The 49th Annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum convened virtually this morning and will run until November 26th. This year’s COVID-influenced format combines live online presentations and panel discussions with pre-recorded, View-On-Demand talks of a more technical nature.
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For National Francophone Immigration Week we’re profiling four Francophone immigrants who chose the NWT as their new home.
Hailing from The Republic of Congo, Isidore Guy Makaya chose to settle down in Yellowknife in 2016 after living for a while in France and Spain. As a dedicated writer, Makaya was inspired by the natural scenes and soothing landscapes all around him in the Northwest Territories. One year later, he would open Éditions Présence francophone, a publishing house for books written in French.
For National Francophone Immigration Week we’re profiling four Francophone immigrants who chose the NWT as their new home.
Towards the end of October, the students of Liidlii Kue Regional High School had the chance to experience guided camping at the hands of two seasoned tourism operators in the NWT.
Hailing from Cameroon, Ghislain Tatem came to Canada in 2016 and has lived in the Northwest Territories ever since. It didn’t take long for her to become an entrepreneur in the NWT and in 2017 established Tatem & Wolf Cleaning Services offering professional cleaning services to clients in the Northwest Territories.
Across Canada, Small Business Week was celebrated October 17-23 – except in Fort Simpson.
Roger grew up in Madagascar and moved to Canada in 2017, landing in Yellowknife where a friend of his was already living. A lover of anything involving videography and photography - especially drone aerial photography – Roger soon felt the itch to buy his first drone in 2019. It was love at first flight. Only a couple of years later he started an aerial drone photography business in May 2021.
Canada recognized National Francophone Immigration Week November 7-13; an initiative by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes (FCFA).
Critical minerals or elements are those considered essential for renewable energy and clean technology applications (batteries, permanent magnets, solar panels and wind turbines).
Caroline Wawzonek spoke at the Annual FPT Conference of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture.