As the Northwest Territories government decides how it should change its royalties policy, two groups the N.W.T. and Nunavut Chamber of Mines and social activist group Alternatives North are butting heads over what they think should happen.
DetectNWT allows businesses and organizations in the territory to test their employees who are working with the public, despite the fact they're not showing symptoms.
Posted: Aug 03, 2021 3:42 PM CT | Last Updated: August 3
Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly says government meetings with the N.W.T. & Nunavut Chamber of Mines designed to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic turned into lobbying efforts. (Walter Strong/CBC)
An N.W.T. MLA alleges government meetings with the N.W.T. & Nunavut Chamber of Mines designed to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic evolved into lobbying efforts with limited public accountability.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the N.W.T. Department of Industry Tourism and Investment and the Chamber of Mines held biweekly meetings to discuss pandemic recovery strategies.