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Joint News Release – Official name unveiled for new all-season highway to Whatì
YELLOWKNIFE – The Government of the Northwest Territories and Tłı̨chǫGovernment are pleased to announce the official name of the new all-season road to Whatì as the Tłı̨chǫ Highway, or Highway 9. Formerly known as the Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road, the new name underscores the importance of this new highway for the Tłı̨chǫregion, which will provide year-round […]
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Fifth Yukon Resource Gateway Project agreement reached
The Government of Yukon and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation have reached a Project Agreement to upgrade three bridges along the Freegold Road. The Project Agreement provides funding for Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation to effectively participate in the planning, design, regulatory processes and construction activities of the project. The Government of Yukon and Little Salmon/Carmacks First […]
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Hydro One stands with community organizations working overtime to respond to pressing local needs
Hydro One stands with community organizations working overtime to respond to pressing local needs TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2020 – Today, Hydro One launched a new fund to help communities respond to new and urgent challenges presented by COVID-19. Charitable organizations, municipalities and Indigenous communities can now apply for up to $25,000 towards pandemic response […]
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Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission cashed in on spirits, beer sales – Nunatsiaq News
25 November 2020 The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission, which sold $16 million worth of alcohol in 2019-2020, has plans to start two more beer and wine stores, first in Rankin Inlet and then in Cambridge Bay, and also to establish local outlets for cannabis. But, along with these ambitious plans, the commission, known as […]
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NT Government: COVID Coordinating Secretariat releases What We Heard report about potential changes to isolation locations and payment for isolation centre stays
The COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat today released the report What We Heard- Evolving COVID-19 Self-Isolation Policies in the Northwest Territories. The report provides a summary of input received about self-isolation locations and payment for isolation centre stays from Indigenous governments, community governments and business stakeholders. The Secretariat held engagement sessions between October 28 and November 3, […]
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Western Copper and Gold Corp.: Project Agreement Reached for Upgrades to Casino Access Road
VANCOUVER, B.C. Western Copper and Gold Corporation (“Western” or the “Company”) (TSX: WRN; NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to report that the Yukon Government and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation have reached an agreement (the “Agreement”) to upgrade three bridges along the Freegold Road, which will benefit access to the Casino Project. The Agreement provides funding […]
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Alexco Announces Commissioning and Initial Concentrate Production at the Keno Hill Silver District Mill
November 24, 2020 – Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American/TSX: AXU) (“Alexco” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce commissioning of the Keno Hill District Mill (the “Mill”) commencing as scheduled, with initial production of lead/silver and zinc concentrates underway. The initial ore source for Mill commissioning is the Bellekeno underground mine where drilling, blasting and […]
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U Arctic: Workshop brought researchers together to talk about indigenizing education
Nov 24, 2020 The workshop “Indigenizing Education: Historical Perspectives and Present Challenges in Sámi Education“ was held online 16-17 November and it was hosted by the UiT-Arctic University of Norway and Professor Torjer Olsen. The workshop was the first in series of three workshops in project Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education (IPED). The project is […]
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Indigenous leaders fight for bigger role in new N.W.T. university – CBC
“This is our golden opportunity to go back to who we are as Indigenous people,” chief says Nov 24, 2020 Indigenous leaders in the N.W.T. are asking for a bigger role in Aurora College’s transition into a polytechnic university. Hotıì ts’eeda, a research unit for the Tłı̨chǫ government, released a discussion paper earlier this month […]
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COVID-19 GN Update – November 23, 2020
Good morning. Today, Nunavut has four new cases of COVID-19. There are three new cases in Rankin Inlet and one new case in Whale Cove. Nunavut now has a total of 132 active cases of COVID-19. The total number of persons followed to date is 4644. There are 933 persons currently being followed. Arviat, Whale […]
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