As the new decade dawns on the NWT, a new government has taken the reins

As the new decade dawns on the NWT, a new government has taken the reins of the territory following an historic election that saw residents elect an Assembly of representatives with virtual gender parity. Part of that new leadership team is Minister Katrina Nokleby who is now the minister responsible for the departments of Industry, […]

Inspiring Young Minds

by Bill Braden It’s like candy store stocked with hi-tech treats, and the kids are loving it. In the spacious meeting room at Denesoline Corporation’s office in Lutsel K’e, a dozen pre-teen youngsters are clamouring for a turn at an amazing collection of cutting-edge gadgets: virtual reality games, 3D printers, drone aircraft and laptop computers […]

Renewable Resources

by Beverly Cramp From the age of six, Boyd Warner spent his summers at the Bathurst Inlet eco-tourism lodge his parents established in 1969, which went on to become a well-known destination for nature lovers. Here, he developed lifelong friendships with the Kapolak brothers, his best friend being Sam Kapolak who was closest in age […]

Renewable Resources

By Graham Chandler On May 24, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) together with the National Indigenous Fisheries Institute announced the completion of a two-year review of the federal government’s Indigenous fisheries programs. The far-reaching study was pan-Canadian in scope and resulted in the overhaul of old, and establishment of new, programs encompassing every region of […]

Resource Developers

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (formerly known as the Pic Mobert First Nation) is an Ojibwe community of about 1,000 members with two land bases, Pic Mobert South and Pic Mobert North, which lie off Highway 17, near White River, Ontario. Twenty-five years ago, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg found itself surrounded by thriving industries in the mining and forestry industries but […]

Renewable Resources

“The introduction of revenue sharing is more or less inevitable” By John Curran T he year was 2011. Stephan Harper, armed with a shiny new majority government, proclaimed new pipelines would get built to tidewater. Nope. Fast forward to 2015 and Justin Trudeau’s sunny ways promised to end Alberta’s energy bottleneck blues. He may have […]

Resources

THE MACRO VIEW The NWT’s diamond mines have driven the regional economy for years and supported many businesses and Indigenous-owned development corporations. With the mines winding down, what comes next? By Michael Ganley The first diamond mine in the NWT, Ekati, began production 21 years ago. Since then, the diamond industry has contributed $19.3 billion […]

Q&A

ABQ Chats with the NWT’s Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister of Infrastructure By John Curran When it comes to monetizing resources in the NWT, the buck really does stop with Wally Schumann, perhaps doubly so. As the NWT’s Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and its Minister of Infrastructure not only is […]

News & Notes – South of 60º

Crown-Métis Relationship ‘Model of Reconciliation’ Ottawa, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his third annual participation in the Crown-Metis Summit to highlight how important the relationship has grown to be over the years. “I really want to put forward this relationship as the model of what reconciliation can be,” stated Trudeau. During the Summit, […]

News & Notes – North of 60º

Agnico Opens 2nd Nunavut Gold Mine Rankin Inlet, NU – Agnico Eagle Mines officially achieved commercial production at its new Meliadine mine near hear in the late spring of this year. The Meliadine project was acquired in July 2010 and is Agnico Eagle’s largest gold deposit in terms of mineral resources. The Company owns 100 per […]

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