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Thank you all for taking part in this week’s celebration of business in the North, and in particular, the Northwest Territories.
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Thank you all for taking part in this week’s celebration of business in the North, and in particular, the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Speaker, the film sector offers extraordinary opportunities for NWT residents to share their stories, landscape, and talent across diverse audiences.
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and congratulations on the conclusion of what I understand has been productive information sharing, and celebration of Canada’s fur trade.
Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories has a centuries-long history in trapping and the fur trade.
Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in its Mandate to finalize and implement the Commercial Fisheries Revitalization Strategy.
Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in its Mandate to develop and implement an Agriculture Strategy to increase domestic food production, improve distribution networks for NWT-produced foods and to increase producer and supplier opportunities.
Mr. Speaker, it has been 25 years since Charles Fipke and his team discovered diamonds near Lac de Gras and brought the largest mineral rush in decades to our North.
This year, our diamond mines surpassed $50 billion in total mineral value produced in these 25 years.
Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in its Mandate to build partnerships to support, among other things, culturally-based tourism.
Yellowknife, le 2 juin 2016 — Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest s’associe au Service d’assistance canadienne aux organismes (SACO) pour offrir de nouvelles occasions de mentorat dans le secteur touristique.