July 8, 2005
ALASKA HIGHWAY COMMUNITIES
SHARE HIGHWAY VISIONS AT SCENIC BYWAYS WORKSHOP
The Alaska Highway Community Initiative recently hosted the successful Scenic
Byway Training Workshop held June 28 – 29, 2005 in Fort St. John, BC. Tourism
industry leaders, representatives from municipal, First Nations and senior levels
of government from BC and Yukon attended the event. Historic roads and U.S Scenic
Byways Program expert Dan Marriott traveled from Washington DC to facilitate
the workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to learn best practice concepts
from internationally recognized routes such as Route 66 and the Silk Road in
China. The group also discussed how to adapt elements of the successful Scenic
Byways program to interpret, enhance and conserve the Alaska Highway. The Scenic
Byway Workshop was organized as part of Phase I of the Alaska Highway Community
Initiative and was funded by the Western Economic Partnership Agreement. MORE…
April 19, 2005
ALASKA HIGHWAY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
PHASE I - FIRST NATION FOCUS
NORTHEASTERN BC - The Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association is
pleased to announce a contribution of $30,000 from the BC Ministry of Small Business & Economic
Development and Western Economic Diversification Canada through the joint Western
Economic Partnership Agreement towards Phase I of the Alaska Highway Community
Initiative. MORE…
January 18, 2005
ALASKA HIGHWAY COMMUNITY
INITIATIVE
MOVES FORWARD
On January 11, 2005, those representatives from the Alaska Highway communities
who signed the historic Memorandum of Understanding following the Alaska Highway
International Forum in September participated in a significant conference call.
The thirteen signatories, who refer to the Alaska Highway as their “Main
Street”, approved the initial phases of the initiative that will invite
the participation of First Nation groups, Alaska Highway communities and other
stakeholders to work cooperatively in addressing issues relating to maintenance,
infrastructure and preservation of wilderness, cultural and historic values of
this important “working highway. MORE…
October 25, 2004
GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN
SCENIC DRIVES INITIATIVE
Whitehorse – Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor is pleased to
announce an investment of $350,000 towards a marketing campaign highlighting
the Alaska
Highway Scenic Drive. MORE…
October 20, 2004
ALASKA HIGHWAY COMMUNITY
ROUNDTABLE INITIATIVE
Dawson Creek, BC: One important outcome
of the Alaska Highway International Forum was the adoption
of the Memorandum of Understanding and signing of the Alaska
Highway Community Initiative which commits thirteen Alaska
Highway communities to begin to work together on matters
of mutual importance regarding the future planning and
development of the Alaska Highway. The communities have
adopted the rallying cry that the “Alaska Highway
is our Main Street” and have agreed to work cooperatively
to ensure that the intrinsic qualities of the highway are
not lost. This collaborative effort will also respect the
industry values of the roadway, while at the same time
preserving its cultural, historical and wilderness characteristics. MORE… September 29, 2004
ALASKA HIGHWAY COMMUNITIES
SIGN
IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
The community of Dawson Creek this week is hosting the Alaska Highway International
Forum. One important aspect of the conference is the signing of the Alaska
Highway Community Initiative which commits thirteen Alaska Highway communities
to begin
to work together on matters of mutual importance regarding the future planning
and development of the Alaska Highway. MORE…
September 29, 2004
BC
AND YUKON SIGN TOURISM AND
SPORT DEVELOPMENT ACCORD
DAWSON CREEK – British Columbia Minister of Small Business and Economic
Development, John Les, and Elaine Taylor, Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture,
signed a tourism and sport development accord at the Alaska International Highway
Forum today. MORE…
September 27, 2004
MAYOR
WELCOMES DELEGATES TO
ALASKA HIGHWAY INTERNATIONAL FORUM
Mayor Wayne Dahlen is playing host this week to the Alaska
Highway International Forum. Earlier this summer Mayor
Dahlen traveled up the Alaska Highway and met with community
leaders about the upcoming conference. The event is expected
to attract approximately 150 delegates from thirteen different
Alaska Highway communities as well as senior government
officials. The two-day event is the first time community
leaders have met to discuss issues related to the long-term
planning and development of the Alaska Highway corridor.
The highway corridor crosses international, provincial,
territorial, state, and municipal jurisdictions and travels
through the cultural boundaries of many northern indigenous
people. MORE…
 July 29, 2004
ALASKA HIGHWAY
LEGACY TOUR A SUCCESS
The Alaska Highway 2004 Legacy Tour was
an outstanding success! Each community from Dawson Creek,
BC to Delta Junction and Fairbanks, Alaska welcomed the
tour with luncheons, barbeques, and a variety of energizing
entertainment and visits to local attractions. “I
would like to sincerely thank everyone who assisted in
organizing the warm reception in each and every community
we had the pleasure to visit,” says City of Dawson
Creek Mayor Wayne Dahlen. MORE…
June 22, 2004
MAYOR LEADS
ALASKA HIGHWAY LEGACY TOUR
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. MORE… January 16, 2004
MAYOR PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL
ALASKA HIGHWAY FORUM
Mayor Wayne Dahlen and Councilor Bud Powell were in Juneau, Alaska
this week to meet with Alaskan representatives about the proposed
development of a rail-link between Alaska and British Columbia
and to discuss the upcoming Alaska Highway International Forum
which will be hosted by the City of Dawson Creek on September 29,
2004. MORE…
January 16, 2004
MAYOR DAHLEN SPEAKS TO DELEGATES
AT RAIL CONFERENCE
Mayor Wayne Dahlen and Councilor Bud Powell traveled to Juneau,
Alaska this week to attend a major rail conference and discuss
with British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska officials, plans for constructing
a rail-link between Alaska and Northern British Columbia. In his
comments to delegates, Mayor Dahlen recognized the importance of
the new CN-BC Rail partnership and what it will mean for northeastern
British Columbia. The Mayor advised that “this new partnership
will be great for northern B.C. by providing an east-west corridor
for the shipment of grain to Prince Rupert. In addition, this new
partnership will provide the shortest and fastest routes for moving
northern resources to both southern U.S. and Mexican markets.” MORE…
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