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Good morning and welcome, friends from the circumpolar Arctic, and thank you all for attending and taking part in this important industry forum today.
Newsroom
March 17, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
March 16, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 16, 2016) - Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, today announced funding for 13 projects for municipalities in the Northwest Territories under the Government of Canada’s Small Communities Fund.
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March 16, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 16, 2016) — World-class unconventional natural gas estimates in the Liard Basin were confirmed today by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), National Energy Board (NEB), Government of Yukon, and Government of British Columbia.
March 11, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 11, 2016) – The first recovery strategy for a threatened species in the Northwest Territories (NWT) was released this week.
March 11, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 11, 2016) — A packed house of delegates left an energetic presentation with new knowledge on how to supercharge community tourism offerings in the Northwest Territories (NWT) this week.
March 10, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 10, 2016) – Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod announced today that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking public input on the government’s fiscal strategy and budgets for the next two fiscal years.
March 10, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 10, 2016)—The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) today announced major modernization initiatives for the mining and exploration sector.
March 8, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Thank you for that generous introduction. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate your attention this afternoon as we talk about economic leadership in the Arctic Region — a region of increasing interest and importance for the energy sector.
March 7, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 7, 2016) With the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Nuuk, Greenland, underway, Northwest Territories (NWT) Youth Ambassador Katie Holtorf had the distinct honour of meeting His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Denmark.
March 7, 2016
News Releases
YELLOWKNIFE (March 7, 2016) – Alfred Moses, the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment has committed to a comprehensive review of the 2008 Directive on the Enrolment of Students in French First Language Education Programs before the end of the 2015-16 school year.