The current Mayor of Terrace, Dave Pernarowski, to lead PR Associates' northern British Columbia expansion. VANCOUVER, March 4, 2014 /CNW/ - PR Assoc
The current Mayor of Terrace, Dave Pernarowski, to lead PR Associates' northern British Columbia expansion.
VANCOUVER, March 4, 2014 /CNW/ - PR Associates, one of Canada's largest natural resource public relations firms, opened an office in Terrace, British Columbia today to better serve its existing and expanding client base across northern British Columbia.
Dave Pernarowski, the current Mayor of Terrace, has been hired to lead PR Associates' northern British Columbia expansion.
"The Northern regions of the province are the economic powerhouses for the next generation of British Columbians. We pride ourselves on our work in the communities where our business is generated. Now with the addition of an office in Terrace, led by Dave Pernarowski, PR Associates is better positioned to respond to the needs of the natural resource sector and local companies' economic development," says Robert Simpson, President and CEO of PR Associates.
For the past decade, PR Associates has helped companies, government, communities, and Treaty and First Nations communicate with each other to gain public acceptance for responsible resource and energy development in northern British Columbia.
"Dave is an asset for PR Associates. As the mayor of Terrace, he understands the challenges and opportunities from resource development for municipalities, communities, and Treaty and First Nations in northern communities. He embodies our organization's commitment to socially responsible natural resource development," says Mr. Simpson.
"I am pleased to be a member of the PR Associates' team. The values of this organization closely align with mine by helping responsible companies communicate the social and economic benefits of their projects. It is a priority for me to ensure local people and companies in northern British Columbia benefit from the natural resource sector. I look forward to working with PR Associates to pursue my commitment to our communities and the responsible development of our economy," says Dave Pernarowski, Manager, PR Associates.
About PR Associates
PR Associates is Canada's premier natural resource—mining, forestry, energy, oil and gas, transportation, and pipeline—public relations firm. Through communication, we create cooperation between organizations, stakeholders, and rights holders. We help people understand the benefits of the natural resource sector and accept good projects by providing government and regulatory affairs, indigenous and rights-holder affairs, corporate and stakeholder communication, public consultation and engagement, issues and emergency response communication, media engagement, executive training, and public opinion research.
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