{"id":98690,"date":"2025-06-20T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=98690"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:11:17","slug":"shaping-the-peace-news-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=98690","title":{"rendered":"Resource Works launches \u201cShaping the Peace\u201d report spotlighting Northeast BC, the first in new shared Prosperity Series\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Resource Works Society today released Shaping the Peace: Balancing Energy, Environment, and Reconciliation in Northeast BC<\/em>, the inaugural study in its new Shared Prosperity<\/em> series profiling key regions that power British Columbia\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on six months of field work, dozens of community interviews, and original data analysis, the report confirms that a region with less than one percent of the province\u2019s population supplies virtually all of BC\u2019s natural gas, more than thirty percent of its hydroelectricity, and a growing share of its renewable power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The web report and <\/a>PDF<\/a> report are<\/a> <\/a>available online now.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBC\u2019s economic independence quite literally runs through the northeast,\u201d said Margareta Dovgal, Managing Director of Resource Works and report co-author. \u201cIgnoring that reality weakens the province, undercuts reconciliation, and leaves climate goals unfunded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rawie Elnur, Lead Author and Research Manager, added: \u201cSpending only a handful of days in Northeast B.C. showed me how quickly assumptions fall away when you listen to people who live and work there. This study captures that perspective and invites readers to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart Muir, President and CEO of Resource Works, said that \u201cWithout the Peace Region there is no credible path to a low-carbon, high-prosperity future for British Columbia. Producer regions carry the heaviest burdens; they deserve policies that match their contribution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamber of Commerce backs the study<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs someone who lives and works in Northeast BC, I see every day how deeply our communities contribute to this province \u2014 through our energy, our agriculture, and our people. Shaping the Peace<\/em> reflects the lived experiences of our region and offers real, practical solutions. We support its call for policies that respect our realities, invest in our future, and ensure local voices are part of the path forward. This report gives us hope that balance is possible \u2014 between growth, environment, and reconciliation,\u201d said Tiffany Hetenyi, Executive Director of the Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human stories at the centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award-winning communicator Julie Rogers, APR gathered frontline perspectives that ground the analysis in lived reality. A veteran of twenty years in municipal communications across the northeast, Rogers translated technical findings into plain-language narratives featured throughout the publication. She profiled local residents Valerie Askoty, Tim and Charlie Hartnell, Moira Green, Edward Stanford, and Amy Fraser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Key recommendations<\/p>\n\n\n\n