The Economic Development Department promotes the community’s economic well-being while understanding that a socially and environmentally healthy community is vital to the local economy. Through clean energy planning and the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI), the Department strives to advance energy sovereignty in Telegraph Creek by protecting air, water, and land, supporting healthy homes, fostering energy independence, and creating economic resilience through local job opportunities and renewable energy development.
Service
– Planning, scheduling, and carrying out community Economic Development Program activities, including initial planning, feasibility determination, community involvement and acceptance, implementation with project timetables, reviews, and evaluation.
– Designing creative strategies to attract new business, entrepreneurs, and opportunities and to support existing businesses with growing, expanding, and providing substantial employment opportunities in the community.
Contact information:
Edward Van Mierlo | Economic Development Manager
Ec.dev@tahltan.ca | 1-250-235-3151