Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance
4545 Lazelle, suite 300 V8G 4E1 Terrace, BC, Canada

Provincial government announces $100-million Northern Capital and Planning Grant to reinvest back into the Northwest Read a statement from the RBA about today's exciting announcement: https://www.nwresourcebenefits.ca/provincial-government-an/

The RBA has begun talks with stakeholders, proponents and First Nations to discuss ways to strengthen economic development in the Northwest, in order to make our communities more livable and sustainable. Read more from BC Local News:

In April of this year, the provincial government approved the request by the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) for funding of $300,000, in part, to enable the RBA to work closely with stakeholders, including project proponents, labour unions, local businesses, the community non-profit sector and First Nations, to discuss ways to strengthen economic development in the Northwest in order to make our communities more livable and sustainable. Work is well underway. See the update from the RBA Chairs, below:

The Government of British Columbia is providing the Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) with $300,000 in support of RBA communities’ continued efforts to strengthen economic development in the region. We believe that people should benefit from the prosperity generated by their hard work, and the resources of the regions where they live. I applaud the efforts of the RBA to strengthen their local economies, Premier John Horgan said. We are committed to working with Northwest communities as they work to help stabilize their economy over the long term. Click below for the full press release that was issued by the Office of the Premier today:

Today the RBA publicly released its submission to the provincial government’s Rural Development Strategy public engagement process. The RBA fully supports the development of a Rural Development Strategy for BC, however it maintains that a strategy of this type must take into account the needs of the varying rural regions in the province. Read the RBA’s full submission, below: