The Business & Industry Event of the Year
in Northern British Columbia!!
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The Business & Industry Event of the Year
in Northern British Columbia!! |
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The 6th Annual BC Natural Resource Forum
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BC NATURAL RESOURCE FORUM Hosted by Honourable Pat Bell MLA Prince George North and Minister of Agriculture and Lands 
Welcome to the 6th Annual BC Natural Resource Forum held at the Prince George Civic Centre on Thursday, January 17th and Friday, January 18th, 2008.
The BC Natural Resource Forum is a unique and exciting opportunity for the entire resource industry to meet and discuss integration and shared aims The focus is on the importance of our natural resources and will feature presentations which include Forestry, Mining, Energy and Agriculture. The Forum will again feature a "Careers in the Natural Resource Sectors" for students from Prince George and surrounding areas. This will be an opportunity for Secondary School, College and University students to explore career choices with resource industry representatives from the public and private sectors, as well as representatives from several post-secondary institutions. I am pleased to be joined by a number of my colleagues from Government who will be discussing the future of the resource economy in northern British Columbia. You will find the Forum to be informative and a great opportunity to network with representatives from various industries from across the Province. It is my hope that you will leave with increased confidence and enthusiasm about the future of our Natural Resource Industries and Economy in British Columbia. I look forward to your participation. Honourable Pat Bell MLA Prince George North Minister of Agriculture and Lands | ||
Title Sponsor Rio Tinto Alcan
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Click here for more information on exhibitorsClick to reserve your place!| Thursday 9:00 - 9:15 |
Introduction and Welcome Presented by:
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| Thursday 9:15 - 10:05  Jim Snetsinger (Biography) |
"Future of Forestry in BC" Presented by: Jim Snetsinger, Chief Forester, Ministry of Forests | |||
| Thursday 10:05 - 10:35  Shawn Atleo (Biography) |
"The New Relationship - Biodiversity" Presented by: Shawn Atleo, Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations | |||
| Thursday 10:35 - 11:05  Hon. Kevin Krueger (Biography) |
"Mining - The Future" Presented by:Hon. Kevin Krueger, Minister of State for Mining | |||
| Thursday 11:05 - 11:15 |
Break To View Exhibits | |||
| Thursday 11:15 - 11:30  Robert Pease (Biography) |
Mineral Exploration and Mining in Northern BC: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by: Robert Pease, President & CEO Terrane Metals and Chair of Association of Mining Exploration BC | |||
| Thursday 11:30 - 11:40  Neil Froc, P. Eng (Biography) |
New Nickel Mine for BC on Horizon Presented by: Neil Froc, Vice President Hard Creek Nickel Corporation The presentation will describe details of the project and Hard Creek's future exploration and development plans including environmental assessments and baseline studies underway. | |||
| Thursday 11:40 - 12:00  |
The Bioenergy Opportunity Presented by: Brian McCloy, Pristine Power | |||
| Thursday 12:00 - 1:30  Hon. Colin Hansen (Biography) |
Luncheon Speaker "Access to the Asia Pacific" Presented by: Hon. Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the Olympics  | |||
"WHAT'S COOL AT SCHOOL"
Careers in the Natural Resource Sectors | ||||
| Thursday 1:30 - 3:30 |
Opening & Welcome
Find out what you need to know about careers in:
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| Thursday 6:00 | Northern BC Business & Technology Awards & Banquet | |||
FRIDAY, January 18, 2008
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| Friday 9:00 - 9:15 | "Welcome and Introduction" Presented by:
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| Friday 9:15 - 9:35  Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse (Biography) | "Galore Creek Copper Gold Project, British Columbia - The Tahltan, the Company and the Government" Presented by: Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, CEO NovaGold Resources Inc | |||
| Friday 9:40 - 10:05  Hon. Richard Neufeld (Biography) |
"Woodwaste - The Energy Opportunity" Presented by: Hon. Richard Neufeld, Minister of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources | |||
| Friday 10:05 - 10:15 |
Break To View Exhibits | |||
| Friday 10:15 - 11:15 | BREAK OUT SESSIONS: Participants will have an opportunity to meet in break out rooms with representatives from Industry and Government from the various resource sectors for a presentation along with the opportunity to provide input. The sessions will culminate with reports for all of the segments to be provided following the Breakout sessions. | |||
 John Rustad (Biography) |
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Hon. Kevin Krueger Minister of State for Mining (Biography) | Room D - Mining Industry Presented by: Hon. Kevin Krueger, Minister of State for Mining | |||
| Friday 11:15 - 11:45 | Reporting on Break Outs | |||
| Friday 12:00 - 1:30  Mark Warawa (Biography) | Luncheon Speaker "Turning the Corner: Canada's Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution" Presented by: Mark Warawa, Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of the Environment | |||
| Friday 1:45 - 2:45 | BREAK OUT SESSIONS: | |||
Hon. Pat Bell (Biography) | Room A - Agriculture Industry Presented by: Hon. Pat Bell, MLA Prince George North, Minister of Agriculture and Lands | |||
 Hon. Shirley Bond (Biography) |
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| Friday 2:45 - 3:15 | Reporting on Break Outs | |||
| Friday 4:00 | SHOW CLOSES | |||
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JoAnne Niwranski 1529 8th Avenue Prince George, BC, V2L 3R3 Tel: 250-564-3737 Fax: 250-563-1616 info@eventscreators.com |
