The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada annual conference reconvened Monday.

The Toronto conference is considered to be the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining convention and attracts upwards of 20,000 in-person delegates annually.

When running a business, time is money, and spending all of it chasing permits and licences doesn’t help your company grow.

To make it easier to find the permits you need to start, run and grow your business BizPal revamped their entire website to save you time on paperwork and let you invest more into your business.

It's really easy to search for permits by community and region; by local, territorial and federal permits; and by industry.

Besides a fresh look and feel, the BizPaL website has added several new features.

Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that as we focus this sitting on the government’s budget, including how GNWT spending impacts the NWT economy and the role it can play in our economic recovery efforts, we are also beginning a territory-wide conversation about our government’s procurement practices and policies. Procurement is a significant tool that can positively increase the benefits of government spending on the private sector and, as a result, on the economy as a whole.

Congratulations to Inuvialuit artist, Erica Joan Lugt of Inuvik, who was chosen along with 11 other students, to participate in the 2021 National Fur Design Competition. The National Fur Design Competition encourages young designers to develop innovative ways to work with fur, and to explore its versatility and sustainability.