On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced the renewal of the Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development for $40 million over two years. The full release is available online.
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $840,000 in funding to the Pan North Consortium tourism marketing. CanNor will also contribute $1,831,603 to Nunavut Tourism’s sector development, with Employment and Social Development Canada contributing $25,000. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Conservative MP Ryan Leef (Yukon) announced an investment to support northern communities to become more self-sufficient and sustainable while improving the availability of locally grown food in Yukon. This investment will see experts hired to conduct research on greenhouses in the following Yukon communities: Dawson City, Faro, Ross River, and Carcross. This research will result in feasibility studies, business … Read more
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $2,100,000 in funding for the Arctic Research Foundation to acquire six mobile science laboratories in the communities of Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven, and in the Queen Maud Gulf area to focus on fisheries and marine sciences, geosciences, and archeology … Read more
Conservative MP Ryan Leef (Yukon) announced an investment to establish the Old Crow co-op retail store. The fly-in community’s only grocery and retail store closed in November 2014. The Old Crow Retail Co-operative Limited will operate from a recently constructed building purchased from the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, providing much-needed local retail services to the community. Celebrating its … Read more
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $28,952 in funding for the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq to revive its eiderdown industry. Nunavut Minister of Economic Development and Transportation Monica Ell was also on hand for the announcement. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441. On behalf of Minister of the Canadian Northern … Read more
Minister for the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced an investment of $200,800 to support the continued development of Nunavut’s arts and craft sector. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
On behalf of Minister for the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), Conservative MP Ryan Leef (Yukon) announced $247,310 in funding for the second phase of a study focused on assessing the potential of geothermal energy development in the Ross River area by the Dena Nezziddi Development Corporation. The full release is … Read more
Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced investments in three projects in Kugluktuk to develop the community’s tourism industry and provide much needed upgrades to the arena and community hall. The funding will support the completion of a Tourism Implementation and Action Plan for the community with the aim of helping the Hamlet increase its tour capacity and … Read more
Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) expressed her support for the approval of changes to eligibility criteria for the P3 Canada Fund. The expanded eligibility criteria allow Inuit organizations and self-governing First Nations to access the $1.2 billion fund to explore potential infrastructure projects in their regions. The fund supports innovative public infrastructure projects, using the Public-Private Partnership (P3) … Read more
