Saturday, January 28, 2012

Victoria pushes for jobs in Burns Lake

Yesterday, Victoria announced that former Pine Beetle Boss Bob Clark had been tasked to look  after the immediate job needs of Burns Lake - see the full BC Government press release here

BC Jobs Minister Pat Bell said the following on the appointment of Bob Clark:

“Bob Clark is a respected player in the forestry sector and has decades of experience interacting with government, private companies and First Nations. Bob earned an outstanding reputation as B.C.’s mountain pine ‘beetle boss’ a few years ago.”

“As our government’s economic ‘recovery boss’, I look forward to working with Bob as we help Burns Lake recover economically from the Babine mill tragedy.”


Meanwhile - local MLA John Rustad noted the following:

“Ensuring the economic viability of the Burns Lake region is a top priority for our government. I’m pleased we’ve been able to recruit Bob Clark to help in our efforts as he brings a very impressive track record of success and experience working in the region and developing economic recovery strategies.”

Both the CBC (see here) and Opinion250.com (see here) are covering this story...


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