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Joel McKay (joel@northern development.bc.ca) is director, communications at Northern Development Initiative Trust, a non-profit organization that stimulates economic growth throughout northern B.C. He is also a Jack Webster award-winning journalist and a former Business in Vancouver editor.

Recent Posts

2013 promises to be a pivotal year for B.C.'s north

Apr 16, 2013 - Politics won't be able to stop the tidal wave of development in B.C.'s north   Full Article

Contrary to popular perception, progress is being made between First Nations and industry in B.C.

Mar 05, 2013 - Even if the process resulted in one signed treaty every year it would take close to 200 years to have a treaty with every band in this province   Full Article

Energy giants' battle is key to B.C.'s economic future

Feb 12, 2013 - This is not business as usual in northeast B.C.   Full Article

Beautiful B.C.'s big business problem is far from pretty

Dec 18, 2012 - Industry needs to wake up and realize that although it might pay the bills in this province, it has lost much of the people's support   Full Article

Environmental activism undermining B.C.'s industrial initiative

Nov 20, 2012 - Every time a new smokestack, mill or mine is proposed, B.C.'s environmentally conscious left hand slaps its pro-business right hand into submission   Full Article

Mega-project boom taking toll on north's tourism

Oct 16, 2012 - If the service sector continues to lose people to the resource sector, the north will be all work and no play   Full Article

Why are you still living in Vancouver? The business case for the north

Sep 04, 2012 - There is more than $60 billion in major capital projects planned or underway across northern B.C.   Full Article

Group of seven struggles with pine beetle aftermath

Jul 31, 2012 - The industry's biggest concern is the domino effect of changing regulations in one forest district and not others   Full Article

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