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- Further proof Yellowknife needs a Biomass District Heating System
- Six Recommendations for a Basic Income Guarantee in the NWT
- Register – NWT Basic Income Guarantee Online Forum
- Yellowknife Biomass District Heating
- What could a Basic Income Guarantee for the Northwest Territories look like?
- GNWT Expansion of Extended Health Benefits
- Lines in the Snow – Book Launch
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Register – NWT Basic Income Guarantee Online Forum
Please join Alternatives North and the Basic Income Canada Network on Wednesday, February 15, 1:30-3:30pm for an online forum to learn about how a Basic Income Guarantee works and share your ideas on how one could be developed for the … Continue reading
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Yellowknife Biomass District Heating
Biomass District Heating System in Downtown Yellowknife can Reduce Emissions, Save Customers Money on Heating, and turn a Profit. Continuing its work identifying cost-effective GHG reductions in the NWT, Alternatives North commissioned a detailed economic feasibility study on a Biomass … Continue reading
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What could a Basic Income Guarantee for the Northwest Territories look like?
We’re looking for your ideas on what a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) could look like in the Northwest Territories. Guaranteed income programs like Old Age Security and the Canada Child Benefit help, but they don’t work perfectly and they don’t … Continue reading
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GNWT Expansion of Extended Health Benefits
This submission provides feedback on the proposed changes to the GNWT Extended Health Benefits program. Read the submission here: https://anotheralt.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/alternatives-north-submission-for-expansion-of-extended-health-benefits.pdf
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Lines in the Snow – Book Launch
The Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) has launched its farewell book, “Lines in the Snow”. The book is a look back at some of the issues CARC tackled over its 50-year history, but also a look forward to the future of … Continue reading
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Annual General Meeting – October 26
Alternatives North’s Annual General Meeting will be held from 12pm-1pm on Wednesday, October 26th, 2022. The meeting will take place at our regular meeting place: the Law Society Boardroom, 4th floor Diamond Plaza Building, Yellowknife. Participation by Zoom is also … Continue reading
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Support for the Gwich’in Steering Committee
Alternatives North, along with 240 other organizations, joined the Gwich’in Steering Committee’s call to global insurers to commit to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the harms of fossil fuel development. Read the letter from the Gwich’in Steering Committee, … Continue reading
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Mineral Royalties Handout
Alternatives North has published a handout about NWT mineral royalties: Mineral Royalties: How much public benefit from our public resources? The NWT royalty regime is in the process of being reviewed, now is the time to provide feedback! Send comments … Continue reading
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2022 Living Wage Report
Alternatives North has released its calculation of the living wage required by NWT families, withupdates for Yellowknife, Hay River and Inuvik, and the first-ever calculations of a living wage forFort Smith. See the 2022 NWT Living Wage Report, 2022 NWT … Continue reading
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Royalties Presentation
NWT Member of the Legislative Assembly Kevin O’Reilly gave a presentation on the natural resource revenues situation in the NWT. See the video of the presentation and the power point slides.
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