“It’s a Meaningful Conference to Participate in” Chief Sellars says

The Chief of Williams Lake First Nations is among those attending the BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George.

One of the reasons he’s there is with Drax shutting down and the Lake City being resource based, Willie Sellars said it’s a massive impact that we need to continue to lobby for these things not happen.

Sellars added there’s also another reason he’s at the Forum.

“I was standing side by side with our Mayor and Council of the City of Williams Lake and we are pushing for additional support from the province of BC. That’s a Municipal government and as a First Nation government holding each other up for the betterment of the region which is the Cariboo Chilcotin.”

Sellars said that being able to get that face time with Ministers to lobby on a number of different objectives are eventually going to lead to the betterment of Williams Lake and Williams Lake First Nation.

As the Forum continues in Prince George, Sellars said a big part of being there is networking, and to see the leaders of the Province, and all of the politicians that are in charge of helping make decisions, and really frame the future of our economy and the province all in one place.

“That’s where I really see the value here and you put on top of that all the different vendors and partners, and relationship opportunities with everybody in the same place, it becomes right away a meaningful conference to participate in. It’s one that I annually make time for, very stoked to be here and thankful for the BC Natural Resources Forum Group for organizing such a great event in Northern BC.”

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