John Les, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, announced he will lead a British Columbia delegation to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region Annual Summit in Portland, Oregon July 19-22.

Founded in 1991, the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) is the only statutory, non-partisan, bi-national, public-private partnership in North America. PNWER is the forum for collaborative bi-national planning involving both the public and private sectors and offers leadership at the state and provincial level.

PNWER facilitates working groups consisting of public and private leaders to address specific issues impacting our regional economy. This year's summit includes topics covering trade and economic development, transportation, tourism and border issues.

Les, Parliamentary Secretary to Premier Christy Clark, will lead the B.C. delegation which includes Attorney General Barry Penner, and Members of the Legislative Assembly Bill Bennett, Richard Lee and John Yap.

PNWER will hold its annual Economic Leadership Forum in Victoria later this fall Nov. 16-19.

Learn More:

About the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER): www.pnwer.org

Media Contact:

Nina Chiarelli
Communications Director
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
250 387-0793