Below please find a pdf of the Resources North Association ADVANCES newsletter for January 2010, updating you on the association’s activities or visit, http://www.resourcesnorth.org/rna/369/publications.
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Exploring Economic Diversification Options for Communities Impacted by the Mountain Pine Beetle
Resources North, FORREX and Green Heat Initiative invite you to attend the following workshop:
WORKSHOP – Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Field Tours: 8:30am – 4:00pm – Depart from the Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
WORKSHOP – Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Biomass Conversion Systems
8:30am – 4:15pm – Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
4:30pm – 6:30pm – Wine and Cheese/Mini-Trade Show Prince George Civic Centre
WORKSHOP – Thursday, March 4, 2010
Turning Ideas into Action
8:30am – 4:00pm – Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
To register, please visit the registration website or contact Gord Austin, FORREX (250) 371-3923, gord.austin@forrex.org.
For more information on these workshops, please view our Poster Announcement and the Preliminary Agenda or visit, www.resourcesnorth.org, under the Bioenergy tab. Contact Karyn Sutherland at FORREX regarding agenda questions at 250-828-4967, karyn.sutherland@forrex.org or Zandra Wycotte-Ross for general inquiries at (250) 963-9291, zross.fdms@gmail.com.
To view the Resources North Association 2008 – 2009 Annual Report please click here: 2008-09 Annual Report.
After a two year hiatus, the Resources North Association ADVANCES newsletter is back! Click here to view the November 2009 issue: http://www.resourcesnorth.org/rna/369/publications.
Association Ressources-Nord a été accordée une subvention par Diversification de l’économie de l’Ouest Canada pour offrir une série d’ateliers sur l’énergie de la biomasse et sur l’agroforesterie comme options de diversification économique pour les collectivités touchées par l’épidémie du dendroctone du pin ponderosa. Ce financement a été annoncé officiellement à Prince George, C.-B., le 12 août 2009 par l’honorable Jay Hill, député et chef du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes. (more…)
Climate Change and its consequences are increasingly a concern for governments and citizens. Numerous individuals, representing a broad spectrum of interests, backgrounds and organizations in our society are demonstrating leadership in climate change-related activities in central and northern British Columbia. Resources North has established a webpage that profiles these people and the work that they are doing in our communities. These can be viewed by visiting www.resourcesnorth.org, then navigating to Climate Change Initiatives, Profiles. Following is an example of a team that is profiled on the site. (more…)
Resources North has recently been awarded funding through Western Economic Diversification Canadato deliver a series of workshops on biomass energy and agroforestry as economic diversification options for communities affected by the mountain pine beetle epidemic. This funding was formally announced in Prince George, BC on August 12, 2009 by the Honourable Jay Hill, Member of Parliament and Leader of Government in the House of Commons.
Biomass, as a carbon neutral renewable resource, is being aggressively promoted by the Province of BC to meet its goal of maintaining at least 90% of its electricity generation from clean and renewable energy sources. Biomass conversion technology is becoming viable for many communities that would also benefit from more accessible and cost-effective energy alternatives to fossil fuels. For many of these communities, woody biomass is readily accessible as a result of the mountain pine beetle infestation. There is an overwhelming emergence of new technologies, new funding initiatives and new case studies to be considered by these communities before embarking on establishing biomass energy systems. (more…)