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Media advisory – Michael McLeod, MP for the Northwest Territories, to announce funding for innovation and infrastructure development in Yellowknife
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Media advisory Yellowknife, Sept. 3, 2024 — Please be advised that Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor, will make a funding announcement regarding support for a project by […]
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Minister Vandal announces funding to strengthen innovation in the North
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency CanNor investment of nearly $2.4 million supports 4 projects across the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon May 29, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Key to Canada’s economy are businesses and organizations leading new innovation, driving economic growth, and finding better ways to serve […]
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Statement from Premier Ranj Pillai on recent meetings with Kluane First Nation, White River First Nation and Carcross/Tagish First Nation
15/01/2024 Premier Ranj Pillai has issued the following statement: “This past week I had the pleasure of connecting separately with the government leadership of Kluane First Nation, White River First Nation and Carcross/Tagish First Nation in their respective communities. “At these meetings with Yukon First Nation Chiefs and Council members, we discussed items of common […]
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Plans for bison processing plant in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., met with skepticism by local hunter – CBC
Jan 08, 2024 Fort Simpson Métis Development Corporation awarded $705K in federal funds to develop facility The Fort Simpson Métis in the N.W.T. have secured federal funding for a bison meat processing facility, but at least one local hunter wonders why the facility — pitched as way to increase food security — will process meat from an animal rarely […]
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Minister Vandal announces an investment supporting food security in Wekweètì, NWT
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency CanNor funding of $600,000 to the Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation will help with the construction of Wekweètì’s new grocery store December 19, 2023 Food security contributes to people’s physical and mental health and well-being. As many Northerners in remote and Indigenous communities face high rates of food insecurity, the Government […]
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CanNor announces the Northern Food Innovation Challenge’s Phase 2 projects
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Four participants will contribute their innovative solutions to improving food security across the territories Rates of food insecurity across Canada’s territories rank among the highest in country, but Northerners are leading the way to develop innovative solutions that improve their food systems by leveraging local knowledge and ingenuity to […]
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Media advisory: Dr. Brendan Hanley to make an announcement on the next phase of the Northern Food Innovation Challenge
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Whitehorse, Yukon, December 15 , 2023 — Please be advised that Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for the Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister for PrairiesCan and Minister for CanNor, will make an announcement regarding the next phase of project funding […]
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Minister Vandal announces an investment supporting the non-profit sector in the Yukon
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency CanNor funding of over $88,000 to the Yukon NGO Hub Society will help strengthen the capacity of the Yukon’s non-profit sector December 5, 2023 The Yukon is home to approximately six hundred non-profit organizations that deliver a wide variety of essential programs and services across the territory. The sector […]
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Government of Yukon launches five-year Innovation Strategy to grow innovation, drive investment and diversify the economy
10/11/2023 The Yukon has long been a place of innovation, creativity and the pursuit of solutions and new ways of doing things. The Government of Yukon is following in this path laid by generations of Yukon leaders and thinkers, releasing a five-year strategy that will shape how the government supports and enables innovative practices across […]
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Major Milestone Reached in Indigenous-Led Initiative to Sustain Lands and Support Community Economic Development Across the NWT
Yellowknife: October 13, 2023 In a collaboration unprecedented in scale and breadth, representatives from Indigenous Governments, the Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and private philanthropies announced a visionary framework agreement today. The agreement outlines the terms and expected outcomes of a major new initiative that will fund the protection of lands, […]
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