The communities of Chetwynd and Dawson Creek will be co-hosting the 2023 North Central Local Government Association convention from May 9-12.
The theme is 'Northern Communities Leading Together'. The week is planned to discuss issues affecting northern communities, network with peers, and pass resolutions to be will be forwarded to UBCM and senior levels of government.
The NCLGA represents North Central British Columbia. The board serves as the voice for an area that encompasses 69% of British Columbia’s landmass, 7% of its population base, and almost 60% of the Indigenous population. Established in 1955 from 100 Mile House to the Yukon border, and from Haida Gwaii to Alberta, the association represents over 240 elected officials in over 40 local governments.
Prince George city councillor Cori Ramsay is the past president of the NCLGA. Jerrilyn Kirk and Danielle Alan from the Fraser Fort George Regional District also sit on the board..
