Public engagement sessions continued last week as the GNWT visited the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta regions to get their input on proposed changes to oil and gas laws.

It’s not every day that a learning session looks so much like fun that onlookers ask to join in - but that’s exactly what happened during NorthernMost Host training held in the Dehcho Region in March.

Do you have design skill? Design a logo for the upcoming International Kimberlite Conference, and you could win $500 in the process! The 12^th International Kimberlite Conference (12IKC) is looking for a logo for their next conference, which will be hosted in Yellowknife in 2021.

Large cameras, film crew, translators and a Director’s tent dotted the community of Dettah as Red Snow, the latest film production to land in the Northwest Territories (NWT), shot scenes last week. 

As the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) rolls out its engagement effort, we sat down with Minister of ITI Wally Schumann to discuss the engagement initiative.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s engagement team was in the Dehcho last week to begin their NWT-wide conversation with residents on proposed changes to laws governing oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories. 

In the heart of the Mackenzie Mountains, a group of 12 gather around a small campfire, eating a dinner of stew and bannock. Their day has been a long one of hiking along the Canol Trail, stooping to cut and coil lengths of communication wire with each step.

There is no one else around for hundreds of kilometres.Margaret McDonald sits amongst them, preparing rose hips, spruce gum, and birch fungus that she collected during the day.

Representatives from the Department of Industry Tourism and Investment were in Calgary this week to participate in the 18th Annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium. For senior government officials, key industry players, and northern community leaders, the annually conference is an opportunity to talk candidly about oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The South Slave Arctic Winter Games are underway and as athletes and their supporters from around the circumpolar North descend on Hay River and Fort Smith, they are likely experiencing some special touches made possible by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Genuine Mackenzie Valley Furs (GMVF) from the Northwest Territories (NWT) held strong at a recent auction in Helsinki, Finland. Click on the full story for sale prices and highlights.