PNWER Annual Report Part 1A.Pub
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2005 British Alaska Montana Washington Columbia Alberta Idaho Oregon Yukon 2005 Work Plan 2005 PNWER Leadership Honorable Rob Renner Glenn Anderson Dean Hassard George Eskridge Fred Dyson Barry Penner Jeff Morris PNWER President PNWER Vice President, PNWER Vice President, 2nd Vice President Past President Past President Past President AB Representative, WA MLA, YK Representative, ID Senator, AK MLA, BC Representative, WA PNWER Delegate Council 2004-2005 PNWER Leadership Rob Renner, Minister of Municipal British Columbia Oregon Affairs, AB - President, Premier Gordon Campbell Governor Ted Kulongoski President: Representative Glenn Anderson, WA Barry Penner, MLA Senator Margaret Carter Honorable Rob Renner, AB Vice President U.S. Bill Belsey, MLA Senator David Nelson Dean Hassard, MLA, YK Bill Bennett, MLA Representative Tom Butler Vice President US: Vice President, Canada Reni Masi, MLA Representative Gary Hansen Rep. Glenn Anderson, WA Representative George Eskridge, ID Alternates: 2nd Vice President, U.S. Senator Frank Shields Vice President Canada: Idaho Senator Frank Morse Dean Hassard, MLA, YK Governor Dirk Kempthorne Representative Vicki Berger Alaska Representative Max Black Representative Mike Schaufler 2nd Vice President: Governor Frank Murkowski Representative George Eskridge Rep. George Eskridge, ID Senator Fred Dyson Representative Mary Lou Shepherd Senator Donny Olson Washington Senator Monty Pearce Representative Lesil McGuire Governor Christine Gregoire Immediate Past President: Senator Clint Stennett Representative Ethan Berkowitz Senator Paull Shin Senator Fred Dyson, AK Alternates: Alternates: Representative Brian Sullivan Representative Kathy Skippen Past President: Representative Beth Kerttula Representative Glenn Anderson Barry Penner, MLA, BC Senator Ralph Seekins Senator Cheryl Pflug Alternates: Past President: Montana Senator Tim Sheldon Representative Deb Wallace Rep. Jeff Morris, WA Alberta Governor Brian Schweitzer Premier Ralph Klein Senator Aubyn Curtiss Representative Doug Ericksen Past President: Hon. Halvar Jonson Senator Glenn Roush Rep. Max Black, ID Hon. David Coutts Representative Kim Gillan Yukon Territory Hon. Rob Renner Alternates: Premier Dennis Fentie Senator Aubyn Curtiss, MT Debby Carlson, MLA Senator Bob Keenan Dean Hassard, MLA Richard Marz, MLA Senator Jeff Mangan Senator Cheryl Pflug, WA *Some delegates have not yet been chosen or confirmed as of this printing Senator Alan Bluechel WA (Retired) PNWER Private Sector Board 2005 Hon. David Coutts, AB Canadian Co-Chair: Neil Windsor, APEGGA—US Co-Chair: Jan Romerdahl, US Bank Representative Lesil McGuire, Alaska Montana AK Haley Beaudry, Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Bruce Carr, Alaska Rail Road Don Dalik Alberta Oregon Fasken Martineau & DuMoulin, LLP Neil Windsor, APEGGA James Baumgartner, Black Helterline, LLP Greg Moffatt, TransCanada Pipelines Charles Hall, INOVXCO Neil Windsor Tim Boston, EPCOR Tom Lowles, Key Bank APEGGA John Makaryshyn, Telus Capt. James Townley Jr., Columbia River Steamship Operators Tim Schultz, AB Society of Engineering Technologists Jan Romerdahl Washington US Bank British Columbia Cathy Brightwell, AT&T Don Dalik, Fasken, Martineau & DuMoulin, LLP Jan Romerdahl, US Bank Executive Director: Sarah McCullough, West Coast Energy Chris Parsons, Boeing Matt Morrison Bob Skene, WCG International William Kidd, BP Kevin Hyde, Keen Engineering Co., Ltd. Paul Day, DMJM H+N *Partial List Alternates: Idaho W. Mike Tracy, PSE Dean Haagenson, Contractors Northwest Greg Boos, Chang & Boos Evan Hayes, Idaho Grain Producers Bob Sailer, Judd & Sailer, PLLC Dar Olberding, Idaho Grain Producers Mark Falconer, Hewlett Packard Yukon To be designated 2005 PNWER Work Plan Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Yukon (PNWER) Work Plan Message From The President Honourable Rob Renner, Alberta the region and by a private sector leader. We would wel- We would like to invite you to the Pacific North- come your active participation in any of the working West Economic Region’s (PNWER) 15th Annual groups. That participation includes input into the agenda Summit this year in Seattle, WA, July 14-18, of the meeting and could include a role in the leadership 2005. Your participation will provide vital as- of a working group. sistance to PNWER’s efforts to improve understanding, growth and cooperation across the entire PNWER region. A full agenda for this year’s summit and a description of PNWER’s many interesting work areas can be found online PNWER is a statutory public/private partnership created in at www.pnwer.org. As you are a leader of our regional 1991 by the legislatures of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, business community, and PNWER represents the elected Montana, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia & officials from your community and others, we hope that Alberta, and the Yukon Territory. All legislators in the region you will join us. It is a great opportunity for you to learn are members of PNWER. It is a forum to promote bi-lateral co- more about PNWER, make your voice heard on policy, and operation in the Northwest region with a non-partisan agenda work directly with our elected officials, from the US and of networking and problem-solving. Canada here in the pacific northwest. The major area of focus for PNWER is economic development. Sincerely, The PNWER Private Sector Council, including some of the lead- ing companies in the northwest, helps elected officials under- stand and work with business on policy and legislation. If your company has customers in our region, PNWER is a great forum for resolving problems and promoting business policy directly Rob Renner, with legislators. There are 14 working groups on various top- Minister of Municipal Affairs, Alberta ics within PNWER, and it is very likely that you will find state PNWER President representatives and provincial MLAs at our meetings with simi- lar interests to yours. Each PNWER working group is co-chaired by a legislator from PNWER Vision and Mission PNWER Vision • PNWER is the pre-eminent bi-national regional advocacy group for state/provincial regional issues. PNWER Mission • To increase the economic well-being and quality of life for all citizens of the region. • To coordinate provincial and state policies throughout the region; to identify and promote "models of success;" and to serve as a conduit to exchange information. PNWER Mission Statement Goals • Promote greater regional collaboration • Enhance the competitiveness of the region in both domestic and international markets • Leverage regional influence in Ottawa and Washington D.C. • Achieve continued economic growth while maintaining the region’s natural beauty and environment Page 4 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Work Plan PNWER Profile The Pacific NorthWest greater regional economic development Economic Region cooperation by commissions, industry (PNWER) is a statutory, government and associations and public/private business to enhance similar entities may join partnership composed the region’s global PNWER by paying dues of legislators, competitiveness, while on a sliding scale governments, and striving to maintain determined by their businesses in the PNWER works to enhance the re- and/or improve the size. The general gion's global competitiveness, Northwest states of environment. If it were membership of PNWER while striving to maintain or im- Alaska, Idaho, Montana, a nation, PNWER would meets once a year at prove the environment Oregon and Washington rank 10th among the our Annual Summit. and the Western world’s leading Canadian provinces of industrial economies, For more information British Columbia, with a combined on PNWER or the Alberta, and the Yukon population of more than Annual Summitt please “If it were a nation, Territory. 19 million and an visit www.pnwer.org PNWER would rank annual gross regional PNWER is the only product of over $697 10th among the regional planning and billion (USD). world's leading facilitation organization industrial economies, set up in statute by the All state and provincial with a combined border states and legislators in the region population of more provinces to deal with are members of transboundary policy and than 19 million and PNWER, as are the planning in the Pacific Governors and an annual gross Northwest. Established Premiers. In addition, regional product of by the state and private sector over $697 billion." provincial legislators in members, counties, 1991, PNWER promotes PNWER Working Groups • Agriculture • Transportation • Trade & Economic Development • Energy • High Tech • Homeland • Renewable Energy • Environment Security • Forestry • Border Issues • Workforce Development • Tourism • Sustainable Development • Healthcare 2005 PNWER Work Plan Page 5 Thanks to PNWER’s 2003-2004 Sponsors: • Province of B.C Ministry of Energy & PNWER Benefits To Business Mines • TransCanada • PNWER gives business the reach of a cross border region-wide • Johnson & Johnson network of private and government officials. • Ministry of Small Business and • You will make important business connections with targeted Economic audiences at several events every year. Development • Conoco Phillips • PNWER is the gateway to hundreds of regional economic devel- • Enbridge • ENCANA opment resources. • British Columbia • Transmission PNWER provides excellent opportunities to expand business Corporation contacts. • Le Master & Daniels • Horizon Air • The PNWER private sector council allows business