Minister Schumann delivered the following remakrs this morning at an event held during PDAC. 

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On behalf of the Premier and Government of the Northwest Territories, I’d like to thank you for inviting me to speak to you this morning.

Attending events like PDAC is important for our government. It provides an opportunity for us to showcase the Northwest Territories, promote the importance of mining and the benefits mining brings to the residents of the Northwest Territories, industry players, and Canada.

En fin de semaine, le ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement, Wally Schumann, qui est également ministre de l’Infrastructure, se rendra à Toronto en compagnie de représentants du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) pour assister au colloque annuel de l’Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs (ACPE). Le colloque, qui se déroulera du 3 au 6 mars, est l’un des principaux rassemblements internationaux de l’industrie minière.

Mr. Speaker, our world-class tourism industry offers the greatest opportunity we have to grow diversity in our economy.

As we approach April 1^st, the budget proposed for the next year fiscal year reflects this.  It contains nearly $6.3 million in contributions and program funding to support our tourism industry; an increase of $800 thousand dollars from 2018-2019. 

Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories has world-class mineral potential that could bring economic benefits to the residents of the Northwest Territories, industry players, and Canada.

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories recognizes the need to advance the territorial vision of land and resource management in accordance with the Land Use and Sustainability Framework and we have made a mandate commitment to evolve our legislative, regulatory and policy systems by developing and proposing a variety of Acts including a Mineral Resources Act.

Le ministre de l’Infrastructure et de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement, Wally Schumann, a publié aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante au sujet de la participation du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord‑Ouest (GTNO) à la conférence Roundup de l’AME, qui a eu lieu la semaine dernière à Vancouver :

Dans la foulée du redressement du marché du tungstène et de ses excellentes perspectives de croissance, le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) et le gouvernement du Canada travailleront ensemble à la vente de la mine Cantung et du gisement de Mactung.

Le ministre de l'Industrie, du Tourisme et de l'Investissement a fait cette annonce lors de la conférence annuelle de l'Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) à Toronto, à l'occasion de la conférence des TN-O. Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique.

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Good Morning and thank you to those of who you have joined us this morning.

The message this morning is that Northerners support the responsible development of our resources. Mining has played a large part in the history of the Northwest Territories and our residents know how vital this sector has been, and will continue to be in our territory.

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Good morning everyone.

Before I begin, I would first like to acknowledge that we all have the privilege of attending AME Roundup on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and  tSLAY-wah-tooth First Nations.

Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord‑Ouest (GTNO) et Fortune Minerals ont signé ce matin un accord socioéconomique dans le cadre de la conférence Roundup de l’AME, à Vancouver.