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The opening of the expanded Terrace Sportsplex, combined with a tremendous show of community and regional support, have placed the City of Terrace on the verge of being the first Western Canadian City to earn the coveted title of “Kraft Hockeyville 2009”. The contributed $3 million toward the $10 million Terrace Sportsplex project, which opened on November 7th, 2008 after many years of lobbying, referendums and planning by the City of Terrace. The project upgrades include a new building to house a …

from:  Office of the Premier Published:  Friday, February 20th, 2009 PRINCE GEORGE – An expanded runway giving Prince George Airport the third-longest landing strip in Canada means more economic opportunities for northern and central B.C., Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. “Prince George is ready to move forward in becoming a major international gateway for passenger and cargo traffic,” said Premier Campbell. “The Prince George area MLAs, Shirley Bond, John Rustad and Pat Bell, were instrumental in pushing this project as …

Up to 174 additional spectators will be able to attend the 50th All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert, Feb. 6-16. Northern Development Initiative Trust partnered with the City of Prince Rupert to modernize and increase the seating in the Russell Gamble Gymnasium, the main venue for the tournament. The gymnasium now seats over 900 people. Northern Development provided a $30,000 toward the nearly $350,000 project via its Community Halls and Recreation Facilities funding program. “It adds several thousand dollars …

Northern Development Initiative Trust announced funding approval today for GLC Controls Inc., a full service industrial automation and control systems integration company based in Prince George, under the Northern BC Business Advantage program. GLC Controls is hiring two new Automation Specialists as well as two new Wiring Technicians as part of its imminent expansion plans to extend the company’s market reach and diversify further into the oil, gas, and mining sectors while strengthening its position in Western Canadian pulp and …

from Houston Today – view this article online Published: February 04, 2009 5:00 AM Smithers Mayor Cress Farrow, Telkwa Mayor Carman Graf, airport manager Kelly Zacharias, former Mayor of Smithers Jim Davidson, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, and many others from the community gathered at the Smithers Airport for the official declaration of completion of the runway extension on Monday, Jan. 26. “This airport is about tomorrow,” Davidson said. While Mayor Cress Farrow lauds Davidson for being entirely responsible for the …

The Northern Economic Summit in Prince George that was held just a week ago, was a resounding success if you measure it by the early sell out; the addition of over a 100 wait-listed hopefuls to an audience exceeding 600; the high calibre of presenters and the valuable networking that happened. But the telling value was in the focused two days invested by the Premier, provincial Ministers and MLAs from both parties to sincerely listen to a powerhouse audience of …