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NNSL - Some NWT businesses won't survive prolonged border closures: Chamber
NNSL - Travel, accommodations, hospitality seek bailout as federal fiscal update slated for Monday
Isolation Centers:
2020/2021 Capital Budget:
- 100.1 Moose FM - Infrastructure key to NWT's economic recovery
Reduction of Small Business Tax:
Northern Senate Survey:
- Cabin Radio: NWT senator launches survey of business sector
Territorial Sales Tax:
"Beyond confusing": Inconsistent NWT taxi safety measures point to heavy burden on business
Reopening Safely Grant:
- NNSL: NWT Chamber offer $58,000in grants to reimburse PPE expenses for businesses
- Mirage: Rio Tinto and NWT Chamber of Commerce support economic recovery through small business grants
Letter re: COVID-19 Secretariat:
- Moose FM: Deputy Minister defends COVID Secretariat spending amid pressure
- CBC North - NWT Chamber of Commerce balks at price tag for new COVID-19 Secretariat
- NNSL - Businesses "completely blindsided" by COVID-19 Secretariat creations: Chamber
- NNSL: Letter to the Editor
- NNSL: GNWT losing sight of mandate, business community: NWT Chamber asserts
- Cabin Radio - Business groups query NWT's plan for COVID-19 Secretariat
Yellowknifer Editorial: businesses fight for survival
COVID Ingenuity Award:
- Yellowknifer - Air Tindi NWT Chamber's COVID Ingenuity Award
Letter of Support for the Trucking Industry:
A joint release of open letter requesting a balanced approach to both health and economic recovery:
- Cabin Radio - With NWT economy `worse everyday`business groups call for change
- CBC North - Frustration grows among NWT businesses facing `calamitous` side effects of pandemic; NWT doctors call for end to `harmful`COVID-19 social restrictions
- CKLB - Business groups call for loosening of travel restrictions to save tourism industry
- NNSL - GNWTs COVID-19 response is harming business in the territory, organizations warn
Business Advisory Council:
- Cabin Radio - Two months in, no clue who`s on NWT economic advisory council; NWT`s Business advisory council meets for the first time
- CKLB - Business Advisory Council gives private sector a voice in reopening plan
- NNSL - Business Advisory Council pleased with start of phase two
Our letter joint letter to Senator Anderson was discussed by Cabin Radio - NWT `flying through the abyss` as it tries to save tour operators
Nunavut News: Editorial: Unilateral GNWT getting old
Yellowknifer: Time is Now: Out with the old stodgy GNWT and in with the new responsive GNWT
Request of a temporary moratorium on commercial evictions:
- NSL -NWT Chamber of Commerce implores premier to put moratorium on commercial evictions; NWT Chamber of Commerce blasts premier for unacceptable non response on commercial rent evictions; Cochrane to respond shorty to NWT Chambers letter on commercial rent evicitions; Premier rejects chambers appeal for temporary block on commercial evictions
- CBC North - Government silence speaks volumes says NWT Chamber of Commerce; NWT government rejects call for moratorium
- Cabin Radio - Chamber: businesses `fell dismissed` as NWT rejects eviction plan
Yellowknifer: NWT Chamber AGM - Nokleby rescheduled Chamber AGM speech due to last-minute meeting
NNSL: GNWT shows support for Chambers advocacy letter to federal government
Cabin Radio`s article: Setting out separate plans, chambers battle for small business
Yellowknifer: NWT to get at least $32m in federal COVID-19 assistance
ED Renée Coemau provides comment in regards to Dene Nations request to limit liquor during the pandemic - Yellowknife businesses, politicians cool to Dene Nation proposal to limit alcohol during pandemic
ED Renée Comeau provides comments on the first wave of economic relief - Small NWT businesses welcome 75% federal wage subsidy
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