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April 17, 2013
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES--(Marketwired - April 17, 2013) - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and Minister for the Arctic Council today announced funding to help identify the regional opportunities and requirements so communities can participate in and benefit from offshore oil and gas exploration.
April 12, 2013
The Dominion Diamond Corporation became the first Canadian company to hold a majority share in a diamond mine after it acquired 80 per cent interest in N.W.T.’s Ekati mine Wednesday.
April 9, 2013
Yellowknife, NWT - Premier Bob McLeod has weighed on the pipeline debate currently raging across North America.
The premier says he believes projects like the Keystone X-L Pipeline are a worthwhile endeavor.
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March 27, 2013
YELLOWKNIFE, March 27, 2013 /CNW/ - With a growing economy and an impressive list of resource mega-projects on its horizon, the Northwest Territories is on the verge of an historic boom. Add the upcoming economic jolt of Devolution, previewed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent trip to Yellowknife, and the future really does look like it belongs to Canada's North.
March 25, 2013
Key sectors of the economy are front and centre at NWT Chamber of Commerce's 40th Business Conference & AGM on April 3rd and 4th in Yellowknife. “There’s a lot that’s new in our economy and this is the only event that delivers the big picture,” says Hughie Graham, President of the NWT Chamber of Commerce.
March 22, 2013
The 17th Legislative Assembly promised fiscal prudence throughout its four year term. Today, Finance Minister, Michael Miltenberger, delivered another healthy dose of government austerity in the 2013/14 Budget Address. However, the Chamber is voicing concern over the lack of support for small and medium enterprise (SME’s) and an inability to move forward in a meaningful way.
March 20, 2013
Things are heating up in Northern Canada, at least when it comes to the economy.
Alberta and Saskatchewan are usually identified as the resource centers of Canada, while Canada’s north is largely considered a cold, barren region populated by polar bears. But, as it turns out, Canada’s Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut are proving increasingly to be a hotbed of economic growth fueled by a burgeoning mining industry.
March 15, 2013
(Yellowknife, NT – March 14, 2013) The Northwest Territories had the greatest improvement in score and rank amongst Canadian jurisdictions in the annual Fraser Institute Survey of mining companies.
March 12, 2013
If you look up the word landmark you’ll see it’s synonymous with “milestone, breakthrough and marker”. The historic devolution agreement signed today by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Bob Mcleod, and NWT Aboriginal Leaders is all of these…and more.
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March 11, 2013
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a final N.W.T. devolution deal at the territory's legislature in Yellowknife today.
"Negotiators have reached a consensus on the terms of a final devolution agreement," Harper said.
Harper called it a historic day and applauded the territorial government under Premier Bob McLeod. He also made a note that the final agreement will not be signed just yet.
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May 22, 2013
While there was no shortage of official business to attend to in nearly four days of meetings and presentations both delegates to, and officials of, the Northwest Territories...
May 16, 2013
The Northwest Territories is promoting the idea of a "made-in-the-North" oil pipeline as a means to get Canadian crude to international markets, bypassing jurisdictions that...