A visit by Google Trekker to Prince Rupert and the Inside Passage this summer helped to mark an amazing year for tourism in Northwestern British Columbia.                                           

Two school districts in the region will receive a combined $40,000 in funding for the Youth Work in Trades program to boost trades training for young people.

 Students, teachers and staff at Conrad Elementary school in the Prince Rupert school district will benefit from $376,575 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has committed to re-paving the Prince Rupert Arterial at Second Avenue and McBride from the BC Ferries terminal to McClymont Bridge.

Families in the Prince Rupert school district will benefit from improved transportation services thanks to $117,597 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

The Prince Rupert airshed can safely accommodate emissions from new industrial development with proper management, according to an independent science-based study released today.

A provincially funded Labour Market Partnership study will find best practices for resource companies to recruit and retain Aboriginal workers in northwestern British Columbia.

The Government of B.C. is providing $300,000 in B.C. Air Access Program funding to support infrastructure improvements at Prince Rupert Airport.

Paving the Tuck Inlet Road, which provides access to the community of Lax Kw'alaams near Prince Rupert, has begun.