YO! News April 2, 2015
KEDC update k’awat’si Economic Development General Partner Corporation (KEDC) is up and running. With the launch of our new website, the announcement of a new fish and seafood cold storage facility, the start of family meetings and our upcoming hotel project, we’re excited to say that we’re on the move. Our website launched this week. It provides information about our projects and developments in the community. You can check it out here: http://kedc.ca/. We are excited to announce that we are constructing a new fish and seafood cold storage facility in Port Hardy at the Old Mall site. The 2.2 million pound capacity facility will be built by the k’awat’si Construction Company and is set to begin operations in time for the summer sport fishing season. KEDC has created an agreement with successful local fish processors Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc, to provide key seafood services under lease at the site. Further, Keltic Seafoods has committed to being one of the new facilities’ first committed customers. We will start meeting with community members shortly. We want to talk to you about KEDC, how it’s structured and its vision. We also want to find out what’s most important to you as we move forward. KEDC is also undertaking the renovation of the Port Hardy Inn. We’ll be working with Mizare Hospitality to renew the property and transform it into the region’s premier, First PAGE 1
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Nations owned, operated and themed fourstar destination hotel. It will offer high-end amenities and services for North Island visitors and residents. Finally, congratulations to our community survey winner, Mary McDougall, who has won flights to Vancouver and tickets to a Canucks game. Many thanks to everyone who participated in the surveys, we really appreciate the feedback. We look forward to our upcoming projects that partner with community members and stakeholders to foster economic prosperity in the region.