November 12, 2014 - Whitehorse, Yukon – Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) and Minister for the Arctic Council
Today, on behalf of Minister Aglukkaq, Yukon MP Ryan Leef announced funding to support activities to attract investment for Yukon’s junior precious metals exploration and mining sector. CanNor and the Government of Yukon are supporting a two-year initiative coordinated by the Yukon Mining Alliance to promote Yukon as a top mineral investment jurisdiction.
This initiative builds on previous CanNor investments made to assist the Yukon Mining Alliance in attracting capital and communicating Yukon’s commitment to its primary industry and the competitive advantages of the territory as a geopolitically safe and geological endowed jurisdiction.
For further information, please contact:
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Ted Laking
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.
Yukon Government
Department of Economic Development
Andre Gagne, Senior Advisor
867-456-3819
Yukon Mining Alliance
Anne Lewis, Executive Director
867-335-1452
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