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The Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce will be holding its Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2026 from 10am - noon at the Genesis Room, Nunasi Building, Suite 201, 5109 48th Street, Yellowknife NT. More information to follow. For more information, contact President Newton Gray at: Tel: (867) 445-7680 and Email: admin@nwtchamber.com

Canada’s Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is urging Northwest Territories businesses to prepare now if they want to benefit from upcoming federal defence and infrastructure investments in the North. Speaking at a Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce event in Yellowknife, Joly highlighted planned Arctic defence projects, including upgrades at Yellowknife and Inuvik airports, the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway, hydro expansion, and the Arctic Economic Security Corridor.

Yellowknife, NT — The Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarks today affirming federal investments in Arctic sovereignty, northern defence, and long-term infrastructure — including the proposed Arctic Security Corridor. The Chamber sees this as a vital opportunity to align national defence priorities with Northern economic development. “The Arctic Security Corridor can’t just be about defence — it must be about development,” said

(Yellowknife, NT / June 3, 2025) Last week, His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada delivered Canada’s Speech from the Throne,...