Archive: Mimi Kennedy-Chassie

January 10, 2019

The Department of Infrastructure is hosting an Industry Day on January 17, 2019. The focus will be capital construction in the Northwest Territories for the 2018/2019 (lessons learned) and 2019/2020 (capital program) fiscal years. Briefings on the 2019/20 capital programs will be provided by – Infrastructure (INF), Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), and Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC). Registration.  Please confirm that you will be attending this Industry Day to: Melissa_Ferrier@gov.nt.ca and stewart_gibson@gov.nt.ca. Responses required by noon on January 16, 2019 If you have any questions regarding the industry day please send an email to either of the above addresses.

January 4, 2019

Please show your support by attending the Chamber of Mines Presentation in YK City Council Chambers at NOON Monday January 7, 2019 – bring along other Mineral Industry members, suppliers, employees and associates so Council can see that the health of the Mineral Industry is a LOCAL issue. City Council has invited the Chamber of Mines to provide input into the YK City Strategic Plan the City Council is developing to guide its four year mandate.  This is the first invitation for the Mineral Industry to present to City Council in over a decade.  It follows the first meeting at…

January 1, 2019

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December 11, 2018

Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton – January 22, 24, 25, 2019 Toronto, Ottawa – February 14, 15, 2019 Montreal, Quebec – February 18, 19, 2019 La formation est présentée en anglais. This course covers detailed information from the conception to the final design of a Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall building using a performance-based seismic design (PBSD) approach.  It includes hands-on experience in the application of PBSD on several building projects on the West Coast of USA.  It goes over the concept of PBSD, its development and key aspects of the general approach. It also presents an overview of the latest PBSD guidelines…

December 3, 2018

The group Yellowknife women’s entry into Engineers Canada’s Feats of Gingerbread Holiday Challenge got the most votes for their ‘Christmas at the Treeline’ gingerbread scene. After voting closed, the team finished with 717 votes, barely beating the 2nd place team who finished with 699 votes. The group, formed by five women, Giroux, Jennie Rausch, Kelly McLaughlin, Delia Cheworth, and Amy Wilkinson raised $5,201 on their own. Because they received the most votes, the money they raised was matched by challenge hosts Engineers Canada. The money will be heading to Food Rescue Yellowknife. Alex Giroux, team member said that it wasn’t…

December 3, 2018

Date: 12/06/2018 Times: 7pm to 8pm URL: https://www.statusofwomen.nt.ca/calendar Location: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre City: Yellowknife Province: NT Violence against women and girls remains a worldwide phenomenon. To commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the Status of Women Council will be hosting a December 6th vigil. The special event will pay tribute to the 14 women that lost their lives during the Montreal massacre 29 years ago. The vigil will also be an opportunity to acknowledge the countless women and girls that are victims of gender-based violence. The Status of Women Council welcomes…

November 22, 2018

CSA Group / Groupe CSA announces that the public review for the standard W203 Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Northern Communities using Lagoon and Wetland Systems has been launched. The document is available for review by all external stakeholders (nonmembers) until January 16, 2019.

November 22, 2018

Engineers Canada is announcing a call for entries for the 2019 scholarship program. Six scholarships totaling $60,000 will be awarded: Three Engineers Canada-Manulife scholarships valued at $12,500 each to provide financial assistance to engineers returning to university for further studies or research in an engineering field; Three Engineers Canada-TD Insurance Meloche Monnex scholarships valued at $7,500 each to provide financial assistance to engineers returning to university for further studies or research in a field other than engineering. The deadline for receipt of all applications is Friday, March 1, 2019. Please click on this link  to access each scholarship application and…

November 21, 2018

From rocks to riches…Yellowknife’s success has been in part thanks to the minerals beneath our feet. But what if the gold credited with kick-starting the community back in 1934 never existed? What if the city lost its bid to become capital of the NWT in 1967? What if the diamond deposits that have sustained our economy for the past twenty years were never found? This unconventional talk looks at the keystone events in Yellowknife’s history and then discusses the consequences on the community if they did not happen. Presented in support of the Yellowknife Historical Society’s community museum project at Giant…

November 13, 2018

Dear NAPEG members, A one-day professional development level geothermal energy workshop, coordinated by the Northwest Territories Geological Survey and Geothermal Canada, will be held on Friday, November 23, 2018. Five technical talks will be presented by prominent geothermal energy scientists from across Canada. A wide variety of topics with a “north of 60 focus” will be covered, and will appeal to all northerners with an interest in sustainable energy in the north. An interactive audience-panel discussion will follow the formal presentations. This workshop is made possible by the financial sponsorship of the GNWT, NAPEG, and NWT & Nunavut Chamber of…