The City of Prince George took home a pair of Community Leadership Awards at the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) Annual General Meeting and convention in Prince Rupert last week.
Our city won the Environmental Stewardship award for its efforts to acknowledge, preserve, and protect our community’s natural environment.
Using Novion’s Natural Asset Management Platform, satellite imaging, multispectral bands, and AI to identify our natural assets including; wetlands, forests, green infrastructure and grasslands and assesses the condition of those assets within the City boundary.
In addition, civic officials received the Economic Development Award, was presented jointly with the City of Prince Rupert in recognition of their partnership to launch and advance the Northern BC Hydrogen Hub initiative.
This initiative aims to diversify regional and local economies, create sustainable employment opportunities, and support an emerging industry that contributes to environmental sustainability by decarbonizing hard-to-abate industrial sectors in northern BC.
Deanna Wasnik, Director of Planning and Development, said both the Asset Management and Economic Development teams are deserving recipients, and the awards reflect their ongoing dedication to the people of Prince George.
“I am incredibly proud of the teams for earning these awards. Our commitment and work in the areas of asset management and economic development are world class. We often talk about our unique infrastructure story in Prince George – our expansive geography presents both challenges and opportunities. From an asset management perspective, this means we have more natural areas to manage and preserve. It’s a monumental task, and these teams are meeting the challenge with excellence,”
It was also announced the City of Prince George, along with partners Lheidli T’enneh, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, and Tourism Prince George, has been selected as the host community of the 2026 AGM.
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