NWT Community Mobilization Partnership Strategy (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
BHP Diamonds Inc. presents its NWT Community Mobilization Partnership Strategy, documenting efforts to assist northern communities in preparing for the diamond mine project through community-driven programs and job development initiatives. The report details the Wha Ti community mobilization program which secured $188,888 in Youth Service Canada funding for a Youth and Elders Community Friendship Centre, and outlines a three-phase job development strategy involving 30 business partners, 22 government agencies, and multiple communities across the NWT.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., DIA MET Minerals Ltd., Wha Ti First Nation, Chief Charlie Jeremick'ca, Youth Service Canada, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Lloyd Axworthy, GNWT Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, GNWT Education, Culture and Employment, GNWT Economic Development and Tourism, DIAND - Indian and Inuit Services, RCMP 'G' Division, Aurora College, Metis Heritage Association, Boy Scouts of Canada, Air Tindi, NWT Air, Canadian Airlines, Frontier Mining, CIBC, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, Braden Burry Expediting, Outcrop Ltd., Nishi-Khon/SNC, First Air, Meni Dene Co-op, Treaty 11 Dogrib, Treaty 8 Yellowknives Dene, Community Development Associates
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Wha Ti, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Coppermine, Snare Lake, Rae Lakes, Rae-Edzo, Lutsel K'e, Dettah, N'dilo, Vancouver, Kelowna, British Columbia
- Parameters
- community mobilization, job development, socioeconomic impacts, youth employment, community wellness, business partnerships, workforce skills, training programs, traditional skills, education opportunities
- Pages
- 78
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