LATEST NEWS

June 18

Northern Development photo contest winner announced!

Cameron Orr of Kitimat, B.C. has won Northern Development’s photo contest, following dozens of submissions from photographers across northern B.C. The photo featured Cameron’s son James, eight months old at the time of the photo, enjoying his first swim at Kitimat’s Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre. The contest required photographers to submit a photo of someone making use of a project that Northern Development helped fund. In 2007, the Trust provided a $30,000 grant and a $1.6 million loan to the …

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May 09

Building a Stronger North in your community and online

What’s news in the North this month? Gold panning in Barkerville, First Nations career training and a unique culinary program on Haida Gwaii are just some of our top stories from communities across northern B.C. in this month’s edition of Building a Stronger North – in print and online! May marks the launch of the digital edition of our Building a Stronger North newsletter, which allows us to share more stories more often about the people and places across northern …

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March 14

The latest news from northern B.C. – Northern Development’s “Building a Stronger North” March 2013 edition

What’s news in the North this month?

Mountain biking in the Cariboo, connecting through technology and the revival of the District of Kitimat are some of our top stories from communities across northern British Columbia in the latest edition of Building a Stronger North.

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February 20

Northern Development and National Bank team up on new funding program for central and northern B.C. businesses

Supply chain financing program provides just in time cash for local businesses looking to expand alongside major industrial projects February 20, 2013 Prince George, B.C. – Amid a wave of major new projects proposed across central and northern B.C., Northern Development Initiative Trust has teamed up with National Bank of Canada to provide a new source of financing that will help small and medium-sized businesses in the region grow alongside the economy and create new jobs. In partnership with the …

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January 28

Web portal elevates investment opportunities in Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast

Fourth regional investment website features major projects and key community information to make it easier for businesses to get in touch with communities in B.C.’s interior. Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast – A new regional investment attraction website, Invest Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast BC, has been launched to promote the exciting investment opportunities in British Columbia’s central interior and coast. Invest Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast BC is an interactive website that showcases where the best investment opportunities and major projects are located in this stunning region of …

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January 10

Northern Development wins ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ award for “Invest in Northwest BC” web portal

A web portal designed to attract global investment to northwest B.C. won major accolades at the annual Northern B.C. Business and Technology awards gala in Prince George January 9.

Invest in Northwest BC, a regional investment website developed in partnership with communities throughout northwest B.C., earned two nominations at the event and took home the ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ award. The site was also nominated in the ‘Technology and Industry Newsmaker of the Year’ award category. The website, which Northern Development Initiative Trust spearheaded on behalf of northwest communities, was launched last spring to wide acclaim from the business community throughout the province. Since then, it has promoted investment opportunities in municipalities such as Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Queen Charlotte and others, and helped connect potential investors with economic development officers throughout the region.

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