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Development-impacted communities need bigger benefits, says mayor
Original content written by Sean Bujtas and published to Northern Beat How do you make a road last 212 years? As the Mayor of Terrace, a small city in northwest B.C., this is a question I ask myself almost every day. With 85 kilometres of road and no industrial...
B.C. town hires private security guards to patrol homeless encampment, downtown core
This coverage is from CBC News and the original article can be found here. Hanna Petersen The town of Smithers, B.C., will be hiring private security guards to monitor the community's homeless encampment and conduct periodic roaming patrols of the downtown core. The...
District announces start of Northside Lift Station and Nechako River Forcemain projects
This coverage is from the Vanderhoof Omenica Express and the original article can be found here. The District of Vanderhoof has announced the execution of the Northside Lift Station Project and the Nechako River Forcemain Project, new projects funded under the...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $5.3M in Kitimat projects
This coverage is from the Northern Sentinel and the original article can be found here. Quinn Bender Residents across northwest B.C. can now track local infrastructure projects more easily through a new interactive map launched by the Northwest BC Resource Benefits...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $8M Smithers project
This coverage is from the The Interior News and the original article can be found here. Alexander Vaz A new interactive website is allowing residents of northwest B.C. to gain greater insight into all infrastructure projects across the region. On June 24, the...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $8.2M in Rupert projects
This coverage is from the The Northern View and the original article can be found here. Alexander Vaz A new interactive website is allowing residents of northwest B.C. to gain greater insight into all infrastructure projects across the region. On June 24, the...
Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance Launches Website Highlighting Newly-Funded Infrastructure Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TERRACE, BC - June 24, 2025 – The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) has launched a new website to provide clear, accessible information about the many new regional infrastructure projects planned, underway or complete, which are being...
Smithers’ library finds a new home downtown
This coverage is from My Bulkley Lakes Now and the original article can be found here. Logan Flint Heartstrings Home and Decor in Smithers will soon be the Public Library’s new home. The town announced the acquisition today (Friday) using funds from the Northwest...
Terrace Standard: New well on tap for Thornhill
This coverage is from the Terrace Standard and the original article can be found here. Rod Link Thornhill is to be the first beneficiary of a $11.89 million grant being provided to the Kitimat-Stikine regional district by the provincial government. That comes from a...
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Development-impacted communities need bigger benefits, says mayor
Original content written by Sean Bujtas and published to Northern Beat How do you make a road last 212 years? As the Mayor of Terrace, a small city in northwest B.C., this is a question I ask myself almost every day. With 85 kilometres of road and no industrial...
B.C. town hires private security guards to patrol homeless encampment, downtown core
This coverage is from CBC News and the original article can be found here. Hanna Petersen The town of Smithers, B.C., will be hiring private security guards to monitor the community's homeless encampment and conduct periodic roaming patrols of the downtown core. The...
District announces start of Northside Lift Station and Nechako River Forcemain projects
This coverage is from the Vanderhoof Omenica Express and the original article can be found here. The District of Vanderhoof has announced the execution of the Northside Lift Station Project and the Nechako River Forcemain Project, new projects funded under the...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $5.3M in Kitimat projects
This coverage is from the Northern Sentinel and the original article can be found here. Quinn Bender Residents across northwest B.C. can now track local infrastructure projects more easily through a new interactive map launched by the Northwest BC Resource Benefits...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $8M Smithers project
This coverage is from the The Interior News and the original article can be found here. Alexander Vaz A new interactive website is allowing residents of northwest B.C. to gain greater insight into all infrastructure projects across the region. On June 24, the...
Resource Benefits Alliance launches website showing $8.2M in Rupert projects
This coverage is from the The Northern View and the original article can be found here. Alexander Vaz A new interactive website is allowing residents of northwest B.C. to gain greater insight into all infrastructure projects across the region. On June 24, the...
Smithers’ library finds a new home downtown
This coverage is from My Bulkley Lakes Now and the original article can be found here. Logan Flint Heartstrings Home and Decor in Smithers will soon be the Public Library’s new home. The town announced the acquisition today (Friday) using funds from the Northwest...
Terrace Standard: New well on tap for Thornhill
This coverage is from the Terrace Standard and the original article can be found here. Rod Link Thornhill is to be the first beneficiary of a $11.89 million grant being provided to the Kitimat-Stikine regional district by the provincial government. That comes from a...
West Fraser Timber to permanently shutter sawmill in Fraser Lake, B.C., cutting 175 jobs
This coverage is from The Canadian Press and the original article can be found here. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's permanently closing its sawmill in Fraser Lake, B.C., after an orderly wind-down. The Vancouver-based company says it's unable to access...
Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance Launches Website Highlighting Newly-Funded Infrastructure Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TERRACE, BC - June 24, 2025 – The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) has launched a new website to provide clear, accessible information about the many new regional infrastructure projects planned, underway or complete, which are being...
Five-year, $250 Million Agreement for Northwest Communities
Victoria, B.C., February 22, 2024 – During today’s provincial budget announcement, the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) was given $250 million over five years. This funding will support planning and construction of infrastructure such as roads, water,...
Province, northwestern communities partner to support people, economic growth
Thursday, September 21, 2023 - The Province and the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) are working together to ensure the region’s economic development contributes to building strong, sustainable communities and delivers good-paying jobs for residents. “We...
Province partners with northwestern communities to support economic growth
September 15, 2022 - The Province and the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) are committed to listening to rural and northern voices to better understand the growing needs of the region’s communities. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthens the...
Minister of Municipal Affairs, Nathan Cullen, meets with the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance
Terrace, BC – April 27, 2022 –The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) is an association of 21 local governments across the Northwest from Masset to Vanderhoof. Formed in 2014, the RBA includes all member municipalities and electoral areas of the Regional...
Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance Continues to Pursue Revenue Sharing Agreement with Provincial Government
Terrace, BC - September 29, 2020 - The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (the “RBA”) continues to pursue a revenue sharing agreement with the provincial government, following through on the commitment 21 local governments made to work together collaboratively to...
Provincial government announces $100-million Northern Capital and Planning Grant to reinvest back into the Northwest
Today’s provincial government announcement of a $100-million Northern Capital and Planning Grant to reinvest back into the Northwest is excellent news. The RBA has been working closely with the Province since 2017 to find a funding arrangement that works for the...
Government funds Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance
The following press release was issued by the Office of the Premier today: Victoria - Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - The Government of British Columbia is providing the Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) with $300,000 in support of RBA communities’ continued...
BC’s Rural Development Strategy Must Take Regional Activity Into Account
Terrace, BC - March 14, 2018 - Today the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) publicly released its submission to the provincial government’s Rural Development Strategy public engagement process. The RBA points out that to be effective, the Rural Development...
