| Minister Colin Hansen toured communities in Northern British Columbia
and Vancouver Island November 7 - 10, 2005 |
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Houston - November 7, 2005
Minister Hansen and MLA Dennis MacKay meet with members of Houston city council. (Left to right) Councillor Bonny Hawley, Minister Colin Hansen, Councillor Larry Dockendorff, Councillor Joanne Dickenson and Dennis MacKay.
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Telkwa - November 7, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen joins MLA Dennis MacKay and Telkwa Mayor Sharon Hartwell in touring the community's recently opened water treatment facility. The village has received about $1.15 million for the first phase of its water system upgrade. The $1.78 million project will improve water supply and treatment.
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Smithers - November 7, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen speaking at the Smithers Chamber of Commerce luncheon and meeting with Bulkley Valley-Stikine MLA Denis MacKay and Smithers Mayor Jim Davidson.
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Terrace - November 7, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen hosts a roundtable discussion with members of the Terrace Economic Development Commission.
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Kitimat - November 8, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen attended a meeting with the Kitimat-Terrace Industrial Development Society around how to diversify the economy and create new employment.
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Prince Rupert - November 8, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen and Prince Rupert Port Authority CEO Don Krusel, discuss opportunities for future development, and enhancing the growth of the regional economy.
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Prince Rupert - November 8, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen receives a briefing from Prince Rupter Port Authority CEO Don Krusel on the status of the development of the container facility in Prince Rupert. The Minister also spoke with students who were taking part in the Chamber of Commerce Networking Pilot Project which links business leaders with tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
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Vancouver Island
Nanaimo - November 9, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen joins Nanaimo-Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon for a tour of downtown Nanaimo, visiting the site of the Port Theatre, local businesses and Gallery 223. Minister Hansen also met with members of the Parksville Economic Development Commission and the Nanaimo Indo-Canadian Business Association.
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Comox - November 10, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen hosted a roundtable discussion with small business representatives in the Comox Valley and met with Cumberland Mayor Fred Bates, Comox Mayor Jim Brass and Courtenay Mayor Starr Winchester to discuss how to further economic development opportunities in the communities.
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Courtenay - November 10, 2005
Minister Colin Hansen joined Comox Valley MLA Stan Hagen and other community representatives at the unveiling of the cultural heritage signage project in Courtenay. The Comox Valley Economic Development Society received $50,000 through Western Economic Partnership Agreement to develop the heritage signs, which will be located throughout the Comox Valley.
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