyp@northerndevelopment.bc.ca