Northwest Territories Association of Communities
Occurred:
2024-10-23
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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Subject matters
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Details
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Climate, Environment, Infrastructure, Research and Development
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The Northwest Territories Association of Communities is seeking to discuss how climate change is disproportionately affecting Northern communities and, more specifically, the need for increased engagement on climate-relate emergency preparedness.
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Health, Municipalities
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The Northwest Territories Association of Communities is seeking to discuss matters related to mental health programs and support that can be made available for municipalities in the NWT facing substance abuse challenges and how to address social determinants of health to reduce the effects in their communities.
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Aboriginal Affairs, Defence, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Transportation
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The Northwest Territories Association of Communities is seeking to hold discussions with federal departments on municipal infrastructure needs including wild fire recovery, transportation infrastructure and civil infrastructure. The Association intends to engage ministries responsible for such infrastructure as well as National Defense as it relates to the connections to Canadian NATO commitments for community infrastructure and readiness.
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Climate, Housing, Municipalities
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The Northwest Territories Association of Communities seeks to engage federal departments on affordable housing needs in the NWT to reduce homelessness and replace housing stock destroyed by wild fires.
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Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Defence, Environment, Housing, Infrastructure, Municipalities, National Security/Security, Research and Development
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The Northwest Territories Association of Communities will be arranging lobby days to engage MPs and other public office holders on the effects of climate change in their communities, funding relationships and mechanisms between communities and the federal government, housing and homelessness, mental health and social determinants of health, and infrastructure as it relates to climate disaster mitigation and national defense.
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