Look North

Northern Development News


2019

October

October 16, 2019
Manitoba Announces New Mineral Development Fund

June

June 11, 2019
Province Announces New Mining and Exploration Committee

June 3, 2019
Manitoba Launches Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program

May

May 31, 2019
Province Releases Manitoba-First Nations Mineral Development Protocol

May 27, 2019
Pimicikamak Cree Nation Community Receives Employment Training for Mining Sector

May 27, 2019
Premier Visits Churchill to Promote Growth in Tourism

March

March 26, 2019
Manitoba Appoints New Board, Provides New Mandate to Communities Economic Development Fund

 

2018

November

November 13, 2018
Northern Economic Development Tours Launch in Thompson

October

October 3, 2018
Province and Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Organize Northern Economic Development Tours

September

September 13, 2018
Manitoba Welcomes Mineral Exploration Agreement Between Red Sucker Lake First Nation, Yamana Gold Inc.

August

August 31, 2018
Statement from Premier Brian Pallister on an Agreement Being Reached for Churchilll Rail Line

August 17, 2018
Province Announces Appointments to University College of the North Governing Council

June

June 15, 2018
Province Releases Report on Manitoba-First Nations Mineral Development Protocol

May

May 18, 2018
Province Announces New Northern Workforce Development Centre at University College of the North Thompson Campus

April

April 13, 2018
Manitoba and Nunavut Co-chair 10th Hudson Bay Regional Roundtable

March

March 2, 2018
Pedersen to Represent Manitoba at Global Mineral Exploration and Mining Convention

January

January 18, 2018
Look North steering committee members announced

January 15, 2018
Province Establishes Steering Committee to Oversee Implementation of Look North Recommendations

January 14, 2018
Province Announces Plans for Major Repairs to Churchill Town Centre Complex

January 9, 2018
Province Invests in Improvements for Internet Service in the North

 

2017

December

December 8, 2017
Northern Manitoba Tourism Strategy Aims to Engage Visitors in Canada's Northern Heartland

November

November 14, 2017
Province Supports Program Preparing At-risk Youth in Northern Manitoba for Employment

October

October 26, 2017
Province Announces New Partnership to Support Aerospace Manufacturing and Create Jobs in the North

October 20, 2017
Province Receives Look North Report And Action Plan for Manitoba's Northern Economy

September

September 20, 2017
Province Announces Commitment of Land to Canada for Sayisi Dene First Nation Reserve

August

August 14, 2017
Province Announces New Single Portal to Access Community Development Programs

July

July 31, 2017
Province Ensures Safe and Reliable Access to Norway House

July 31, 2017
Manitoba and First Nations Communities Working on New Mineral Development Protocol

April

Apr 4, 2017
Province Launches Northern Economic Summits, Engages Northern Communities in Shared Pursuit of Economic Growth

March

Mar 6, 2017
Province Confirms Discovery of Diamonds in Northeast Manitoba Prospecting Reports

February

Feb 21, 2017
Province Encourages Visitors and Investment in Northern Manitoba, A Region Rich in Resources and Opportunities

Feb 15, 2017
Canada and Manitoba Invest to Modernize Science Labs at University College of the North

Feb 15, 2017
Manitoba Congratulates 70th Annual Trappers' Festival

Feb 14, 2017
Province Advises Winter Road System Open for Shipments to Remote and Northern Communities

Feb 13, 2017
Province Announces New Training Opportunities for Northern Indigenous Communities

 

2016

December

Dec 20, 2016
Province Announces Support for Training-to-Employment Initiative in Swan Valley

Dec 14, 2016
Manitoba Government Transfers Homes, Land to Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Dec 8, 2016
Premier Brian Pallister Delivers Inaugural State of the Province Address

November

Nov 18, 2016
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Innovation Ministers Share Ideas, Reaffirm Commitment to Driving Economic Growth in Canada

Nov 10, 2016
Province of Manitoba Offers Congratulations on Successful Completion of Sale of Tolko Industries Manitoba Operation

Nov 9, 2016
Province Announces Recipients of Tourism Development Fund

Nov 1, 2016
Manitoba Government Names Co-chairs to Lead Development of Northern Economic Development Strategy

October

Oct 31, 2016
Tom Cochrane Honoured with 'Life Is A' Highway Designation on PR 391 from Thompson to Lynn Lake

Oct 21, 2016
New Nursing Station Opens in Grand Rapids

Oct 14, 2016
City of Thompson to Expand Multi-use Pathway System

Oct 14, 2016
Manitoba Government Takes Measures to Support Continued Operation of Kraft Paper Mill in The Pas and Protect Jobs

September

Sep 23, 2016
New Cable Ferry for Norway House to Launch to Red River in Selkirk

Sep 15, 2016
Construction Beginning on New Emergency Department at Flin Flon General Hospital

Sep 6, 2016
Northern Tourism Summit in Flin Flon

Sep 1, 2016
Province Welcomes Alamos Gold Inc. Plan to Begin Feasibility Study on Project Near Lynn Lake

August

Aug 29, 2016
Increased Provincial Investment to Boost Tourism Development in Manitoba

Aug 10, 2016
Manitoba's New Government to Support Construction of Churchill Marine Observatory

Aug 5, 2016
Ministers to Meet with Northern Organizations, Partners to Discuss Furthering Regional Economic Opportunities

July

July 27, 2016
Statement from Indigenous and Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke Regarding Economic Future of Churchill and Other Northern Communities

June

June 17, 2016
Provincial Ministers Visit Thompson