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Prince George, BC – Northern Development Initiative Trust’s Board of Directors met on March 18th and are pleased to announce that a total of 44 new projects were approved for funding totalling $1,558,560 on a total project value of over $11.5 Million into the economy. Of the 44 projects approved, 34 new community projects will receive contributions of $1.3 Million on $8.5 Million of immediate spending in the central and northern BC economy. Four of the new community projects approved …

By Goody Niosi Published by the Business Peace Cariboo – March 2009 visit the Business Peace Cariboo online The Northern Development Initiative Trust is proving to be a powerful catalyst for economic diversification and job creation in central and northern British Columbia. The trust is an independent regional economic development corporation established by the province of British Columbia in 2005. It is independently governed by a board of 13 regional directors composed of local business people, mayors and regional district …

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 …