Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, announced the federal government’s three-pronged plan to improve the regulatory process in the Northwest Territories during a presentation to the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon. Strahl said the government’s new Action Plan will ensure that the present regulatory regimes are more effective by removing [...]
“Let the Games begin,” declared Arctic Winter Games president Gerry Thick Saturday night to a roaring crowd of over 1,800 athletes from around the polar world and a packed stadium full of fans. The 2010 Arctic Winter Games have officially begun in Grande Prairie, AB. Hay River’s 36 athletes join the massive Team NWT, made [...]
Miltenberger made the comments Thursday when he released the territorial budget at the Legislative Assembly in Yellowknife. The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will maintain service levels in the coming year while investing $222 million in capital and housing infrastructure. The funding, the second part of a two-year, $744 million infrastructure investment announced in last year’s budget, was approved by members of the Legislative Assembly in October.
