Premier Christy Clark introduced her next Executive Council to British Columbians at an event that included citizens from throughout the province.

Today, the B.C. government and the Haisla Nation announced a framework agreement that will spur the development of another natural gas export facility in the Northwest.

Since the launch of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan one year ago, billions in new investment and thousands of new jobs have been added to our economy, making British Columbia a national leader in job creation.

A new agreement with First Nations in the north that provides certainty around resource development along with a reduced backlog of mining permits will help create jobs in the mining sector, Premier Christy Clark announced today in her speech to Round Up 2012.

Premier Christy Clark and Taku River Tlingit First Nation spokesperson John Ward signed an agreement that creates 13 new protected areas and provides resource development opportunities and investment certainty in more than three million hectares (approximately 11,500 square miles) in the Atlin Taku region of northwestern B.C.