Northern Trust Approves 30 Projects
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Prince George, B.C. - Plenty of projects throughout the Central and Northern part of B.C. have been approved for funding through the Northern Initiatives Development Trust.
30 community and industry investments, totaling more than $2.7 million dollars in grants to projects worth more than $17.2 million have been approved.
The majority of the applications were to the Pine Beetle Recovery Program.
Northern Trust Chair, Bruce Sutherland is optimistic the investments will pay off in diversifying the regional economy "The community’s efforts to submit these proposals was huge, and we expect many of them to lead to new investments and jobs in our region. The Northern Trust is ramping up this year tremendously! "
Total Project Budget Engineering/Design: Fort St. James–Mackenzie Connector – Districts of Mackenzie & Ft. St. James $60,000 Grant $594,000 Kickstarting Tourism – Village of Ashcroft $30,000 grant $127,700 Tourism Strategy 2008 – Village of Cache Creek $34,881 grant $129,189 Southside Industrial Land Development – Village of Fraser Lake $170,000 grant $2,280,000 Mountain Biking Trail Development – Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association $60,000 grant $273,611 Waste to Energy Feasibility Study – Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako $10,000 grant $150,000 Agriculture Enterprise Development Centre – District of 100 Mile House $11,000 grant $110,000 Cariboo Regional Trail Maintenance & Promotion – District of 100 Mile House $24,000 grant $240,000 Downtown Revitalization – District of Fort St. James $30,000 grant $1,685,800 Regional Geoscience Survey – Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako $750,000 grant $3,750,000 Cariboo Culture, Heritage & Visitor Centre – City of Quesnel $20,000 grant $320,000 Downtown Revitalization Plan – Village of Valemount $300,000 grant $1,951,000 Commercializing Terahertz Technology for the Forest Industry – University of Northern BC $200,000 grant $767,600 Commercializing Wood Concrete Research – University of Northern BC $20,000 grant $197,734 Downtown Revitalization – District of Vanderhoof $247,000 grant $882,150 Biomass Commercialization Feasibility – District of Vanderhoof $20,000 grant $200,000 Landfill Gas for Greenhouse Operations – Regional District of Fraser-Fort George $7,500 grant $75,000 Prince George Area Industrial Land Profile – Regional District of Fraser-Fort George $30,000 grant $295,240 Cariboo Raceway Park Marketing & Development – Cariboo Kart Racers $10,000 grant $73,000 Farmers Market Improvements – Quesnel Community & Economic Dev. Corp $40,000 grant $153,000 Airport Land Development Plan – Quesnel Community & Economic Dev. Corp $9,500 grant $34,500 Multicentre Planning & Design – Quesnel Community & Economic Dev. Corp $20,000 grant $320,000 NWCC School of Exploration and Mining – Mobile Training – Northwest Community College $100,000 grant $410,432 Sportfield & Stadium Construction – District of Vanderhoof $336,000 grant $1,200,000 Enterprising Non-Profits Program Renewal – Enterprising Non-Profits $36,000 grant Visitor Information Centre – Alexis Creek Community Club $40,000 grant $150,000 Mountain Biking Trail Development – District of Wells $80,000 grant $250,000 Central Coast Enterprise/Tourism Centre – Central Coast Chamber of Commerce $30,000 grant $234,000 Terrace Airport Lands & Poly Silicon Industry Study – City of Terrace $5,714 grant $20,000 $30,000 grant $240,000Area Funding Amount $154,700 Northwest Transmission Line Business Case – BC Mining Association
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Posted by: Runner46 on March 18 2008 1:48 PM