LATEST NEWS

September 11

Northern Development funds its 1,000th project

Since 2005, Northern Development Initiative Trust has invested more than $110 million in economic growth projects throughout central and northern B.C. – and it’s positioned to sustainably dispense funding for decades to come!

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September 10

Startup Canada Town Hall To Feature Prominent Local Entrepreneurs – Come and hear their story!

Startup Canada is Canada’s first-ever, entrepreneur-led, national movement to enhance the nation’s competitiveness and prosperity by supporting and celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship. Startup Canada is harnessing the collective energies of Canadian entrepreneurs by conducting a national tour running from March to September 2012. The tour lands in Prince George on Monday, September 17th, 2012 and will kick off with a town hall event at the University of Northern British Columbia.

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September 07

The latest news from northern B.C. – Northern Development’s Report to the Region – September 2012

Bella Bella Fish Plant rebirth breathes new life into the Central Coast If the last few months have demonstrated anything, it’s that business is booming in northern B.C. In this month’s issue of the Report to the Region, we detail how the coastal community of Bella Bella forged partnerships to resurrect its fish plant and generate dozens of jobs for local residents – it also just so happened to be Northern Development’s 1,000th project! We also found out that the …

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September 05

Calling all entrepreneurs and future business leaders – Startup Canada Entrepreneur Town Hall

Startup Canada is harnessing the collective energies and ideas of Canadian entrepreneurs by conducting a national tour that is making a stop in Prince George. Join us for this inspiring event to hear a panel of community leaders each share their unique entrepreneurial journey followed by a townhall meeting to generate discussion and ideas in support of local, regional and national entrepreneurship. Do not miss your opportunity to contribute to this national movement to celebrate and advance entrepreneurship in Canada. …

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August 28

Prince George to host national entrepreneurship forum September 17, 2012

PRINCE GEORGE – Seven provinces down, three to go. The momentum is building as Startup Canada, a grassroots, entrepreneur-led initiative created to support and inspire business development, sweeps across the country on a national tour that includes 40 stops in 10 provinces over a seven-month period.

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August 17

$13-billion refinery plan is yet more evidence of northwest B.C. investment wave

Newspaper baron David Black’s plan to build a $13-billion oil refinery between Kitimat and Terrace is yet more evidence that business in northwest B.C. is booming.

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MEDIA CONTACT

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