Harry Backlin, 95, still works as a commercial realtor in Prince George. Over the last 49 years he has been an integral part of commercial and industrial development in the city.
He saw the potential for future growth in the City of Prince George when he moved here from Vancouver in 1975.
Mayor Simon Yu recently asked Backlin what businesses he was responsible for bringing to Prince George so he put them down on paper. “So I got started by snooping around and talking to people and made connections that introduced me to Mayor Harold Moffat, and when I met him I told him who I was and what I was doing,” Backlin said.Back in 1975 the city was marketing thousands of acres of property donated by the Province of B.C. for development opportunities including residential, commercial and industrial, Backlin added.
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