Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

NTE Discovery Park Ltd. / Zach Authier, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: NTE Discovery Park Ltd.
Lobbyist name: Zach Authier, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-02-13
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10615-5818

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 1 of 1 (2025-02-13 to present)

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Lobbying to promote the land use planning and development activities of Discovery Park and seeking provincial government support in dealing with materials from an old mill demolition. Seeking collaboration with provincial government to realize sustainable revenue generation on site that will enable further investment, jobs and regional economic development opportunities.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Energy and Climate Solutions
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Contact Information

NTE Discovery Park Ltd.

Address:
4405 North Island Hwy
Campbell River, BC V9W 5C9
Canada

Telephone number: 250-287-5200
Website: https://www.nt-energy.com/project/discovery-industrial-park-canada/

Description of Business Activities

Discovery Park is located at Campbell River on northeast coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. the 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) multi-use site was a former pulp mill. NTE is now looking at redeveloping this site into a multi use industrial development park but needs the assistance of the Province of BC in order to do so.

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

No government funding was requested or received within the preceding 12 months.

Coalition Members Information

NTE Discovery Park Ltd. is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

NTE Maple Holdings Ltd.
- 4405 North Island Highway
  Campbell River, BC V9W 5C9
  Canada

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

NTE Discovery Park Ltd.
- Suite 1700, Park Place 666 Burrard Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8
  Canada

Zach Authier | Has not held any “former public office holder” positions in BC, as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act

Business address:
730 View St
Suite 740
Victoria, BC V8W 3Y7
Canada

Telephone number: 236-464-4199

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
State of Ethical Principles	https://www.publicaffairs.ca/who-we-are/ethical-principles	Public Affairs Association of Canada 1 Young Street, Suite 1801 Toronto ON M5E 1W7 Canada 416-214-7837 paac@wildapricot.org

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Details of the political, sponsorship or recall contributions can be found at the Financial Reports and Political Contributions System (FRPC) website.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Global Public Affairs

Address:
730 View St
Suite 740
Victoria, BC V8W 3Y7
Canada

Telephone number: 236-464-4199

NTE Discovery Park Ltd.

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
NTE Discovery Park Ltd.	2025-02-13	current

NTE Discovery Park Ltd.

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Zach Authier, Global Public Affairs (Consultant Lobbyist)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

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NTE Discovery Park Ltd.
Consultant Lobbyist: Zach Authier

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Farid Azar, Chief of Staff | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Robert Wood, Project Director | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Cailin Bain-Glenn, Senior Manager Investor Services | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Eugene Tseng, Director of Strategic Priorities and Projects | Energy and Climate Solutions
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-20
Posted date: 2025-03-10
Lobbying Activity number: 5818-40109 (amended from 5818-40039) View Lobbying Activity Report

Zach Authier, Global Public Affairs (Consultant Lobbyist)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-1 of 1

NTE Discovery Park Ltd.
Consultant Lobbyist: Zach Authier

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Farid Azar, Chief of Staff | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Robert Wood, Project Director | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Cailin Bain-Glenn, Senior Manager Investor Services | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Eugene Tseng, Director of Strategic Priorities and Projects | Energy and Climate Solutions
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-20
Posted date: 2025-03-10
Lobbying Activity number: 5818-40109 (amended from 5818-40039) View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-01-27

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

NTE Discovery Park Ltd. / Zach Authier, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 1 (2025-02-13 to present)

Version 1 of 1 (2025-02-13 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address