May 21, 2014 – Yellowknife, NT – Office of the Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and Minister for the Arctic Council
Denendeh Investments Incorporated - 2013 Opportunities Forum in Yellowknife
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Minister Aglukkaq today announced funding that will help Denendeh Investments Incorporated (DII), a partnership of the 27 Dene First Nations in the Northwest Territories, take advantage of current and emerging economic opportunities in the territory.
Over the next three years CanNor funds will support multiple investment planning activities related to opportunities in the mining, energy, and transportation sectors. These initiatives will contribute to informed decision-making with the aim to increase ownership and benefits for Aboriginal companies and communities in the Northwest Territories.
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Amanda Gordon
819-997-1441
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Christina Gray
Communications Advisor
867-766-8435
CanNor works to help develop a diversified, sustainable and dynamic economy across Canada's three territories, and delivers on its northern mandate through funding programs, the Northern Projects Management Office and by undertaking policy and research.
Denendeh Investments Inc.
Darrell Beaulieu
President and CEO, DII
867-920-2764
