May 22, 2013
Dawson Creek, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Students preparing for careers in the growing field of wind energy will now have access to training in Dawson Creek, thanks to federal funding announced today by Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George—Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification. ...
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May 22, 2013
OTTAWA – Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River, made the following statement today regarding Senate accountability. “Like Prime Minister Stephen Harper, I am disappointed in the developments that have occurred in recent weeks. As the Prime Minister stated, there is no place in public office for those who seek to use it ...
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May 21, 2013
FORT NELSON, British Columbia – The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, today announced that the Harper Government will be undertaking an important capital improvement project on the Alaska Highway in 2013–14. “The Alaska Highway is a critical element of local, regional, provincial, national and ...
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April 30, 2013
For those of us who travel along the Alaska Highway on a regular basis, we know that the South Taylor Hill section of the highway has been in need of an upgrade for quite some time. That is why I was so proud to recently announce $26 million in joint federal/provincial funding to expand and ...
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March 28, 2013
FORT ST. JOHN – The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a funding commitment today of $26 million to expand and upgrade Highway 97 at South Taylor Hill, just south of Taylor, between Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. This project will widen Highway 97 at the base of South Taylor Hill to four ...
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