Natural Resource Forum Kicks Off this Evening
Prince George, B.C. – It has become the prime event to signal the new year, and take the pulse of the resource sector. It is the Natural Resource Forum and it officially gets underway this evening with a celebratory dinner that will feature keynote speaker Shane Mahoney who will present a look at the cumulative impact of multiple resource developments.Taking advantage of the influx of resource representatives, the BC Chamber of Commerce and the P.G. Chamber are hosting a day long Business Development Forum today, in advance of the two days of sessions and displays at the actual Resource Forum .
Today’s lead in Chamber event will focus on issues for small and medium businesses to assist them in landing contracts with some of the capital projects planned for the north. That forum is being held at the Coast Inn of the North.
The Natural Resource Forum at the Civic Centre, will move into two full days of discussion and information sessions on Wednesday. Although the official title of the two day forum is the “Premier’s Natural Resource Forum”, there is no official announcement, yet, that Premier Christy Clark will be attending. However, it should be noted the program for the Forum does not reveal who the guest speaker will be on Wednesday, so, there is an opportunity for Premier Clark to address the gathering.
Even though the demand for commodities has slipped, and some mining operations have been curtailed, there are 66 exhibitors for the event this year, the same number that set up booths last year.
Subjects to be addressed over the course of the two days include:
- Mining and mineral exploration
- resource technology
- resource diversification
- Forestry,
- Energy
More than 800 delegates are expected to attend the two day event
Comments
I wonder if our climate and how it relates to natural resources could be part of the topic as well. We know how this relates to things like forestry changes as in the pine beetle and the biomass industry, or how it can give our LNG industry a 25% advantage over other locations in the world.
I wonder also how our northern climate could be related to food production as a resource. From ice wine to cattle, but also potential for winter sublimation in food processing for nitch products that could be unique to our climate conditions?
All we really need are markets. With money enough to re-cover the costs we’ve got to charge in prices. And then some. Not enough around that can be found? Well, we can always sell ‘hype’. For awhile.
NRF….It should be ,How we can suck the north dry!!If not for the Resources of the North..LML’s would be paying Tolls on all there bridges,transit would be $10.00 a ride and Sin taxes would be thru the roof….My quarter cause a nickel ain’t worth S#*#…….
“Well, we can always sell ‘hype’.”
We will do what we have been doing for many decades: In order to have money to import things we do not grow here (coffee and bananas, oranges and dates, coconut oil and avocados, in the winter lettuce and spinach…and so forth) we sell them things that they need and do not have, like coal, copper, nickel, molybdenum, iron ore…..
Hype? Not on the menu!
Energy ? Wind , geothermal and solar to be included ? Or is it gas/coal/oil trifecta only ?
Ataloss your need these resources for your pipe dreams.
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