Northern Regional Energy Dialogues
The Northern Regional Energy Dialogues project supports energy transformation across northern B.C. by working directly with communities and First Nations to identify local energy needs, challenges and opportunities.
Through conversations and regional dialogues, the project is helping amplify northern voices, encourage peer learning and build collecive action. As the work continues, it will strengthen partnerships and support locally driven research and capacity-building initiatives.
The goal is to ensure that future energy policies and programs reflect the priorities of rural, remote and Indigenous communities - supporting a more equitable, sustainable and locally informed energy future in the north.
Major Milestones
- Community dialogues begin (Jan 2025)
- NRED joinds NorthCan Forum as a presenting partner (April 2025)
- Regional dialogues begin (March 2025)
- Early dialogue results shared at the BC Studies Conference (May 2025)
- Project stage 2 begins (est. Jan 2026)
People
- Dr. Tamara Krawchenko, Co-Primary Investigator (UVic)
- Dr. Karena (Kara) Shaw, Co-Primary Investigator (UVic)
- Dr. Sinead Early, Co-Primary Investigator (UNBC)
- Katherine Pearce, Collaborator (Community Energy Association)
- Aleah Jordan, Community Coordinator
- Sarah Korn, Comunity Coordinator and MA researcher
- Meg MacDonald, MA researcher
- Sara Chitsaz, PhD researcher