Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.), joined by Wally Schumann, GNWT Minister of Infrastructure and Industry, Tourism and Investment, announced the Government of Canada is investing $5.1M in two projects that will support resource development in the Slave Geological Province. Funding will go towards the planning of an all-season access corridor into the … Read more
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), is supporting a two-year technical and feasibility work on developing a hydroelectric-fibreoptic link which would connect communities in the Kivalliq region to Northern Manitoba. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Yvonne Jones (Labrador, Nfld.) announce dover over $1.6 … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced the Government of Canada is investing almost $250,000 in three innovative and forward-looking tourism projects. Funding will go towards a variety of tourism activities including the installation of interactive wayfinding maps across Yellowknife, affordable adventure travel and an expanded winter festival. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-1710.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $216,000 to assist with the development of tools to update Nunavut’s Hunters and Trappers Organizations governance system. The funding will support the development of training material dedicated to HTOs on the Nunavut Inuit Wildlife Secretariat’s website. The full release … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced the launch of an engagement process through online consultation as well as in-person roundtables. The Pan-Territorial Growth Strategy will work in alignment with the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, and will contribute to the implementation of the economic elements of the Framework in the three territories over a … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced the Government of Canada is investing over $734,000 in two projects in the Beaufort Delta region. Part of the investment will go to the Nihat Corporation, which will purchase and install two photo-voltaic arrays at a hotel and supermarket in Inuvik. CanNor is also investing in Aurora College for the creation of an … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $300,000 in a three-year pilot program intended to increase capacity and job creation for Yellowknives Dene First Nation members. Funding will go to the Det’on Cho Corporation. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-1710.
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced the Government of Canada is investing $230,000 to develop a large open concept pavilion in Hay River. The funding will be used to construct a permanent multi-season facility for the Fisherman’s Wharf market. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-1710.
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced the government is investing more than $786,000 in four projects in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region. The funding will support: The Turaarvik Co-op Hotel in Rankin Inlet The Pitsiulak Co-op Retail and Hotel in Chesterfield Inlet; and The Issatik Co-op Hotel in Whale Cove The full … Read more
Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon) announced the Government of Canada, through the Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development program, has invested over $900,000 in supporting the innovation ecosystem in Yukon. This funding will go to Yukonstruct for the completion of the NorthLight Innovation building that merges Yukonstruct’s existing collaboration centres under one roof. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-2849.
