Conference Brought Benefits to P.G.

Thursday, May 06, 2010 03:58 AM

Prince George, B.C. – The Minerals North conference of last week in Prince George may be over, but it will leave a footprint in the region.

Katherine Scouten, Vice President of Economic Development says the final number crunching from the conference has yet to be done, but it is expected the conference will have created legacy funds. “Seventy five percent of those funds have to go towards mining education, so it is possible the funds will go to the college (college of New Caledonia) for the new program there or to UNBC”.

The conference has been deemed a success by participants says Scouten “We’ve heard from the mining companies that it was great to be able to do one stop shopping for all of their service needs which speaks to the strength of the service industry in Prince George.”

There will be follow up with local businesses to see how much new business was generated by the conference says Scouten who adds Prince George was well served by positive news coverage which stressed the positive environment in this region for mining.

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Posted by: Retired on May 6 2010 10:23 AM

Hope is the soul of a looser.
VCheers

Posted by: He spoke on May 6 2010 11:33 AM

Ok, I don't mind the idea, but lets come up with a reasonable program.

Not like UNBC did with the safety program. From what I heard it was a joke. A program where students spend hard earned dollar which would not be recognized by the industry, or Worksafe BC. Kind of blew that one.

Posted by: northman on May 6 2010 12:10 PM

The money should go to CNC. They have been keeping up with the mining industry and have been heavily involved in bringing mining and exploration education to the north and actually getting students job placements.
I recently took a legacy course payed for by minerals north which saved me at least $300 in tuition.. -Thank you CNC/Minerals north.
UNBC doesnt deserve a singe cent of this $$ because they dont have credibility in the mining and geoscience industry or any industry for that matter..

Posted by: He spoke on May 6 2010 12:11 PM

That is a bit harsh, Northman.

I don't mind money going to CNC

Posted by: northman on May 6 2010 12:54 PM

Recently screwed by UNBC...It will pass..

Posted by: gus on May 7 2010 8:12 AM

WorkSafe BC is not into recognizing anything these days. They state that "training" has to be acceptable to the Board, yet neither the Board not the Administration is willing to accept anything on the advice of their many in-house lawyers.

They will, however, let the various safety officers scattered throughout the province say that Jim's Safety training down the street for shovelling is acceptable.

Posted by: gus on May 7 2010 8:18 AM

Northman is being a good CNC student. He has learmed the lesson of "where does UNBC stand in the big scheme of things" as taught by several CNC instructors.

I see no need for that kind of attitude. The programs of the two institutes should be complementing each other. Both types of graduates are required. If it were not for research and analysis, there would be no mining. The two go hand in hand.