Prince-George based non-profit Resources North is shuttering operations as of September 30th.
While the board feels much has been achieved over its 8-year run, Chair Stephanie Killam says the funding just wasn’t there, and the decision was voluntary.
“The Board has decided that contracts are not coming as fast or as many as we thought would be feasible for us to continue on with once we didn’t receive anymore funding from the federal government.
The Fraser Basin Council will take over trust funds that support the Muskwa-Kechika Advisory Board, implementation of the Peace Northern Caribou Plan, a small streams study in Prince George, and landslide susceptibility mapping and research projects throughout the province.
“We are pleased to have this opportunity to support partnerships that Resources North has helped foster in the region,” FBC Executive Director David Marshall stated in a release, “The Fraser Basin Council supports a collaborative approach to sustainable resource management, and we want to be of service to all orders of government, including First Nations, the natural resource sector and other interests to explore better ways of working together.”
While the organization’s doors will close within the week, members are still taking away fond memories.
“Having the ability to do things and projects within the natural resources sector and having a connection to the Canadian Model Forest Network and the International Model Forest Network was special,” says Killam, “It’s really a very interesting venue, and I wish more people were interested in it.”
Resources North came to be after the McGregor Model Forest Association merged with the IRM partnership.
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