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| February 18, 2010 --- Vol. 04, No. 07 | February 2010
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Northwest Territories
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines Feb. 10 said it welcomed a statement on support for mining from the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories by the Hon. Robert McLeod, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. In the statement, McLeod said, “The mining sector is a source of significant employment in the Northwest Territories, creating more than 2,000 direct jobs each year and aside from direct benefits the mining industry generates significant employment in the transportation, services, trades and construction sectors.” McLeod also talked about work the NWT government is doing to support the mining industry and ensure the economy has a sector where development occurs and where that development is done responsibly and where NWT residents benefit. He emphasized dialogue with industry stakeholders, including the Chamber of Mines, and recognized the work the chamber is doing to improve relations between the mining industry and aboriginal communities. “Through this dialogue, we can find ways to work together to ensure we have win-win scenarios for both the Northwest Territories and the mining industry,” McLeod said. Chamber President John F. Kearney said McLeod’s comments are encouraging and observed that the mining industry’s past contributions to the territory’s infrastructure have played a major role in the development of the North. All the hydropower generated in the NWT was developed originally to service the mines of the day and, even though those mines have now closed, the infrastructure is still in use to serve the communities. The barge system on the Mackenzie River, for example, was originally developed to service a mine and continues to serve the communities along the river and along the Arctic coast. Most northern roads also were developed to support the resource sector. The NWT government and the Chamber of Mines have lobbied Canada’s federal government to provide the funding for the Taltson Hydro Expansion Project. “The expansion of Taltson hydro project would provide benefits not only for existing mines, but it would also encourage future exploration and mine development in the Slave Geological Province,” Kearney said. With proper infrastructure development, the Chamber believes that the Slave Province could become one of Canada’s premiere mining camps; stretching from Yellowknife to Nunavut’s Arctic coast and including gold, silver, base metal and diamond production in both territories.
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