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Upcoming PNWER events:
Feb 11 - Salem Capitol Visit
Registration for the
is open now!
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July 12-16, 2015
Big Sky, Montana
PNWER is hosting its 25th Annual Summit in Big Sky, Montana, July 12-16, 2015
Check out the SUMMIT HOMEPAGE in the coming weeks as registration will open up. Hotel information is already available, so don't forget to book early! Big Sky has a busy summer tourism season. The sooner you book, the better!
Mark your calendar, and plan to join us for what will be a very informative Summit.
About the Summit
Key issues discussed at the Summit will include:
- Energy
- Transportation
- Disaster Resilience
- Arctic Issues
- Agriculture and Livestock Health
- Workforce Development
- Tourism
- Natural Gas Vehicles
- Innovation
- Invasive Species
- Mining
- Border Issues
The PNWER Annual Summit also offers policy tours and networking activities highlighting the natural beauty of Big Sky and the innovative best practices of local industry.
Bring your whole family along for a memorable vacation, and join more than 600 business leaders, legislators and government leaders from PNWER's ten states, provinces and territories to address the major policy issues impacting the region.
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PNWER visits Juneau, Olympia, Boise, and Helena
We visit state capitals each year to share accomplishments of PNWER with our member jurisdictions, identify issues and concerns from legislators, and recruit LEHI and Delegate Council Members to take part in PNWER's many programs! Stay tuned this spring for our visits to the Canadian capitals.
Boise
We had a eventful visit with Lieutenant Governor Brad Little and Idaho State Legislative Leadership. Our delegation included our incoming PNWER president, Sen. Curt McKenzie, Idaho, joined by MLA Alana Delong from Alberta; David Kettles, Alberta Government; Matt Morrison, Director, PNWER; Brandon Hardenbrook, Deputy Director, PNWER; Megan Levy, Program Manager, PNWER; and Gloria Totoricagüena, Coordinator, PNWER Idaho Council
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The delegation met with leadership in both the Senate and House to discuss Idaho's priorities for PNWER in 2015. Here Sen. Curt McKenzie reviews the successes of 2014 with the President of the Senate, Sen. Brent Hill.
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The delegation's discussion topics with legislators included important topics such as the Columbia River Treaty Resolution, a presentation to the Senate transportation committee, and an update on PNWER's invasive species projects by Megan Levy. (Click here if you would like to view this PowerPoint).
The delegation also discussed the Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies workshop, which was hosted by PNWER in November and provided a regional discussion of current cyber threats and common challenges with managing complex data, personal information, and cyber systems
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Lt. Governor Brad Little met with the delegation to discuss priorities relating to cyber security, the Columbia River Treaty, and transportation.
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This successful capital visit gave legislators and government officials from the region a great opportunity to network and learn more about what is in store for Idaho during the upcoming legislative session.
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Juneau
The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) held a successful Capital Visit in Juneau on Jan. 22 and 23. Delegates attended several high-level meetings with Lt. Governor Byron Mallott and Alaska State Legislative Leadership.
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The PNWER delegation meets with Alaska State Legislative Leadership, including PNWER delegates Sen. Lesil McGuire and Rep. Bob Heron at the Joint House and Senate Committee on Arctic Affairs
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The Delegation included PNWER Vice President, Alana DeLong, MLA from Alberta, joined by Colin Smith, APEG-BC, Matt Morrison, PNWER Executive Director, David Kettles, Alberta Government, Samantha Paterson, Yukon Economic Development and Steve Myers, PNWER Program Manager.
 In the afternoon of Thursday, January 22nd, the delegation gave a testimony to a special joint House and Senate committee on Arctic affairs. The delegation also met with Senate and House leadership and attended Governor Bill Walker's state of the state address.
Olympia
The Olympia capital visit began on Jan. 28 in Olympia, Wash. The visiting delegation included Senator Curt McKenzie, Idaho, Incoming PNWER President; Cathy Olesen, MLA, Alberta; Dan Ashton, MLA, British Columbia, Premier's representative to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region; Sen. Arnie Roblan, Oregon; Sen. Cliff Larsen, Montana; David Davidson, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University; David Kettles, Director, US Relations, Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations; Matt Morrison, PNWER, Executive Director; Brandon Hardenbrook, PNWER, Deputy Director; Megan Levy, PNWER, Program Manager; Jennifer Grosman, PNWER, Program Coordinator
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In the morning of January 28th,
the PNWER delegation met with Washington Senator Kevin Ranker and Keith Philips, Energy Policy Adviser to Governor Jay Inslee. The meeting focused on regional energy issues and updates on Gov. Inslee's carbon proposal.
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During the legislator meet and greet lunch, Arnie Roblan explained the goals of PNWER for the next year and asked attendees to share their thoughts on the issues they felt could benefit from a regional perspective.
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From left, the Olympia delegation included: Sen. Cliff Larsen, MT; Matt Morrison, PNWER; Sen. Arnie Roblan, OR; and MLA Dan Ashton, BC. Senator Larsen made a special trip to Olympia to discuss the upcoming PNWER Summit in Big Sky, Montana and share suggestions on regional issues to highlight.
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Helena
PNWER also took a visiting delegation to Helena, Montana to discuss key issues in the region and the upcoming summit in Big Sky, Montana. The visiting delegation included: Alana DeLong, MLA from Alberta, PNWER Vice President; Colin Smith, APEG BC, PNWER Private Sector Chair; Shawna Argue, APEG Saskatchewan, Co-Chair of Workforce Committee; David Kettles, Director, US Relations, Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations; Matt Morrison, PNWER Executive Director; and Jennifer Grosman, PNWER Program Director.
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From left, the Helena delegation included: Sen. Cliff Larsen, MT; Matt Morrison, PNWER; Gov. Steve Bullock, MT; Shauna Argue, APEGS; Colin Smith, APEGBC; Meg O'Leary, MT Dept. of Commerce; and Dave Kettles, Alberta.
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PNWER met with Montana Legislative Leadership and Governor Steve Bullock to discuss potential policy tours and keynote speakers at the Big Sky Summit. This visit was also a wonderful opportunity to share regional issues and concerns that were brought up at previous capital visits to identify next steps and topics of discussion for our Summit in July.
These successful capital visits gave legislators and government officials from the region a great opportunity to network and learn more about what is in store for each state during the upcoming legislative session.
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