PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 10 NO. 33
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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Northwest leaders sign benefits MOU
NAP OF A CHAMPION Feature
Region seeks its share of resource revenue
Heart of our city: Jack Rudolph Page A5
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Representatives from 21 municipalities and regional districts encompassing Haida Gwaii to Vanderhoof gathered in Terrace on Aug. 15 to formalize the Northwest Resource Benefits Alliance. The goal of the alliance is to - Barry Pages push the provincial government to share what is projected to be $35 billion in new revenues from projects in the Northwest over the next 25 years. Based on that estimate, a three per cent revenue share would equate to $1 billion.
“This is an historic and commendable process.”
News Date set for Robinson inquest Page A4 Kevin Campbell / The Northern View
Piers Denton is sound asleep as his dad and a Quickclimb organizing team member lower the gold medal for the Under-19 male age group around his neck. For full Quickclimb results, see Page A11.
See BENEFITS on Page A2
Work camp, training facility proposed in Port Ed LandSea Camp Services proposes 200 bed “pioneer camp”
Business NSCU names interim president Pages A8
Sports Businesses faceoff for charity Page A12
BY SHAUN THOMAS PORT EDWARD / The Northern View
Proponents of what could become the first workforce accommodation development on the North Coast came before Port Edward council on Aug. 11 to outline plans for the North Coast Open Camp. “It’s a smaller, more boutique type of offering with approximately 200 beds in a small footprint ... we’re looking to create a small, aesthetically pleasing development to spearhead some of the work that will be happening, hopefully, in the coming months,” explained LandSea Camp Services president Mike Coyne. “It is essentially a pioneer camp that would stay during the development process of whatever larger camp was here. We would be here for the early work and would support the early work undertakings related to the
“We would be here for the early work.” -Mike Coyne development of LNG or other projects in the area. We work closely with some of the other camp companies and [this camp] will facilitate the work they do.” Aside from housing workers, Coyne said LandSea aims to give back to the communities in which it operates by creating employment and offering an opportunity for people in the area a chance to develop a career in the hospitality sector. “The second purpose of the facility is to act as a training facility whereby we would put
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on a training program for food services and accommodation services for local residents and First Nations that would serve as a stepping stone to the other camp projects in the area ... there would be some key staff we employ, such as a manager and executive chef, but we would then look to compliment those individuals with as much local employment as needed,” said Coyne, noting the current proposal would create between 20 and 30 jobs. “We have a three-week program that has been endorsed down in the Lower Mainland and we have received government funding for the program. It essentially gives anyone who wants to pursue a career in the industry all of their certification with WorkSafe procedures and the knowledge they need to proceed in that career path. We would establish a classroom, a facilitator and do hands-on training on-site.” See CAMP on Page A1
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