Fort Nelson First Nation to receive $1.2 million via Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships Program

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort Nelson First Nation’s Tu Deh-Kah (TDK) Geothermal project got a big $1.2 million hand from the federal government. While announcing the launch of the $5 billion Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation on February 21st, federal minister of natural resources Jonathan Wilkinson said Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) would receive $1.2 million via the government’s Indigenous Natural Resources Partnerships (INRP) Program. According to a press release, TDK is one of seven First Nations-led forestry and energy projects in B.C. to receive a combined $6.2 million through the INRP. FNFN will use the money to advance the TDK project, according to project coordinator and media specialist Andrea Warren. It will go toward gas well testing, environmental studies, engineering, permitting,…

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