The Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) is a division of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) that provides geoscience knowledge to governments, industry, and the public. The division also help to inform decisions concerning the responsible development of mineral and energy resources, land use, and environmental stewardship.
ITI News
July 14, 2017
Blog Entry
July 15 marks Parks Day across Canada – it’s the perfect time to get out and enjoy nature! Here are a few of the planned activities taking place in Northwest Territories Parks.
July 13, 2017
Blog Entry
Event planners looking for something different know that they’ve come to the right place when they talk to Michelle Handley, Manager of the NWT Conference Bureau and Business Relations with NWT Tourism. “Be brave enough to lose your tie,” she tells them.
July 7, 2017
Blog Entry
An estimated 600 seedlings were planted over two weekends in the Prelude and Reid Lake Territorial campgrounds with the help of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s Park Officers and their young tree planting assistants.
July 7, 2017
Blog Entry
The NWT Oil and Gas Annual Report 2016 is now available. While the slowdown in the global oil and gas sector continued in 2016, the GNWT is moving forward with a number of initiatives to improve the environment for responsible development of Northwest Territories petroleum resources.
July 5, 2017
Blog Entry
With the release of its Northwest Territories’ Immigration Strategy 2017-2022: Building a Skilled Workforce and a Vibrant Economy, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has formalized its planned approach to increase the number of immigrants working and investing in the NWT.
July 4, 2017
Blog Entry
NWT students enrolled in a full time, post-secondary in Tourism and Hospitality program are encouraged to apply for the Northwest Territories Tourism scholarship.
June 28, 2017
Blog Entry
Jerri Thrasher’s film career reached a milestone this year with her directorial debut in The Last Walk — a collaborative project featuring five short films on a single theme funded in part by ITI’s Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) program and the International Sami Film Institute. Thrasher directed one of the shorts, drawing all the cast and crew from the Northwest Territories.
June 26, 2017
Blog Entry
Grandjambe, 38, is an environmental technician at Diavik Diamond Mine — the largest producing mine in the Northwest Territories. Originally from Fort Good Hope, he now calls Yellowknife home along with his wife and two sons.
June 23, 2017
Blog Entry
Loren Coutts has joined the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment as the Agriculture and Agri-foods Analyst. He brings an extensive background in agriculture and horticulture including more than 25 years of practical farm experience as a grain, vegetable and small fruit grower and marketer in Alberta.