For Immediate Release
June 22, 2004
City of Dawson Creek Mayor Wayne Dahlen will be leading
the Alaska Highway 2004 Legacy Tour from Dawson Creek,
British
Columbia to Delta Junction and continue on to Fairbanks,
Alaska between July 1 and July 12, 2004. The focus of the
tour is to increase awareness about the Alaska Highway International
Forum and to discuss the long-term preservation and sustainable
economic development of this highway corridor.
The community visits will provide an opportunity
to meet with political and First Nation leaders, stakeholders,
and
organizations in communities along the Alaska Highway who
are interested in the future of the highway. The principal
objective of the visits will be to meet with Mayor and
council to discuss the planned signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding
at the Alaska Highway International Forum on September
29, 2004. It is planned that the signing of a MOU will
solidify
a long-term working relationship between all parties interested
in the future of this important international highway.
“
We are pleased to welcome tour participants Mayor Fred Jarvis
of the District of Taylor; Mayor John Farynowski of Haines
Junction; Honourable Elaine Taylor, Minister of Tourism & Culture
for the Yukon; and Honourable Ted Staffen, Speaker of the
Yukon Legislative Assembly who will be joining us for part
or all of the tour,” says Mayor Wayne Dahlen.
Hosted by the City of Dawson Creek, the
Alaska Highway International Forum will provide political
leaders, administrative
officials
and tourism stakeholders from British Columbia, Yukon,
and Alaska with an opportunity to jointly explore and collaborate
on issues regarding the maintenance, infrastructure for
tourism
development, preservation of history, and marketing and
promotion of the Alaska Highway.
The International Forum is scheduled to take place in Dawson
Creek, September 29, 2004 and will be held in conjunction
with the Northern Tourism Expo which is scheduled between
September 30 and October 2, 2004. The “Expo” will
be a prime networking opportunity for northern tourism
operators and stakeholders. The annual general meetings
of the Northern
BC Tourism Association and the Northern Rockies Tourism
Association will also be held as part of this event.
Special thank you to Fraserway RV Rentals
for providing transportation for the Northern Rockies Alaska
Highway
Tourism Association
on the tour and to the growing list of financial contributors
to the Alaska Highway International Forum including: Peace
River Regional District, Northern Rockies Regional District,
Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development BC,
Ministry of Transportation BC and the Yukon Ministry of
Tourism & Culture.
- 30 - For more information contact:
April Moi, Executive Director
Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association
PO Box 6850, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4J3
(250) 785-2544 Toll Free: 1-888-785-2544
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