With maps, GPS and compasses in hand, the first-ever students of the territory’s Geoscience Field Assistant Training Program demonstrated their newly-learned skills to Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Wally Schumann and MLA Cory Vanthuyne earlier today.
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June 8, 2018
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Residents of the capital flooded into the Katimavik Rooms at the Explorer Hotel for an opportunity to increase their understanding of resources and energy development in the NWT. It was the latest successful edition of the GNWT’s Resources and Energy Development Information (REDI) tradeshow in Yellowknife.
June 4, 2018
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Premier Bob McLeod accepted a Diamonds Do Good Award last week.
While the recognition was formally given to the GNWT in recognition of the responsible, sustainable management of the NWT’s diamond industry, the Premier made it clear he was crediting the 25-year partnership forged between public and Indigenous governments and local producers.
June 1, 2018
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Students in the Sahtu once again benefited this week from a program aimed at educating young Canadians about geoscience and mining. Valerie Gordon of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s (ITI) Client Service and Community Relations (CSCR) division was on the road with the Mining Matters team to help increase awareness and public education on the NWT’s most important economic sector.
June 1, 2018
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Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Wally Schuman this week tabled a What We Heard Report summarizing public engagements conducted by the Department in its ongoing development of a Manufacturing Strategy for the NWT.
June 1, 2018
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A budding NWT filmmaker who first found success at a Yellowknife festival is heading to the national stage. Yellowknife-based filmmaker Keith Robertson’s debut short film Bait! is representing the North on this year’s edition of CBC Short Film Face-Off — a competition where nine films selected from hundreds of submissions from across Canada battle it out for a chance to be licensed for broadcast by the CBC.
May 30, 2018
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When it comes to economic development, the Beaufort Delta has never shied from innovation. And thanks to a new training initiative merging arts and crafts with technology and manufacturing; the NWT’s northern-most region is once again breaking new trail – this time for the knowledge economy.
May 29, 2018
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Mining is the cornerstone of the NWT economy and a rich and diverse part of our territory’s history. From June 2-9, join in the fun and learning at a variety of free public events as we celebrate the mining sector’s vital role in our territory’s past, present and future. Click on the full story for a listing of events.
May 29, 2018
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Minister Wally Schumann has tabled the GNWT’s Petroleum Resources Strategy. Alongside the Northwest Territories 2030 Energy Strategy and the NWT Climate Change Strategic Framework, it sets the foundation for how the GNWT will improve energy security, stabilize the cost of living and address the impacts of climate change with clear and positive actions.
May 29, 2018
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From selfies with Acasta Gneiss (the oldest group of rocks on Earth) to tourism prize packages, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s booths were popular stops at last week’s 10th Annual Career Fair, hosted by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.