| The current system works well and should be retained. | 11% |
| Consensus government works but minor changes are needed for it to prosper. | 47% |
| Consensus government is a nice idea but would require significant changes to make it more effective and accountable. | 28% |
| Consensus government is ineffective and impractical. | 8% |
| The NWT should change to a party system. | 6% |
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce will be held in Yellowknife on April 14 and 15, 2010. One of the highlights of the two days will be a presentation from Mr. Neil McCrank, who authored the Road to Improvement. The report offered a number of recommendations to the regulatory system in the north. Mr McCrank is our keynote speaker for the Presidents Dinner on April 14, 2010...
The Northern Aboriginal Business Association and the NWT Chamber of Commerce will host a joint luncheon on Friday November 13, featuring The Honourable Floyd Roland, NWT Premier, and The Honourable Nick Sibbeston, Senator for the Northwest Territories. The event, which is being held in the Copper Room of the Yellowknife Inn, will begin at 11:45 a.m. A buffet lunch will begin at about noon with speeches to follow. Premier Roland will...
The NWT Chamber will host a reception in Inuvik to mark National Small Business Week on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Our event will take place at Tonimoes in the Mackenzie Hotel and will feature the mayor-elect who will discuss what the private sector can expect from him during his term leading the Town. The reception is open to all members of the local business and economic development community. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors Canadian North,...
The NWT Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it will partner with the organizers of the annual NWT Aboriginal Business Conference and the Northern Aboriginal Business Association next fall when it comes time to present Prospects North 2010. The as of yet unnamed event will bring together business leaders from around the North and beyond – both aboriginal and otherwise – and look to build from the recent success of the 2009...
The Northern Strategy Group is preparing to host its 1st Annual Strategic Northern Infrastructure Symposium in Yellowknife Oct. 14-15, 2009 at the Explorer Hotel. “Investments in infrastructure such as pipelines, roads, ports, hydro electricity and communications are critical across all three northern territories if we are to induce meaningful growth in the coming years,” said Patrick Doyle, Northern Strategy Group Conferences...
NWT Chamber of Commerce Vice President Eitan Dehtiar will be the opening speaker at the upcoming Cold Climate Transport & Logistics Conference in Edmonton. “In general the message I will bring on behalf of the Chamber will focus on the current state of our transportation infrastructure and the regulatory regime as well as helping participants understand what improvements we in the NWT are looking for going forward,” said...
The NWT Chamber of Commerce, together with its partnering member organization the NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC), is preparing to deliver a lunchtime presentation on June 17 at the 2009 Inuvik Petroleum Show. “We will be primarily working to rekindle interest in an Inuvik Chamber of Commerce,” said NWT Chamber President Ann Marie Tout. “We’ll also be an exhibitor in the trade show as we look...
The NWT Chamber of Commerce office will be closed Monday to Thursday next week while we attend the Meet the North 2009 conference and trade show in Edmonton. We’ll be located in booth #32 for the event which runs from May 11-14. If you’re attending the show, be sure to stop by and say hello to NWT Chamber Executive Director John Curran and Norman Wells & District Chamber of Commerce President and NWT Chamber Director...
The Board of Directors of the NWT Chamber of Commerce is pleased to release the program of events for its 2009 Annual General Meeting in Fort Smith March 30-31. “We’ve got a great slate of speakers thus far and are very excited things are coming together so well for our meetings,” said NWT Chamber President Ann Marie Tout. “We hope that as many of our members as possible as well as interested business people from the...
The Board of Directors of the NWT Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it will hold its 2009 Annual General Meeting in Fort Smith March 30-31. “We’re very excited that we’ve been able to line-up Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, who is originally from Fort Smith, as our special guest,” said Ann Marie Tout, NWT Chamber President. “The Board of Directors is also thrilled with the prospect of...
The NWT Chamber of Commerce will host our Annual General Meeting on September 17, 2008, in Yellowknife. This year the event will be split into two sections. The first portion, including a luncheon, the meeting, board elections and a strategic planning session, will take place in the newly renovated Copper Room at the Yellowknife Inn between 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. This session will also feature a presentation by Martin Landry, project...