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  • Do you have the right stuff to be an MLA?

    Do you have the right stuff to be an MLA?0

    If you are thinking seriously about running for MLA in the upcoming NWT election and need help in making up your mind, check out the NWT Status of Women Council’s “Election Resource” to guide and assist you in making the right decisions.
    No matter what gender you are, the resource material available there is excellent in helping to decide if you do, indeed, want to ‘throw your hat in the ring.’ Obviously such a decision is not to be taken lightly.

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  • In order to retain power, anything goes

    In order to retain power, anything goes0

    So far, two things that are bad for Canada stand out in the federal election campaign of 2015. Although climate change is the ‘elephant in the room,’ none of the three major parties are saying much about the impacts and what Canada must do about it.

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  • Innovation and making the world better

    Innovation and making the world better0

    Many countries are doing their part to move the world’s economy away from dependence on fossil fuels, striving to source new ways of accessing energy, but it will take the impetus of individuals, communities and urban initiatives – all of us and how we use energy in our day-to-day lives – if the world is to truly move to a green economy.

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  • Critical role of small business  in local economies

    Critical role of small business in local economies0

    If Northern communities are ever to have viable local economies, the only way is to take advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit and dedication of those who start and run small businesses, but that fact is not appreciated or even understood.

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  • Planning the annual fire fight to maximize benefit

    Planning the annual fire fight to maximize benefit0

    Fighting forest fires is expensive business and, from the way drought conditions and climate change seem to be heading, things may get much worse. But with so much money and effort invested in a defensive battle against Mother Nature, there must be a wiser way to manage those resources that also benefits communities in the long term.

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  • Notley and the nasty Nexen pipeline spill

    Notley and the nasty Nexen pipeline spill0

    Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley has her work cut out for her, dealing with her province’s open-licence approach to how oil companies have operated historically.

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