Harvesters and trappers are now able to capitalize on the demand for beaver castors in the global market.
Under the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur program, trappers can be advanced $65 for each pound of dried beaver castors, or approximately eight dried castors.
If the castors sell for more at auction, the trapper will receive the proceeds as well as a prime fur bonus.
Minister R.J. Simpson today announced that Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell will be appointed president of Aurora College, effective April 4, 2022.
Dr. Vardy Dell has been with Aurora College since 2019 and has served in the roles of senior advisor to the president/interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning as well as vice president of Education and Training. Dr. Vardy Dell brings a wealth of experience in the fields of health sciences and post secondary leadership to her new role.
Effective today, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Extended Health Benefits Policy has been amended to include an appeal process. An appeal process is critical to ensuring decisions are made fairly, and the Policy is applied consistently. Transparency plays an important role in being accountable to the public in the delivery of publicly-funded programs. This includes EHB applications.
The Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly have approved the Main Estimates for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Initially presented on February 22, the Main Estimates proposed to spend $2.1 billion on programs and services in 2022-23. Over the past several weeks, Ministers and senior officials presented the individual budgets for each GNWT department and agency in the Legislative Assembly.
As the territory positions itself to meet the energy and mineral needs of the future, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Caroline Wawzonek, spoke at the 21st annual Arctic Energy & Resource Symposium in Calgary, highlighting the GNWT’s work towards attracting environmental, social and governance (ESG) conscious investors and project developers.
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This would have been my first opportunity to attend this annual event.
I understand the scope of the conference has been expanded this year - beyond arctic oil and gas - to include the broader energy and resource potential of Canada’s North.
This wider focus is one more-closely matched to the true potential of today’s Northwest Territories and I am pleased to be able to offer some comments this morning.
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Mr. Speaker, the past two years have been a difficult time for us all as we endured the challenges associated with a world-wide pandemic. We now face a period of economic uncertainty, due in part to the war in Ukraine and its global implications on the availability of, and cost of, goods and services.
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Mr. Speaker, education is very valuable and important in creating long-term success for our residents. To address ongoing shortages of qualified trade workers in NWT communities, the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is committed to supporting training for apprentices.
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As announced previously by Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green, the Public Health Emergency and associated public health orders will be lifted on Friday, April 1st at 12:00 a.m.
Throughout the pandemic, the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has implemented legally binding measures to protect residents of the NWT from COVID-19 and to swiftly respond to the evolving needs of the health care system. On April 1st, these measures will shift to recommendations and residents will make choices based on their own risk assessment.
