Welcome to the Resources North Association Website

Resources North Association is a new society constituted by bringing together the Integrated Resource Management Partnership of Northern British Columbia (the “IRM Partnership”) and the former McGregor Model Forest Association (MMFA).  The Resources North Association was formally launched October 2, 2007 at the same time that the model forest program concludes its 15 year history.  Natural Resources Canada Minister Gary Lunn has committed $1.5 million through the Forest Communities Program over 5 years to Resources North, providing core funding intended to be matched from other sources such as industry and the Province.  For additional information, please view our News Release and Backgrounder.

The Vision for Resources North:

Resource-based rural communities and industries are equipped, empowered and motivated to be progressive, innovative and integrated to capitalize on the opportunities and challenges of a healthy and productive land base, and a changing and developing resource sector.

Mission Statement:

Building collaborative approaches for resource management and community stability and prosperity.

Resources North Works Towards Integration

The Resources North Association is implementing a program entitled Applying Community Needs to Managing the Land: An Integrated Landscape Management Partnership," funded over 5 years (2007-2012) by Natural Resources Canada’s Forest Communities Program.  The goal of this project is to create new direction, energy and tools to truly make Integrated Resource Management a way of doing business.  Resources North challenges its members to take a long-term, big picture approach to resource development.  For further details, please review our Strategic Plan (0.5MB pdf), the original Proposal (2MB pdf), and funding celebration news release.

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