Two Alberta MLAs, comprising Lloydminster’s Garth Rowswell and Cypress-Medicine Hat’s Justin Wright are in Juneau, Alaska from Jan. 25 to 28 for meetings with Alaskan legislators and industry leaders as part of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) 2026 Capital Visits. Trade ContextIn 2024, trade between Alberta and PNWER’s U.S. member states (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington) was $21 billion. ​Trade specifically between Alberta and Alaska reached over $775 million in 2024. The leading trade items include:​Energy​Industrial machinery​Aviation and aircraft parts​Regional cooperation​PNWER, a non-partisan organization established in 1991, facilitates these meetings to coordinate policy and economic interests across 10 jurisdictions in the Pacific Northwest. That event will bring together delegates from across the Pacific Northwest to discuss shared interests in border security, resource management, and economic development.