City Makes Presentation to Conservative Caucus

Friday, April 13, 2007 12:37 PM

Initiatives Prince George's Gerry Offet, Prince George City Manager Derek Bates, and Councilor Brian Skakun have wrapped up a presentation to the B.C. Conservative Caucus.

The session was held in Kamloops and was chaired by M.P. Betty Hinton. Although M.P. Dick Harris helped set up the meeting, he wasn't able to attend as he is attending the Council of Forest Industries Conference in Prince George. Hinton says Harris and M.P. Jay Hill have been very supportive and have pressed for action on the very issues the Prince George group presented.

The three Prince George reps talked to the Caucus about the need for some funding to be used for projects for infrastructure and economic diversification. Specifically, they talked about funding for the Northern Sport Centre, and the replacement of the Cameron Street Bridge.

The P.G. continngent was one of about a dozen civic groups to make presentations. Kamloops has requested assistance to extend its runway to 8,000 feet, Kamloops has also been pressing to have some tax breaks for private land owners who have to remove beetle kill.

This afternoon, Quesnel Mayor Nate Bello will make a presentation to the Caucus.

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