It’s mining week in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

You have no-doubt heard that mining is the NWT’s number one private industry contributor to the economy.

Once again, Mining has contributed nearly $1 billion to the GDP? How does that affect the People who live in the NWT? The first, and perhaps most obvious, answer is jobs and training for NWT residents.

Feed the Garden Compost and Soil workshop was coordinated by Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI)’s Dehcho Regional Office Staff who have worked closely with the community of Fort Liard in Agriculture for many years beginning with the Growing Forward Projects, by assisting in establishing the Community Garden, and working with the students at the Echo-Dene School, the Acho Dene First Nation, Hamlet of Fort Liard, Elders and residents who were interested in learning more about Food Security.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is gathering public feedback on proposed amendments to the Territorial Parks Regulations (TPR).

The proposed changes address safety, environmental, administrative, and technical improvements that have been identified in the ongoing operation of NWT parks.

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, information released July 20, 2022 by Statistics Canada, at 75.7%, the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) July employment rate was the highest among provinces and territories in Canada (seasonally unadjusted). In the NWT, the employment rate increased 1.4 percentage points from last month, maintaining the higher employment rates observed in 2022.

Okpik: Little Village in the Arctic, a new documentary film produced by Caroline Cox follows the forging of a new kind of place in the Beaufort Delta, airs tonight (August 5) in Inuvialuktun on CBC Gem and August 6 in English on CBC Manitoba. With other air dates likely to be determined later.

Diamonds de Canada welcomed the polar-bear diamond back to the NWT on July 18th in Yellowknife. 

Tomorrow is Food Day. Here in the Northwest Territories, the berries are bountiful, the gardens are full and the fish are biting!

From May 29 - June 4 Fort Simpson held a host of fun community events aimed at priming the Dehcho for a renewed influx of tourists.

A key result of this year’s Tourism Week was to determine who needs help, and what we can do to assist each other so the Dehcho is ready to open to visitors together.

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, information released July 20, 2022 by Statistics Canada indicates the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index in June rose by 8.3% compared to one year ago, the largest annual increase for Yellowknife since January 1991.