Economics Students Host Airport Symposium
February 23, 2005 for immediate release
The Northern Economics Students Society (NESS) of the University of Northern
British Columbia will be hosting a symposium next week on the
economic impacts of the Prince George
airport expansion.
“Our annual symposium provides an opportunity for students
and others to hear from speakers who are applying their knowledge of economics
to local issues,” says Neda Brkich, NESS President and a 4th year student in
Political Science and International Studies, minoring in Economics. “Last year,
we examined the potential economic impacts of the 2010 Olympics and
Paralympics. This year, we’ll be talking about whether Prince George is poised to “take off” with
the airport. Our keynote speaker will be Michael Tretheway, a national expert
on transportation economics.”
The symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 2 in the
Bentley Centre. The schedule follows:
1:30pm Welcome by Neda Brkich
1:35 Greetings from Jim Randall, UNBC Dean of Arts, Social
and Health Sciences
1:45 Mayor Colin Kinsley
1:55 Jim Blake, Chair of the Prince George Airport
Authority
2:20 Stieg Hoeg, General Manager of the Prince George Airport
2:45 Michael Tretheway of InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. on
what Prince George
can expect from the Airport expansion
3:45 Kathy Scouten, Initiatives Prince George
The symposium is open to the public.