Prince George Celebrates BC Mining Week

May 9, 2016

PRINCE GEORGE – While Prince George is a city built on wood foundations, with an ongoing connection to forest related products and activities, the present day reality is that we end up supplying many different natural resource industries. Our geographic location at the center of the province and our accessibility in all directions by air, rail, road and water puts us in a favourable position at the crossroads of economic activity in British Columbia.

For this reason and many more, we are excited to recognize the importance of the mining industry by focusing our attention on BC Mining Week 2016 this month between May 8-14th. We are celebrating, in part, by hosting a Speaker Series luncheon event on May 11 at Esther’s Inn in Prince George called ‘Mount Milligan – One Mine with Many Benefits’.

This event is sponsored by the Prince George Exploration Group with a special networking reception immediately before the event at 11:30am sponsored by Mining Suppliers Association of BC. The presentation will provide attendees with valuable information on doing business with Thompson Creek Metals Company and Mount Milligan.

Mount Milligan Mine may be located 150 km from Prince George, but the business opportunities stemming from this modern copper and gold mine are truly on our doorstep.  It is one of the largest and newest mines in our region which is now in full operational capacity. Ian Berzins, Vice President & General Manager of Mount Milligan Mine will join us as our Key Note Speaker in order to provide an update on:  the current status of mine operations, procurement and employment opportunities, and community engagement and investment.

If you would like to make key connections with one of Prince George’s closest economic engines, you should not miss this Speaker Series presentation.  We look forward to being joined by the business community in Prince George on Wednesday, May 11 as we work alongside the Mining Association of British Columbia to host this informative event. Tickets are available online at www.pgchamber.bc.ca or by contacting our Chamber directly by phone: 250-562-2454. 

– Christie Ray is the CEO of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at christie.ray@pgchamber.bc.ca.

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