Hill Applauds Northwest Corridor in
Parliament
May 11, 2000
OTTAWA-Today in the House of Commons,
Jay Hill, MP for Prince George-Peace River, delivered
a Private Member’s Statement in tribute to the Northwest
Corridor Development Corporation. The following is the
text of the address:
Mr. Speaker I rise today to recognize
the hard work and vision of the Northwest Corridor Development
Corporation headquartered in Prince George, BC.
The NCDC was established in 1998
as a self-sustaining organization aimed at promoting Canadian
trade, to and from Asia Pacific markets, through this
capable route.
The Northwest Transportation and
Trade Corridor spans four western provinces providing
an existing system of northern road, rail, air, pipeline,
marine and telecommunications from the Prairies to the
Pacific. Currently the Corridor services Canada’s
major resource sectors yet….it is severely underutilized!
Western Canadians have always
been at the cutting edge of political and commercial innovation.
The Northwest Corridor is a shining example of public
and private sector partnership.
I want to congratulate Jeff Burghardt,
Chair of NCDC, and his team for taking routes traveled
in the 19th century and turning them into economic
arteries for the 21st.
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