Completed in 2004, the community driven “Northern BC Economic Development Vision and Strategy Project” changed the way we approach community and economic development in northern BC. It provided the foundations for regional collaborations, enhanced resource revenue sharing programs, consideration of new energy issues, relationship building among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, and attention to the key foundations (human, community, physical, and economic) needed for our communities to be flexible and responsive in the global economy.
Details and reports from the original NEV project can be found at:
http://web.unbc.ca/geography/faculty/greg/research/edvs/index.html
In September 2009, the CDI will launch NEV2. The economic downturn is forcing public and private sector interests to make difficult choices and adopt what they think are the best coping strategies so that they are poised, equipped, and ready to take advantage of the next economic upswing. In partnership with selected small local governments in northern BC, we will explore:
• the choices and decisions being made in response to the 2008/2009 economic downturn
• the impacts of those choices / decisions as the economy begins to recover
• recommendations on how small local governments can and should respond to dramatic
