March 5, 2018
Premier McLeod and Minister Schumann attended the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada tradeshow in Toronto this weekend - a key event for the mining industry; and one at which prospective developers and the financial sector gather to seek out new projects and partnerships, foster new relationships and build on existing ones.
For the Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment, it was an opportunity to ensure that the Northwest Territories (NWT) is front and center to responsible investors and explorers – with a busy schedule of one-on-one meetings, speaking engagements and media interviews.
Minister Schumann takes an interview with the National Post during PDAC 2018 in Toronto.
Speaking to the GNWT- sponsored Unlocking our Potential: Invest NWT session on Sunday, the Minister celebrated how NWT mines have helped to empower people, communities and businesses.
Read Minister’s Speech to PDAC’s Unlocking our Potential - Invest NWT Session
The event, hosted in conjunction with NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines also featured an address from NWT Premier Bob McLeod, GNWT mineral resources and infrastructure updates, NWT Indigenous business leaders, and a series of project updates from NWT mining and exploration companies.
It concluded in an informal networking session offering the opportunity for mining and exploration company representatives to speak one on one with NWT leaders.
Minister Schumann speaks with Melissa Shaw of Investing News Network about the NWT’s potential.
Speaking on Monday, at the CanNor-sponsored Invest in Canada's North Seminar, the Minister encouraged the federal government to recognize the potential of the North in its vision for Canada – providing examples of Indigenous reconciliation, needed infrastructure investments and nation building corridor projects that would provide jobs, business and government revenues across Canada.
Read Minister’s Speech to 5th Annual Invest in Canada's North Seminar at PDAC
The GNWT is fostering a strong NWT economy built on mining. That means aggressively and strategically marketing its resource assets in a crowded global industry.
Read Minister Schumann’s Statement to the NWT Legislative Assembly
The NWT needs new mines ensure a cycle of exploration and development so that as one mine closes a second and third mine are entering into production.
