IPG Gets Contract with RDFFG

Friday, August 22, 2008 03:54 AM

Prine George, B.C.- The Regional District of Fraser Fort George has approved a one year contract with Intiatives Prince George.

The contract gives IPG just over $62.5 thousand dollars from the Regional District budget. There is no need for a tax requisition as $40 thousand dollars had already been set aside for the Film Commission and that office is no longer in operation. The balance of the funds will come from surplus carried forward and the NDI Trust Economic Development Grant.

The proposed contract calls for IPG to carry out a number of activities that have broad benefits to the region as a whole. As part of the contract, IPG will:

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Promote the region as the integrated, sustainable, manufacturing, transportation, supply service centre and the inland gateway to Asia and North America.

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Market and promote the industrial land base of the RDFFG in activities engaged in by IPG. This will include trade shows, sales trips and meetings, trade missions, special events, and presentations. IPG will also service leads for industrial land that are generated in cooperation with RDFFG staff.

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Act as the region’s first point of contact for economic development inquiries and provide relevant statistical data, annual economic profiles and industry expertise as required.

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Take a leadership role in developing a network of economic development officers in the Fraser Fort George region.

The contract covers the 2008 fiscal year. Initiatives Prince George has already begun delivering some the identified economic develop services. The recent trade mission to China was coordinated through Initiatives Prince George.Initiatives Prince George has been involved with the Industrial Land Profile and has begun marketing and promoting the lands identified in that study.

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Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 03:54 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on August 22 2008 7:25 AM

Good idea. The last batch of councillors made it pretty clear over the last bunch years that all of the traditional industries like forestry and paving are not welcome in PG. Any new jobs in PG will have to provide their own roads, water, sewer etc and expect to pay big taxes for their trouble as well.
Locating businesses outside of the city (who knows how far) is the logical answer. Good of the RDFFG to recognize the opportunity.

Posted by: Eagleone on August 22 2008 10:14 AM

Well said there snowmobile. t

The next step is a RDFFG industrial park so that the government can assure who ever wants to set up a plywood plant in town will not only have the tenure rights, but also a location out of the city air-shed that is serviced and ready to do business. Ditto for bio-energy, fiber board plants, or even a refinery relocation.

Time Will Tell