Premier McLeod and Minister Schumann attended the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada tradeshow in Toronto this weekend - a key event for the mining industry; and one at which prospective developers and the financial sector gather to seek out new projects and partnerships, foster new relationships and build on existing ones.
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is partnering with the NWT Mine Training Society, Aurora College, and members of the local mining industry to fill the need for qualified geoscience workers. The Geoscience Field Assistant Training Program is a five-week, classroom-based course, which is followed by 160 hours of on-the-job training.
With the release of its What We Heard Report on public engagements that will inform the development of a the NWT's first homegrown Mineral Resources Act, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has concluded its most extensive public engagement effort since Devolution.
The approach worked, and the numbers speak for themselves.
In one of the more popular engagement opportunities at this year’s AME Round Up, industry executives met face to face with NWT elected representatives and officials Tuesday - but only for a limited time. In a format akin to "speed dating" networking windows were timed and when the clock ran out on one meeting, the NWT delegation would move on - and with a new round of handshakes and pleasantries, new talks would begin.
YELLOWKNIFE (January 23, 2018) – Three new publications from the Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) are furthering understanding of – and interest in – the Northwest Territories mineral wealth.
January 22, 2018
Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment, Wally Schumann was a featured panellist this afternoon in the annual Government-Industry Forum at the AME Roundup in Vancouver.
From the beginning, Darrell Beaulieu’s vision has included Dene people exploring for – and benefitting from – the NWT’s resources. As a respected champion for Indigenous involvement in the natural resource industry, his work has garnered much acclaim over several decades. Most recently he took home one of the first-ever MAX Awards for Indigenous Achievement in the NWT mineral resource industry. He accepted the award, to a standing ovation, at the NWT Geoscience Forum Gala in November.
The NWT is well-known for its mineral potential; less so, for nurturing world-leading Indigenous participation and engagement in its mining and natural resource industries. It’s not a point to take lightly. In today’s investment environment, natural resource development requires the social license to operate - the need to gain and maintain the support of the people and stakeholders that live in in the area of impact and influence of any project.
The third edition of Unlocking our Potential magazine is hot off the presses and enroute to investors and exploration companies at AME Roundup. In this issue, you’ll read about "the NWT difference" – a difference that enables companies to invest not only in our impressive mineral potential, but in a legacy of empowerment and capacity building.
On the surface, the Northwest Territories (NWT) is like many prolific mining jurisdictions around the world: vast, remote, geologically blessed. But while the rocks may come out of the ground in much the same way, there are big differences behind the scenes which set the Northwest Territories apart – especially for today’s socially-discerning investor.
