Pidherny recreation site to get government funding for “forest impact transition”

PRINCE GEORGE — The B.C. government has announced they will double the funding for B.C.’s newest economic diversification program.

As a part of this funding, $165,000 dollars have been approved for the Pidherny recreation area for forest impact transition. The Government of B.C is investing double the funding, up to $66 million, this year for the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program.

This promotes economic diversification, clean-economy opportunities and infrastructure development in rural B.C and more than 200 projects have been approved.

Other communities in the North getting funding for approved projects include McBride, Dunster, Fort St. James, and Burns Lake.