Welcome to the Skeena-Nass

The Skeena-Nass Region is wealthy in forests and other natural resources. Historically, the forest economy has been based on the production and export of commodities. A series of boom-and-bust cycles over the past four decades has proven this to be an unsuccessful model in the region, and recent developments provincially are indicating that this model may be of concern elsewhere in BC.

It is time to review and recreate the basis of the resource economy in the Skeena-Nass. The combination of terrain, infrastructure, and available resources fibre in the Skeena-Nass makes this the area to pilot and test solutions. Solutions that work here will work anywhere in BC, and this is to the benefit of all British Columbians.

We’re about finding sustainable solutions for our resource economy. In the Skeena-Nass region, that means we have to try, and try again. We have to Rethink, Recreate, and Reinvent. We have to innovate.

And that’s why we’re the Skeena-Nass Centre for Innovation in Resource Economics.

Our acronym is SNCIRE, which our supporters affectionately pronounce as “sincere”.

Skeena-Nass

The geography of the Skeena-Nass region includes some of the most beautiful, rugged, and isolated land and water in the world.

The communities and peoples of the Skeena-Nass region are strong, resilient, and diverse.

The natural resources of the Skeena-Nass region are varied and abundant.

The Skeena-Nass region’s existing and potential transportation linkages and infrastructure is second to none.

Put these four assets together, and you have a region that has incredible potential for generating wealth … not just wealth in dollars and cents, but also the wealth of personal satisfaction, lifestyle maintenance, and cultural growth!