Restoring support for Slave Geological Province scheme depends on GNWT actions: YKDFN – Northern News Services

September 10, 2020

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) could restore support for the Slave Geological Province Corridor depending on the new minister of Infrastructure and the Premier respecting commitments made under the previous minister, the First Nation said on Wednesday.

YKDFN withdrew its support for the Slave Geological Province access project in August and said in a letter that its support for the GNWT funding request to Ottawa was “provided under false pretenses,” and that the territory’s “antiquated” procurement process holds back the economy.

The Slave Geological Province project proposes to extend mineral extraction potential over the next decade by building an access road with hydro lines into the eastern region of the NWT, up to the border of Nunavut, according to the GNWT Department of Infrastructure.

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