The Many Facets of Mining: John Lafferty
Did you know that the Canadian mining industry directly employs more than 373,000 workers across the country in mineral extraction, smelting, fabrication and manufacturing, and indirectly employs an additional 190,000 in other related fields. Mining is also the largest private sector employer of Aboriginal people in Canada on a proportional basis. Here at ABQ we […]
The Many Facets of Mining: Freda Roberts
Did you know that the Canadian mining industry directly employs more than 373,000 workers across the country in mineral extraction, smelting, fabrication and manufacturing, and indirectly employs an additional 190,000 in other related fields? Mining is also the largest private sector employer of Aboriginal people in Canada on a proportional basis. Here at ABQ we […]
The Many Facets of Mining: Rita Denneron
Did you know that the Canadian mining industry directly employs more than 373,000 workers across the country in mineral extraction, smelting, fabrication and manufacturing, and indirectly employs an additional 190,000 in other related fields? Mining is also the largest private sector employer of Aboriginal people in Canada on a proportional basis. Here at ABQ we […]
Keeping Green Colonialists at Bay
Editor’s Note: This column is a condensed version of Senator Paterson’s speech delivered at the 20th annual Nunavut Mining Symposium in April of this year. Nunavut occupies 21 per cent of Canada’s total land mass and has 41 per cent of the country’s coastline, along which 25 of Nunavut’s communities are situated. All of our communities […]
Ground Turned on Next Yukon Mine
Ground Turned on Next Yukon Mine Some 50 people gathered in late August for the official ground turning ceremony at what will become the largest gold mine in the history of Yukon. Victoria Gold’s Dublin Gulch property will soon be home to the Eagle Mine, an open-pit gold mine about 85 kilometres north of Mayo. […]
Northern Premiers Meet in Yk
Northern Premiers Meet in Yk The Premiers of Canada’s three Northern territories ended the summer with a meeting in Yellowknife where they discussed ensuring Northerners have increasing opportunities including good jobs close to home in sustainable communities. The three men spoke at length about Indigenous cooperation and their support for reconciliation and partnership. “As the […]
CanNor Helps Inuvialuit Assess Gas
CanNor Helps Inuvialuit Assess Gas Navdeep Bains, Minister responsible for CanNor, recently announced an investment to support a feasibility study of natural gas development in the Beaufort Delta region of the Northwest Territories. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is leading this project. This Indigenous-owned corporation seeks to lower living costs for local residents and businesses […]
Territory Eyes Trade Corridor Fund
Territory Eyes Trade Corridor Fund Marc Garneau, federal Minister of Transport, recently highlighted the importance of transportation for people living in the North during his trip to Yellowknife. The Minister emphasized the need to address transportation challenges, such as accessibility to markets, difficult terrain and climate conditions and the high cost of construction along Canada’s […]
Potash Potential
Over the last nine years, the Muskowekwan First Nation, 140 kilometres northeast of Regina, Sask., has been hatching a plan to create dozens of businesses, hundreds of jobs and an enormous amount of wealth. Just as the Fort McKay First Nation in Alberta is surrounded by vast quantities of oil, Muskowekwan is surrounded by vast […]
Profile: Small’s Expediting & General Services
Hauling food, equipment and people to the many remote work sites around Yukon takes rugged persistence. Keeping customers happy with your service takes an aim to please.These are the qualities that Small’s Expediting & General Services fosters in its employees according to operations manager Stuart Murray.“We take a lot of pride in getting things done […]
