$2.5 Million Dished Out for Projects

Monday, September 14, 2009 10:43 AM

Prince George, B.C.- Nine projects in Prince George-Peace River region are among 45 projects across the province that will benefit from an investment totaling $2.5-million by the Federal and Provincial governments.

Powder King Mountain Resort: $847,605 Powder King Mountain Resort will maintain a recreation site and trails in Mackenzie. Work activities include brushing and clearing of trails; thinning and pruning of treed areas; and mulching of trail debris. This project will employ 34 workers to complete activities that will improve the safety of a number of trails.

Total Funding:

LCR Holdings Ltd. $658,394: LCR Holdings Ltd. will employ 12 workers to undertake activities to complete stream restoration in the McBride area, which includes brushing/girdling and juvenile spacing/pre-commercial thinning. Stand release and pruning will also be conducted on high site plantations. All required prescriptions and consultation are in place and resource workers from an area that has faced significant challenges by the economic downturn will benefit by increasing their skill sets and having the opportunity to remain in their community and contribute to the local economy.

Crazy Horse Contracting Ltd – Two Projects:

$81,650 Funding will allow Crazy Horse Contracting to complete manual backlog brushing, including: brushing and weeding; danger tree assessment and falling in the McBride area.

$64,523 Funding will support Crazy Horse Contracting in completing manual backlog brushing, which includes brushing, weeding, danger tree assessment and falling.

District of Chetwynd: $509,662 This project is creating job opportunities for an area that has been affected by significant economic and social impacts resulting from challenges facing the forest sector. Work activities will help to maintain and enhance a number of areas in the community as well as to improve trail safety for area residents and tourists visiting the community. Workers will remain in the area to support their community while broadening their skill sets.

Northern Rockies Regional District: $198,700 The maintenance of the cross-country ski trails includes the elimination of hazard trees through on-site tree chipping. Tree chips will be recycled for use on the trails. Brushing will be completed as needed and pit toilets installed along the trail. Improvements and upgrades to the trails and recreation sites will provide safer trails and facilities and help increase tourism.

Tembec Inc – Two Projects:

$129,241 Funding will support Tembec in restoring trails in the Chetwynd area. Work activities included in this project will include site clean-up, sanitation, and preparation; danger tree falling; painting; sign installation; brushing, burning of debris; installation of tables, fire-rings and pit toilets.

$36,938 Funding will allow Tembec to perform routine trail maintenance and trail improvement work on the Battleship Mountain Trail, including trail marker installation, and construction and installation of a picnic table, pit toilet, kiosk and three blade sign at the trailhead.

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Posted by: acrider54 on September 14 2009 2:05 PM
Yes, all very important projects! Lets cut the athletic programs in school, cut their building maintenace program and cut the seniors off from what little they have left. A very competent government we have here, and yes I did vote and it sure as hell wasn't for King Campbell and puppets.

Posted by: gus on September 14 2009 9:43 PM
That money is federal in the first place. The province could have opted out, I suppose, but at what cost?

Blame King Harper and his Court Jesters for setting us up.

Posted by: metalman on September 15 2009 8:07 AM
Its the old problem of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. These
government departments all have budgets to expend and spend them they will. The ship may be going down at the stern, but the crew at the bow is busy chipping and painting and they have new stainless steel fittings on order. The big question here is; will the captain go down with the ship?
metalman.