April 23, 2018 – Prince George |  Northern Development Initiative Trust puts communities in the driver’s seat and funds their economic development priorities As part of its goal to support community-identified strategic priorities, Northern Development Initiative Trust approved $1.27 million in funding for five economic development projects throughout Northern B.C., thanks to the Strategic Initiatives Fund. The Strategic Initiatives Fund (SIF) was launched in January of this year and was designed to put communities in the driver’s seat and propose projects that are strategic in nature and support long-term economic transformation …
Read MoreApril 20, 2018 – Prince George | Northern Development Initiative Trust announces the election of new officers to its board of directors, voted in at the annual general meeting. New board chair Gerry Thiessen was elected by the board as the new chair and is currently serving his third term as mayor of the District of Vanderhoof. Incoming chair Thiessen has been a member of Northern Development’s board for six years and the chair of the Prince George Regional Advisory …
Read MoreMcBride, B.C. — April 6, 2018 — Parts of the National Hiking Trail in the Robson Valley will be receiving upgrades thanks to funding support from Northern Development and the BC Rural Dividend Program. Northern Development has approved $30,000 in funding support through the Community Halls and Recreation Facilities program towards the improvements being made to parts of the National Hiking Trail. Phase 1 of the project consists of partial reactivation of the East Twin Forest Service Road (FSR), including …
Read MoreHolly Plato
Director, Communications and Marketing
Northern Development Initiative Trust
hollyp@northerndevelopment.bc.ca
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"The new Marina is a great piece of infrastructure that is helping our local economy. With the commercial fishing dock filled beyond capacity, the new sports fishing marina fills a niche and supports our goal to increase tourism traffic in our community. When you have a limited tax base, every funding source represents an opportunity to improve something within the community without it always falling back on tax increases. Northern Development funding allowed us to provide electricity to all the berths as well as put in lighting which improves safety. These additional items came after the initial project when all other funding had been exhausted so without Northern Development's support they would have had to be delayed."
Kim Mushynsky, former acting Chief Administrative Officer, Village of MassetTourism has become a major industry throughout Haida Gwaii and is helping to diversify the islands' economy as the forestry and commercial fishing industries have declined. Masset's marina has expanded the sports fishing market which was previously restricted by over capacity of available dock space. Now, with more comprehensive services…
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