tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70305134604025162892024-03-14T03:09:58.045-07:00Northern_Clips' Circumpolar BlogItems of interest from around the Circumpolar region.The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.comBlogger1652125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-33044476836648698872021-10-31T16:06:00.001-07:002021-10-31T16:06:14.360-07:00"gho-bah // gombaa" by Melaw Nakeehk'o, John Rombough, and Carla Rea Taylor <p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"gho-bah // gombaa" by Melaw Nakeehk'o, John Rombough, and Carla Rea Taylor <br /><a href="https://youtu.be/i97h5_R-YuQ">https://youtu.be/i97h5_R-YuQ</a><br />Runs 01:31<br />Music Composed / performed by Braille Merchant <br /><a href="https://instagram.com/braillemerchant">https://instagram.com/braillemerchant</a> <br />Video by @The MediaMentor ©2021 GALessard <br /><a href="http://mediamentor.ca">http://mediamentor.ca</a> <br />Summer of the 🎶 Arts 🎭 🖼 🎶👩🎨 in Yellowknife 🇨🇦 <br />Part of a YouTube video playlist documenting some the socially distanced arts during the summer of 2020.<br />The full playlist set is at this URL <br /><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNJFhWYT9_B0obHdzaZqh5G8NhWcCUnF" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNJFhWYT9_B0obHdzaZqh5G8NhWcCUnF <br /></a><br />Video Art supported by <br />NWTArts <br /><a href="https://nwtarts.com">https://nwtarts.com</a> and <br />NWTFilm <br /><a href="https://nwtfilm.com">https://nwtfilm.com</a> <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/i97h5_R-YuQ" width="480"></iframe></p>The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0Yellowknife, NT X0E, Canada62.4539717 -114.371788734.143737863821151 -149.5280387 90 -79.2155387tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-18928629645815448192021-10-31T15:07:00.002-07:002021-10-31T15:07:54.609-07:00Riding ’Round McAvoy Rock July 15, 2020 Yellowknife NWT 🇨🇦<p></p><p></p><p>Riding ’Round McAvoy Rock <br />July 15, 2020 at 10:13 PM<br />The Second Coming 08<br />Music Composed / performed by Braille Merchant <br />Video by @The MediaMentor ©2021 GALessard <br />Runs 4:36 <br />https://youtu.be/rgAsvNUtm8c <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/rgAsvNUtm8c" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rgAsvNUtm8c/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></p>The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-20789122648879304792021-05-29T18:19:00.001-07:002021-05-29T18:19:09.977-07:00A live ride from Scenic Drive and down by the Oldman River on my my Surface 604 e-bike <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A live ride from Scenic Drive and down by the Oldman River in Lethbridge Alberta on my Surface 604<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="414" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S8rtLFVVfI0" width="556" youtube-src-id="S8rtLFVVfI0"></iframe></div><br />The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-82542651461560104312021-05-14T23:09:00.000-07:002021-05-14T23:09:18.489-07:00Not Yellowknife's Spontaneous "Pop-up Water Park" on the Wharf 2020 Trailer-02<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E4ICuGmkhKU" width="320" youtube-src-id="E4ICuGmkhKU"></iframe></i></b></div><b><i><br />Not</i></b><br />Yellowknife's Spontaneous "Pop-up Water Park" on the Wharf 2020 Trailer-02<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/E4ICuGmkhKU">https://youtu.be/E4ICuGmkhKU</a> <br />by The MediaMentor Digital <p></p>The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-30734907586841955892021-05-12T22:29:00.004-07:002021-05-12T22:29:35.737-07:00Inspired by Michelangelo: Nasogaluak & Mulders 1998<p> Inspired by Michelangelo: Nasogaluak & Mulders 1998<br />Video by @mediamentor<br />Music by @BrailleMerchant <br /><a href="https://youtu.be/rCEX_hhpJUA">https://youtu.be/rCEX_hhpJUA</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"...Well another Grand Prix has come to an end and the cars have been collected, trophies disbursed and clean up done. Please take a look at our sponsors and support those local businesses and organizations that support our community. Proceeds from this year’s race go to help provide the support for children to be able to participate in summer camp.<br />Next year this portion of School Draw will be under construction so we are looking for a new location, if you have an idea for a location that you think would be good for the race please post . As well, share your favourite pics from the races and tag them #racetoinclusion.<br />Due to the high demand this year, if you wish to be placed on a pre- register list for next year, please contact the office 873-8230 or email admin@nwtdc.net. Until next year, have a great summer!..."<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mediamentor.ca/videos">https://www.facebook.com/mediamentor.ca/videos</a>/584504002057347/<br />Denise Mckee NWT Disabilities Council May 26 2019 at 7:31 AM via<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NWTDC/">https://www.facebook.com/NWTDC/</a><br />NWT Disabilities Council<br />Suite 116, 5102 50th Avenue<br />Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3S8<br /><a href="http://www.nwtdc.net/">http://www.nwtdc.net/</a><br />(867) 873-8230<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0XB9eVU55uU" width="480"></iframe>The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-65762399214860642222019-04-25T11:26:00.000-07:002019-04-25T11:27:18.976-07:00"928 people waiting for public housing in N.W.T., conference hears"<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><div style="text-align:center"><b><font size="4">928 people waiting for public housing in N.W.T., conference hears</font></b><br></div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><i>A bit of a perspective on "...928 people waiting for housing..."</i></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><i><b>As of 2019, the population of the NWT was 44,598.*</b></i></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><i><b><br></b></i></b></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><i>Mársı | Kinanāskomitin | Thank you |</i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><i><br></i></font></div><div dir="ltr"> "... <b>Apr 25, 2019 - In total, the N.W.T. has 928 people waiting for housing,</b> the <b>majority</b> of which are looking for <b>one-bedroom units</b>. [...] <br></div><div dir="ltr">People in 'substandard housing and sometimes very overcrowded conditions,' says Nihtat Gwich'in Council [...] <br></div><div dir="ltr">Carnogursky said the federal government is showing a willingness to work with the North on the housing crisis.<br>"We need to take advantage of this opportunity and act on it."<br>No federal ministers<br>About 100 people attended the two-day conference, including chiefs and mayors from at least 24 of the N.W.T.'s 33 communities.<br>There were also representatives from across Nunavut and Yukon, federal organizations and the housing industry from across Canada.<br>N.W.T. Housing Minister Alfred Moses said they invited a "couple" of federal ministers to the conference.<br>"They're not here," he said. "I would've really liked to have seen them here for them to listen to how we are dealing with rural and remote issues.<br>Moses said this is the first time there's ever been a conference on housing that's united leaders from across the North, and not just stakeholders.<br>"This conference is about hearing what the issues are in the communities and with our Indigenous groups," said Moses.<br>He also highlighted the N.W.T.'s Community Housing Support Initiative, which is a government program that works with community groups toward affordable housing.<br>Moses said going forward, he hopes to see this conference continue annually in one of the three territories.<br>"We are creating Northern solutions for Northern housing problems." ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/housing-shortage-north-inuvik-1.5110574" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/housing-shortage-north-inuvik-1.5110574</a><br><br>"... <b>Seniors who live alone and rent are NWT's worst-off</b> – report - The first-ever report into a living income for seniors in the Northwest Territories suggests many of those who live alone, or who are renting, may not have enough cash to make ends meet. March 17, 2019 Four communities featured in the study: Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Hay River, and Inuvik. ..."<br><a href="https://cabinradio.ca/13969/news/economy/seniors-who-live-alone-and-rent-are-nwts-worst-off-report/" target="_blank">https://cabinradio.ca/13969/news/economy/seniors-who-live-alone-and-rent-are-nwts-worst-off-report/</a><br><br> <br>"... 'From scratch': <b>Colville Lake man building log home amidst housing shortage</b> - Kyle Tutcho, 28, is laying out logs and preparing blueprints as he gets ready to build his home Mar 06, 2019 ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/colville-lake-log-home-kyle-tutcho-1.5044280" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/colville-lake-log-home-kyle-tutcho-1.5044280</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"... <b>How Fort Good Hope is faring as it tackles a housing crisis</b> Mar 05, 2019 After 2 years of work, the challenge is to keep up momentum after early successes ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-good-hope-housing-crisis-next-steps-1.5042791" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-good-hope-housing-crisis-next-steps-1.5042791</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"... <b>2019 NWT Community Survey to include large housing component</b> Jan 08, 2019 8th survey beginning this month will also include questions on language, employment and education ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-community-survey-1.4969277" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-community-survey-1.4969277</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"... Oct 03, 2018 - <b>N.W.T. anti-poverty strategy failing, say social justice groups</b> - Denning added that, over the past 10 years, she has seen major developments in terms of expensive condos, but very little to combat the lack of affordable housing.<br>Denning said she was referring to a fire that destroyed public housing units in Yellowknife two years ago. On Tuesday, another fire destroyed 33 units at Rockhill Apartments in Yellowknife, all of which were used to house women and families while they find permanent homes.<br>The need for housing is even more desperate in smaller communities.<br>According to the anti-poverty strategy, almost a third of the houses in small communities are either in need of major repairs, too small to accommodate the number of people living in them, or costing occupants more than 30 per cent of their income...."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/anti-poverty-groups-say-strategy-failing-1.4848115" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/anti-poverty-groups-say-strategy-failing-1.4848115</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>"... <b>Homelessness, food insecurity on the rise in the territory, says NWT Poverty Update</b> - Thursday, Sep. 27th, 2018 - The main conditions of poverty have worsened since the territorial government released an action plan aimed at tackling them three years ago, says anti-poverty coalition Alternatives North.<br>The local social justice coalition released its NWT Poverty Update on Thursday, showing that the number of households on income assistance in the territory has increased by 19% between 2009 and 2016, five years after the territorial government released a strategic framework and three years after it released an anti-poverty action plan.<br>Even after the government raised the minimum wage from $12.50 to $13.46 an hour in April, the wealth gap between the territory's richest and poorest residents remains. The NWT Poverty Update states ..."<br><a href="https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/32550/homelessness-food-insecurity-on-the-rise-in-the-territory/" target="_blank">https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/32550/homelessness-food-insecurity-on-the-rise-in-the-territory/</a><br><br>"... Woman 'appalled' by <b>empty federal housing in Hay River</b> - Federal government spends roughly $4,000 per year to maintain each vacant unit Nov 07, 2018 ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/hay-river-houses-sit-empty-1.4895632" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/hay-river-houses-sit-empty-1.4895632</a><br><br>"... <b>No housing assistance for N.W.T. family of 6 living in 1-bedroom suite</b> Jun 07, 2018 ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/housing-corporation-family-assistance-1.4694616" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/housing-corporation-family-assistance-1.4694616</a><br><br>"... <b>Dene Nation 'not happy' with distribution of $600M in funding for on-reserve housing</b> Nov 12, 2018 ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dene-nation-on-reserve-housing-frustration-1.4898190" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dene-nation-on-reserve-housing-frustration-1.4898190</a><br><br>"... <b>New housing complex in Aklavik aims to tackle homelessness</b> Dec 11, 2018 4-plex opened last week as part of territorial government's Northern Pathways to Housing program ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/aklavik-supportive-housing-complex-1.4941746" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/aklavik-supportive-housing-complex-1.4941746</a><br><br>"... <b>New public housing units open in Inuvik</b> Sep. 6th, 2018 In co-operation with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) and support from the federal government's Housing Initiative funds, a public housing six-plex has been developed and is now ready for occupants.<br>The NWTHC-IRC partnership was formed under a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) as part of the two organizations' commitment to improve housing conditions in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) and provide economic development and training opportunities for NWT residents in the ISR.<br>The NWTHC through its community agent, the Inuvik Housing Authority will begin immediately<br>filling the units with Public Housing program participants. ..."<br><a href="https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/32065/32065/" target="_blank">https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/32065/32065/</a><br><br>"... <b>N.W.T. Housing Corporation to dispose of 101 public housing units</b> - 'We will end up replacing these units once they are taken off our inventory,' says CEO Jan 11, 2017 The N.W.T. Housing Corporation has 101 empty public housing units it plans to sell or demolish over the next two years — all former rental units that require substantial repairs.<br>In total, the corporation has 2,400 public housing units across the Northwest Territories and is required to dispose of old stock before it is allowed to build new units.<br>'We put a unit on the surplus list if it is beyond its economic life and the cost of repairing would be so high that a replacement would provide a better long term value,' says Tom Williams, president and CEO of the N.W.T. Housing Corporation. ..."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-housing-corporation-to-dispose-of-housing-units-1.3929272" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-housing-corporation-to-dispose-of-housing-units-1.3929272</a><br><br>- - - - - -</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>* As of 2019 the population of the NWT was 44,598.</b><br>"... Bureau of Statistics publishes Northwest Territories population estimates based on figures provided by Statistics Canada. These New stats releases include information on components of population change for the Northwest Territories (births, deaths, and migration) along with population figures for Canada, the Provinces and Territories...."<br><a href="https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/" target="_blank">https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/</a><br> <br>"... The Northwest Territories (NWT) is the only jurisdiction in Canada that names nine (9) official Aboriginal languages along side English and French through its Official Languages Act. The Act recognizes that many languages are spoken and used by people of the NWT and is committed to the preservation, development and enhancement of Aboriginal languages. <b>The NWT Official Languages Act recognizes eleven (11) languages: Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé), Cree (Nēhiyawēwin), Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey (Sahtúǫt'ı̨ne Yatı̨́), South Slavey (Dene Zhatıé), Tłı̨chǫ, French, and English.</b><br>Of these languages, nine (9) are Aboriginal and belong to three (3) different language families: Dene, Inuit and Algonquian/Cree. ..."<br><a href="https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/secretariat-des-langues-autochtones/official-languages-overview" target="_blank">https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/secretariat-des-langues-autochtones/official-languages-overview</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><b><font size="4">928 people waiting for public housing in N.W.T., conference hears</font></b></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-17628395503533582532019-02-28T21:47:00.000-08:002019-02-28T21:48:05.785-08:00Darrell Chocolate, Artist – NorthwesTel 2019 NWT Directory Cover Art Unveiling<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Darrell Chocolate, Artist<br>"Serene Fall Season"<br>NorthwesTel Directory Art Unveiling video<br>Monday, February 25, 2019<br><a href="https://youtu.be/zzvJJ2sceUU">https://youtu.be/zzvJJ2sceUU</a><br><br>With ... <br>Deneen Everett<br>Executive Director<br>Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce<br> #21 4802 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1C4<br> 867. 920.4944<br> Admin@YKChamber.com<br><a href="https://YKChamber.com">https://YKChamber.com</a><br> <br>John MacDonald<br>Assistant Deputy Minister<br> <br>Paul Gillard<br>VP Business Markets <br>NorthwesTel <br><br><br>"...Darrell Chocolate spotted the vista he wanted to put onto a canvas while out taking photos around Old Town in the fall.<br><br>"The sun was just starting to rise up, you could see the clear sky. It was a bit of a brisk wind that morning and you can see it in the waves in the painting. The background you can see the fall leaves, the orange, yellow leaves and in the foreground you can see the pine trees," he says. "That kind of captured my eye to put it on a painting."<br><br>He finished 'Serene Fall Season' two weeks before the submission deadline for a NorthwesTel contest where the winner would be featured on all of the NWT's phone books. With his busy life – raising five children and working as a mill operator at the Ekati Diamond Mine – Chocolate says he forgot about the submission until he got the call that he had won...."<br><br><a href="https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/36914/darrell-chocolates-art-to-grace-nwt-phone-book-cover/">https://www.myyellowknifenow.com/36914/darrell-chocolates-art-to-grace-nwt-phone-book-cover/</a></div></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-87243309380603039462018-10-28T17:40:00.001-07:002018-10-28T17:43:34.713-07:00Public Meeting - Aurora College Foundational Review Starts at 12:41 Recorded: Thursday, October 25th".... <span style="font-size: large;">Public Meeting on the Aurora College Foundational Review – The Standing Committee on Social Development [held] a public meeting with the City of Yellowknife on the Aurora College Foundational Review. Mayor-Elect/ Councillor Rebecca Alty, Councillor Julian Morse, City Administrator Sheila Bassi-Kellett and City Director of Policy, Communications and Economic Development Kerry Penney will be in attendance.</span> ..."<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/61-6lBB_KQQ?t=761">https://youtu.be/61-6lBB_KQQ?t=761</a>The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-13392423738483210952018-10-23T21:43:00.000-07:002018-10-23T21:44:24.898-07:00Pot tourists: Japanese, South Korean citizens banned from using legal pot in 🇨🇦 Canada<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-content__headline"><font size="2">Sure do hope the Aurora tour operators have their staff and client pot policies well and firmly in place...</font><br></h1><h1 class="gmail-content__headline"><br></h1><h1 class="gmail-content__headline"><font size="4">Bong arm of the law: <br>South Korea says it will arrest citizens who smoke weed in Canada </font></h1><br></div><div dir="ltr">"... "Weed smokers will be punished according to the Korean law, even if they did so in countries where smoking marijuana is legal. There won't be an exception," said Yoon Se-jin, head of the narcotics crime investigation division at Gyeonggi Nambu provincial police agency, according to the Korea Times. <br>South Korean law is based on the concept that laws made in Seoul still apply to citizens anywhere in the world, and violations, even while abroad, can technically lead to punishment when they return home. Those who smoke weed could face up to five years in prison.<br>South Korea strictly enforces drugs laws even for small amounts, and celebrities caught smoking weed are often paraded in front of media for apology tours. Officials work to project an image of a "drug-free nation" and only about 12,000 drug arrests were made in 2015 in a country of more than 50 million people.<br>However, details on how police would test those returning from 🇨🇦 Canada remain hazy. Experts suggested enforcement would focus more on drug traffickers than casual users.<br>"South Korea can't screen everyone who visited a foreign country, but the police maintain a blacklist that leads to certain individuals being supervised," said Lee Chang-Hoon, a professor in the department of police administration at Hannam University in Daejeon. "But the police are more concerned with the transportation of marijuana into South Korea, and the police messaging shows they are anxious about tackling this issue in the near future." ..."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/bong-arm-of-the-law-south-korea-says-it-will-arrest-citizens-who-smoke-weed-in-canada">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/bong-arm-of-the-law-south-korea-says-it-will-arrest-citizens-who-smoke-weed-in-canada</a> </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-articleHeadline"><font size="4">Japanese, South Korean citizens banned from using legal pot in Canada</font></h1><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-date">October 23, 2018 </span>"... Purchasing and possessing marijuana in Canada will no longer land you in legal jeopardy here – but if you have a passport from South Korea or Japan, you might still get in trouble.<br>Citizens of those two countries are being warned that they could face legal consequences at home, if they use cannabis in Canada.<br>The South Korean justice system claims extraterritorial jurisdiction, meaning the country's laws apply to all South Korean citizens even when they are outside the country. [..]<br> "Please be aware that if you [purchase, possess or transport cannabis] … you will be penalized for committing a criminal offence," the embassy said.<br>The country's foreign affairs ministry had warned earlier this year that any South Korean citizen caught with marijuana could face "serious legal consequences" even after the drug was legalized in Canada. Travellers from Canada and their belongings would likely face increased inspections attempting to enter South Korea, the ministry warned. [..] The Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver issued a similar statement earlier this month, saying Japan's laws banning the purchase of cannabis "may be applied not only in Japan but also in foreign countries." ..."<br><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/japanese-south-korean-citizens-banned-from-using-legal-pot-in-canada-1.4146077">https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/japanese-south-korean-citizens-banned-from-using-legal-pot-in-canada-1.4146077</a><br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><b>Cannabis IQ: <br>A visitor's guide to smoking legal marijuana in Canada</b></font> <br></div><div dir="ltr">- October 17, 2018 "...Visitors to 🇨🇦 Canada can now legally enjoy marijuana during their stay. But that doesn't mean smokers can hotbox the Great White North. Pot tourists might be disappointed with the legal marijuana laws in Canada, where local, provincial and federal laws can restrict or ban the use of cannabis in certain areas. [...] Retail sales of recreational cannabis could approach $6.5 billion by 2020, according to an industry analysis released by CIBC in May. That would make it worth more than anticipated spirit sales and nearly as much as wine sales. However, the report did not include tourism-specific estimates.<br>The Canadian government has not released estimates on the potential value of pot tourism.<br>Canada will likely draw a "significant number of international tourists" interested in buying legal marijuana, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily, a Colorado-based cannabis industry publication...."<br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/4438410/canada-marijuana-tourism-pot-visitor-guide/">https://globalnews.ca/news/4438410/canada-marijuana-tourism-pot-visitor-guide/</a><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-62106892006173995142018-10-21T23:27:00.000-07:002018-10-21T23:28:03.432-07:00Target tourist demographic from China tends to be affluent, experienced travellers between 45 and 65 years old.<div dir="ltr"><br><font size="4"><b>"... Yukon's target demographic from China tends to be affluent, experienced travellers between 45 and 65 years old. [...]</b></font><br><br>Anderson says small groups of independent travellers are the demographic Tourism Yukon is targeting in its strategy.<br><br>"We do see some younger travellers from the China market, from mainland China itself but it tends to be in that kind of 45 to 65 target demographic. Which is perfect for us, <b>they generally are a little bit more affluent, they're usually well educated and a bit more established by then. And they're experienced travellers,"</b> he said. [...]<br><br>Anderson says Tourism Yukon is in the process of evaluating how much the industry can grow, while still maintaining sustainable development. He says Tourism Yukon has just created a tourism development strategy, which tackles the question of how much growth is too much. [...]<br><br>The majority come for winter based tourism, but not exclusively, says Robin Anderson, the global marketing manager for Tourism Yukon. <br><br>"We're excited about the growth opportunity that China represents," says Anderson.<br><br>Anderson says Canada, the United States, and Germany remain the primary markets for Yukon tourism, while China became an emerging market about three years ago. However, that may soon change, especially with 2018 being celebrated as Canada-China year of tourism by the two countries, says Anderson.<br><br>"China is the holy grail in a way, especially for North American provinces and territories, and states that are on the West Coast ... It is a massive market and so even a tenth of a percentage point of the travelling market out of China is a huge number of travellers." ..."<br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEZsOd5vOP8ZYRu1Iq-Dj4GPgFGiRtgNbnlFkB9F7q15MbO0ary4PgG-PvfycVJbdNA9e4oHsQuAM81k6YhHThVL4FdzSo0guRAbBbIykqrOJznKO53EUzdzykxK6-2u-z7w9bZ_Q65bR/s1600/China+tends+to+be+affluent%252C+experienced+travellers+between+45+and+65+years+old+screan-cap_1449-783445.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEZsOd5vOP8ZYRu1Iq-Dj4GPgFGiRtgNbnlFkB9F7q15MbO0ary4PgG-PvfycVJbdNA9e4oHsQuAM81k6YhHThVL4FdzSo0guRAbBbIykqrOJznKO53EUzdzykxK6-2u-z7w9bZ_Q65bR/s320/China+tends+to+be+affluent%252C+experienced+travellers+between+45+and+65+years+old+screan-cap_1449-783445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6615064318652128994" /></a><br><br><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/chinese-market-tourism-yukon-1.4469804" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/chinese-market-tourism-yukon-1.4469804</a><br></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-59868711386251756092018-10-10T16:22:00.000-07:002018-10-10T16:23:20.121-07:00Yellowknife 2018 Municipal Election Fora (Full Play List)<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(106,168,79)"><font size="4"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><span style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">Yellowknife 2018 Municipal Election Fora (Full Play List) <font size="2">(All in one place, ripe for a local political binge watch!</font></span></span> </b></font></span><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNJFhWYT9_BA5oiGoW3Y74SHJmdx7HZs">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNJFhWYT9_BA5oiGoW3Y74SHJmdx7HZs</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Alternatives North Councillor session will soon be added.</div><div><br></div><div>2018 Alternatives North Yellowknife Mayoral Candidates Public Forum <br><a href="https://youtu.be/Mbte_CW7m6g">https://youtu.be/Mbte_CW7m6g</a><br><br>2018 Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Business Political Forum <br><a href="https://youtu.be/mdBSFRvhFck">https://youtu.be/mdBSFRvhFck</a></div><div><br></div><div>Yellowknife Mayoral Candidates<br><br>Rebecca Alty 867-444-2270 <a href="mailto:ralty2018@gmail.com">ralty2018@gmail.com</a><br>Jerald Sibbeston 867-765-4967 <a href="mailto:jeraldsib@gmail.com">jeraldsib@gmail.com</a><br>Bob Stewart 867-445-3565 <a href="mailto:northernauditors@gmail.com">northernauditors@gmail.com</a><br>Adrian Bell 867-446-9800 <a href="mailto:adrianbellyk@gmail.com">adrianbellyk@gmail.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>2018 Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce City Councillor Business Political Forum - Part One<br><a href="https://youtu.be/JMju-Xj0Szc">https://youtu.be/JMju-Xj0Szc</a><br>2018 Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce City Councillor Business Political Forum - Part Two<br><a href="https://youtu.be/ua7Uil5s0W8">https://youtu.be/ua7Uil5s0W8</a> <br><br>CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILLOR<br>Candidate <br>Phone<br>Email<br><br>Mark Bogan<br>867-444-9502<br><a href="mailto:markbogan@rocketmail.com">markbogan@rocketmail.com</a><br><br>Josh Campbell<br>867-688-1984<br><a href="mailto:goalstopper33@gmail.com">goalstopper33@gmail.com</a><br><br>John Dalton <br>867-445-3344 <br><a href="mailto:johndaltonelection@gmail.com">johndaltonelection@gmail.com</a><br><br>Chris Gillander<br>867-444-0835<br><a href="mailto:chris.gillander@investorsgroup.com">chris.gillander@investorsgroup.com</a><br><br>William Gomes <br>867-445-3516<br><a href="mailto:wgomes1972@gmail.com">wgomes1972@gmail.com</a><br><br>Niels Konge <br>867-446-2199<br><a href="mailto:nkonge@ssimicro.com">nkonge@ssimicro.com</a><br><br>Shauna Morgan<br>867-445-8876 <br><a href="mailto:shauna.yk@gmail.com">shauna.yk@gmail.com</a><br><br>Julian Morse<br>867-446-0276<br><a href="mailto:votejulianmorse@gmail.com">votejulianmorse@gmail.com</a><br><br>Stacie Smith <br>867-445-3470 <br><a href="mailto:stacie@flowersnorth.com">stacie@flowersnorth.com</a><br><br>Steve Payne<br>867-444-0975<br><a href="mailto:votestevepayne2018@gmail.com">votestevepayne2018@gmail.com</a><br><br>Rommel Silverio<br>867-445-3290 <br><a href="mailto:rommel.silverio2015@gmail.com">rommel.silverio2015@gmail.com</a><br><br>Terry Testart <br>867-446-8114 <br><a href="mailto:terrytestart@gmail.com">terrytestart@gmail.com</a><br><br>Robin Williams<br>867-445-9711<br><a href="mailto:robinwilliamsforcouncil@gmail.com">robinwilliamsforcouncil@gmail.com</a><br><br>Dane Mason, <br>867-988-2180 <br><a href="mailto:mason.dane@gmail.com">mason.dane@gmail.com</a><br><br>Edwin Castillo, <br><a href="mailto:ecastillo.yzf@gmail.com">ecastillo.yzf@gmail.com</a><br><br>Cynthia Mufandaedza<br>867-446-2653<br><a href="mailto:cynthia@ykbestmovers.com">cynthia@ykbestmovers.com</a><br><br></div><div> - 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At Finance Committee I asked the Minister of National Revenue and CRA officials about Northern Residency reassessments...."<br>Video on Facebook <br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mmcleodnwt/videos/2033350573571670/">https://www.facebook.com/mmcleodnwt/videos/2033350573571670/</a><br>Taxpayers' Ombudsman / Government of Canada<br><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/taxpayers-ombudsman.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/taxpayers-ombudsman.html</a><br>Michael McLeod, MP, Northwest Territories<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mmcleodnwt/">https://www.facebook.com/mmcleodnwt/</a><br><br><br>George A Lessard<br>Yellowknife, NT 🇨🇦 <br>Taxpayers' Ombudsman's Consultative Committee Member <br><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/taxpayers-ombudsman.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/taxpayers-ombudsman.html</a><br></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-48299328411055919302018-05-03T16:28:00.001-07:002018-05-03T16:28:47.068-07:00Dave Bidini "Midnight Light: A Personal Journey to the North" book cover photo by George Lessard<div dir="ltr">Dave Bidini Book cover photo by George Lessard <br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/40975501585/in/dateposted-public/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/40975501585/in/dateposted-public/</a> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/25qSa4g">https://flic.kr/p/25qSa4g</a><br> Penguin, Random House Canada Limited,<br><a href="https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/">https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/</a><br><br><a href="https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/search?search=Bidini">https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/search?search=Bidini</a><br><br>Dave Bidini<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dave.bidini">https://www.facebook.com/dave.bidini</a><br><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzSAWyFPtEGeORJQio6XmoJpnaS_usePUwlHv08qo0y7dDHehLCXUd895pX3Wxkd_7ewYhcLmvryzFiktC0KTnTwb7nHOc0hLqJh56cpW-V2TdNzSKJajX4WwOW4PL0b59WI6GTduvN8l/s1600/Dave-Bidini-Book-Cover-Image-727070.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzSAWyFPtEGeORJQio6XmoJpnaS_usePUwlHv08qo0y7dDHehLCXUd895pX3Wxkd_7ewYhcLmvryzFiktC0KTnTwb7nHOc0hLqJh56cpW-V2TdNzSKJajX4WwOW4PL0b59WI6GTduvN8l/s320/Dave-Bidini-Book-Cover-Image-727070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6551500711626119794" /></a><br><br></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-26022015564459544342018-03-15T21:31:00.000-07:002018-03-15T21:41:37.113-07:00Two thirds of applications to the NWT Rental Office were filed by NWT Public Housing agencies #NWTpoli #SocialHousing #HousingFirst<div dir="ltr">
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Two thirds of applications to the NWT Rental Office were filed by NWT public housing agencies<br />
Question 219-18(3): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Applications To The Rental Office<br />
Oral Questions March 7th, 2018 <br />
"...Mr. Speaker, I was looking in the main estimates and I've discovered what I assume must be a typo. The rental office is listed the activity services to the public, but last year two thirds of the applications to the office were filed by public housing agencies. Either the rental office should be listed under services to government, or the government is essentially monopolizing the public service for its own good and at the expense of small landlords, renters, and to the detriment of the public at large, as I note in my Member's statement.<br />
Given that the length of time it takes the rental office to process applications has been identified by this government as a serious concern, I'd like to make sure the entire government is taking steps to solve it. That being said, I would like to ask the Housing Minister if the Housing Corporation monitors its applications to the rental officer so that it can take policy steps to help reduce the number of times that it makes applications to the office? Thank you, Mr. Speaker...."<br />
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The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-33972398548604707452018-01-23T17:09:00.000-08:002018-01-23T17:10:10.657-08:00Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development in Territories of Indigenous Peoples<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><h1>Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development in Territories of Indigenous Peoples</h1><br><p>Sustainable development in territories of indigenous peoples (Article 4 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)</p> <p><strong>Article 4</strong></p> <p><em>Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.<br></em></p><p><br><em></em></p><span><span><b>All relevant documents and presentations available here... </b><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><span><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><br><span><span><em></em> </span></span><p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/01/EGM_prog_work2018final.docx">Programme of work</a></p> <p><strong>Background documents:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/12/ConceptNote-on-EGM-2018.docx">Concept note</a></p> <p><a href="https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/376/75/pdf/N0737675.pdf?OpenElement">Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Report on the Seventh Session (Lands, Territories and Resources)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/12/IPPermanentSovereigntyNaturalResources.pdf">Indigenous peoples' permanent sovereignty over natural resources: Final report of the Special Rapporteur, Erica-Irene A. Daes</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/12/IPRelationshipToLand.pdf">Indigenous peoples and their relationship to land: Final report of the Special Rapporteur, Erica-Irene A. Daes</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Papers submitted by experts:<br> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/01/Larsen_presentation_Jan_2018.docx">Eirik Larsen: Sustainable Development in the Territories of Indigenous Peoples – Opening Introduction</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/01/Laltaika-and-Askew_UN-paper_rev3.pdf">Elifuraha Laltaika & Kelly Askew: Modes of Dispossession of Indigenous Lands and Territories in Africa</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/01/Nino-Izquierdo_Diapositivas_19012018.pdf">Ricardo Camilo Niño Izquierdo: El Desarrollo sostenible y los pueblos indígenas</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/01/AILA-Betty-Lyons-Expert-Group-Meeting-Statement-Jan-23-2018.pdf">Betty Lyons: Intervention "Regional cases of autonomy in the territories of Indigenous Peoples"</a></p> <p><a>Mariaelena Huambachano: Enacting Food Sovereignty in New Zealand and Peru</a></p></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><span><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><span><span><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/meetings-and-workshops/egm2018.html">https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/meetings-and-workshops/egm2018.html</a><br></span></span></div></div></div></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-37711284792938798892017-12-19T19:25:00.001-08:002017-12-19T19:25:52.190-08:00The CRA's "lowest return airfare is an annual conundrum"<div dir="ltr">"... The lowest return airfare is an annual conundrum ... Andy Wong. FCPA. FCGA, CFP is a tax accountant in Yellowknife. <br>The Canada Revenue Agency is finally taking this issue seriously. In a new report titled Servicing You Better, released this October, the CRA promised to "explore options that can help taxpayers identify the lowest return airfare".<br>Here is the back story if you are new to the territories. You qualify tor a travel deduction if you received a Box 32 travel benefit from your employer, and have lived in the Northern parts (Zone B or zone A) of Canada for at least six months when you file your tax return. The deduction allows you to claim the lowest of three amounts the Box 32 benefit, your trip expenses, or the lowest return airfare.<br>Your Box 32 benefit and trip expenses are no mystery to you. But. what is the lowest return airfare? The CRA says, "the lowest return airfare ordinarily available for regularly scheduled commercial flights, excluding promotions or discounts that are not ordinarily available, on the date that the travel began".<br>You can only get that airfare information if you ask at the airport, and get it in writing, at the start of your trip. This is totally impractical. Imagine a Paulatuk resident using multiple airlines just to leave the territories and you start to get the picture.<br>We have been jury rigging the travel deduction by using an annual estimated average airfare provided by Northern airlines. But these amounts only cover 27 communities the airlines serve, of the 58 NWT and NU communities.<br>I commend the CRA's recent announcement to identify the lowest return airfare options by 2019. But two years is a long time to wait for a solution to this pressing problem.<br>There is a current reliable option. I suggest the CRA consider the federal government's vacation travel assistance (VTA) entitlement (Google 'vacation travel assistance 2017') as a lowest return airfare alternative.<br>All federal government employees living in the 266 isolated communities throughout Canada receive the VTA - the Box 32 travel benefit. The VTA is updated semi-annually and is intended to represent 80% of a certain economy fare, for a return flight from each community to the headquarters city.<br>Whether or not the VTA truly represents the lowest return airfare is irrelevant. That's because we have no idea what the lowest return airfare is. The VTA is a sound option because of its nation-wide application, reliability and. importantly, the airfare values. For example. Yellowknife's VTA is $703.50 for 2017, a low but plausible alternative. Inuvik. Iqaluit and Baker Lake are $2,923. $3,209 and $4,676 respectively. Each is a plausible alternative for those communities.<br>Can the CRA ignore the law and allow the VTA as an alternative lowest return airfare? Certainly. The CRA introduced the optional simplified method that allowed a fixed $I7 per meal, and fixed per-kilometre cost for driving trips, without receipts, for the travel deduction You can opt out and claim your higher receipted meals and vehicle costs. Similarly, the VTA can be adopted as the lowest return airfare floor amounts. You would also have the right to claim a higher lowest return airfare with proper documentation.<br>Can the VTA end our annual tax-time conniption? It certainly will for taxpayers living in 266 communities throughout Northern Canada...."<br>Opinion NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES MONDAY, December 18.2017 page A11 <a href="http://NNSL.com">http://NNSL.com</a> <br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbHSp2aL-iiEOX-nGU2mFbsTmQa1x1NOKkGBum6JkokFe-e_BSq9nhr-4NKquXN8YpYj_FElyvASt55Pqr8f1gBPeYvp2_RAeqQ2BALwJKycIaVEg25oT47onGCcma3Hd6o0GEssVj171/s1600/Lowest-return-airfare-conundrum-v2-752206.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbHSp2aL-iiEOX-nGU2mFbsTmQa1x1NOKkGBum6JkokFe-e_BSq9nhr-4NKquXN8YpYj_FElyvASt55Pqr8f1gBPeYvp2_RAeqQ2BALwJKycIaVEg25oT47onGCcma3Hd6o0GEssVj171/s320/Lowest-return-airfare-conundrum-v2-752206.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6501465309311594818" /></a><br></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030513460402516289.post-54945260057986911492017-12-18T10:36:00.000-08:002017-12-18T10:37:34.373-08:00Managing the resource development sector in a socially and economically sustainable way. Community Exchange between Dornod province in Mongolia and Yellowknife, in the NWT<div dir="ltr">Managing the resource development sector in a socially and economically sustainable way a Community Exchange between Dornod province in Mongolia and Yellowknife, in the NWT<br><a href="https://www.ceso-saco.com/community-exchange-in-yellowknife/">https://www.ceso-saco.com/community-exchange-in-yellowknife/</a> <br>The group visited a wide variety of companies and attended a wide range of meetings. <br><br>From CESO Canadian Executive Service Organization <span>CESO | SACO </span><span><a href="https://www.ceso-saco.com/">https://www.ceso-saco.com/</a> a registered charity (BN 11883 0850 RR 0001), with no political or religious affiliations</span><br><br><br>"...The distance between #Dornod province in Mongolia and Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, Canada, is about 7,000 kilometers. Despite the vast distance, the two regions share many similarities: both communities are traditionally bonded with the land, water and natural resources; each has a similar climate; and both are deeply involved in the resource development sector. It was these similarities that brought ten representatives from Mongolia to Yellowknife to explore approaches to managing the resource development sector in a #socially and economically sustainable way. ..."<br>Since 1969, CESO has worked with Indigenous communities across Canada, collaborating on more than 30,000 projects. CESO Volunteer Advisors (VAs) support individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, and community organizations to build long-term economic development, good governance, strong community planning infrastructure, and sound financial management.<br>Contact Information:<br>For inquiries about our work with Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs in Quebec, Atlantic Region, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, contact: Allison Deer, Manager, National Aboriginal Affairs (P: 1-800-268-9052 ext. 5809 | E: <a href="mailto:adeer@ceso-saco.com">adeer@ceso-saco.com</a>)<br>For inquiries about our work with Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs in Ontario, British Columbia, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, contact: Devin Woods, Client Relations Manager (P: 1-800-268-9052 ext. 4081 | E: <a href="mailto:dwoods@ceso-saco.com">dwoods@ceso-saco.com</a>)<br><a href="https://www.ceso-saco.com/community-exchange-in-yellowknife/">https://www.ceso-saco.com/community-exchange-in-yellowknife/</a> <br>The group visited a wide variety of companies and attended a wide range of meetings. PDF of meetings<br><a href="https://www.ceso-saco.com/app/uploads/2016/05/Yellowknife-Community-Exchange-2017-%E2%80%93-Meetings.pdf">https://www.ceso-saco.com/app/uploads/2016/05/Yellowknife-Community-Exchange-2017-%E2%80%93-Meetings.pdf</a><br><br></div> The MediaMentorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905064459609677700noreply@blogger.com0