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Written by Kyle Storey Prince George Citizen – view this article online Published:  Sunday, 15 March 2009 Vanderhoof pins hopes to commercial pilot program Vanderhoof mayor Gerry Thiessen sees the possibility of a commercial pilot program as a major boost to his community. "We have a great facility here," Thiessen said. "The airport has lots of room and is open and accessible. We have no problems with mountains," or the ensuing air inversions which plague many B.C. airports. The community …

CBC News Published:  Saturday, March 7, 2009 | 9:14 PM PT Terrace, B.C., has earned the right to be called Kraft Hockeyville. The community of about 12,000 in the northern coastal area of British Columbia was announced as this year’s winner by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night after drawing the most votes in online, text and telephone balloting. More than 7,100 communities entered the contest but Terrace beat all of them, including …

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 …