Northern Development’s contractor-supplier boot camp will help businesses ready themselves and their workers to take on a major wave of capital investment across the north. Northern BC is expected to enjoy more than $60 billion in capital investment in the coming years, but small and medium-sized contractors and suppliers might not yet have the tools they need to cash in on the tidal wave of capital that will hit the region. Last month, Northern Development Initiative Trust delivered its first contractor-supplier …
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Director, Communications and Marketing
Northern Development Initiative Trust
hollyp@northerndevelopment.bc.ca
Northern Development offers a range of funding programs suited to a diverse set of economic development priorities in central and northern British Columbia. Please review our programs and get in touch with us if you have any questions or need any assistance in determining which program is best suited to your needs.
"The use of local biomass for heating of commercial, municipal and institutional buildings as well as district energy systems has the potential significantly impact rural and remote communities. BC is taking advantage of an opportunity to replicate success in Europe that will result in hundreds of millions of dollars in energy savings for BC while reducing our greenhouse gas emissions."
David Dubois, Green Heat Initiative Project Coordinator, Community Futures North CaribooThe cost advantages anticipated to come from the utilization of local-source wood fibre, such as pellets or wood chips to supply green heating systems are substantial in rural and remote locations. Wood pellets are produced throughout the region with a number of new pellet manufacturing projects planned. Wood chips can…
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