BC Hydro Business-to-Business Networking Sessions

The BC Chamber of Commerce and BC Hydro are holding business-to-business networking sessions in northern B.C. in late January and early February 2016. The sessions will provide an opportunity for businesses from local, regional and Aboriginal communities to meet with Peace River Hydro Partners, the main civil works contractor for the Site C Clean Energy Project. Peace River Hydro Partners is a partnership between ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada Inc., Petrowest Corporation and Samsung C&T Canada Ltd.

Registration is required for the business networking sessions. Attendees can register at bcchamber.org/events Please register for one session per business as the same contractor representatives will be present at each session in each community.

The business networking sessions will take place in the communities listed below. Business representatives from the Peace River Hydro Partners team will also be available in Tumbler Ridge, Hudson’s Hope, Mackenzie and Fort Nelson as part of the job fairs that will be scheduled in late February and March.

Business Networking Session Schedule
Community	Date	Times	Location
Fort St. John	Monday, January 25	Session one: 10:00am – 12:30pm Session two: 5:00pm – 7:30pm	Ralph Pomeroy Room Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road
Dawson Creek	Tuesday, January 26	Session one: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Session two: 5:00pm – 7:30pm	George Dawson Inn 11705 8th Street
Chetwynd	Wednesday, January 27	Session: 5:00pm – 7:30pm	Cottonwood Room Chetwynd & District Rec Centre 4552 North Access Road
Prince George	Tuesday, February 2	Session one: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Session two: 5:00pm – 7:30pm	Ballroom Coast Inn of the North 770 Brunswick Street
Quesnel	Wednesday, February 3	Session one: 1:30pm – 4:00pm Session two: 5:00pm – 7:30pm	Main Hall Quesnel Senior Centre 461 Carson Avenue

Upcoming Job Fairs – February/March 2016
BC Hydro and Peace River Hydro Partners are hosting or participating in job fairs in late February and early March in the communities of Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope, Prince George, Quesnel, Fort Nelson and Mackenzie. The job fairs will provide an opportunity for job seekers to meet with Peace River Hydro Partners and other Site C contractors. The dates and times for these events will be advertised shortly.

Please visit the Site C project website for more information at: sitecproject.com.

BC Hydro would like to thank the BC Chamber of Commerce and the local chambers of commerce for their support.