Communities and Diamonds Annual Report 2014
2014 Annual Report of the Government of the Northwest Territories under the Ekati, Diavik and Snap Lake Socio-Economic Agreements COMMUNITIES AND DIAMONDS PREPARED BY: Industry, Tourism and Investment, Socio-Economic Monitoring in the Education, Culture and Employment, Communities of Behchok, Detah, Finance, Health and Social Services, Gamètì, Łutselk’e, Ndilǫ, Wekweètì, Justice, Whatì and Yellowknife NWT Bureau of Statistics, NWT Housing Corporation March 2015 02 Communities and Diamonds 2014 To request a translation,To request please a translation, call the Department please call of theIndustry, Tourism and Department of Industry,Investment Tourism and Investment atat (867) (867) 920-8686. 920-8696 02 Communities and Diamonds 2014 Communities and Diamonds 2014 i Executive Summary The Communities and Diamonds Annual Report is produced partly in fulfillment of commitments made by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in Socio-Economic Agreements (SEAs) with the mining companies operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT). There are currently three operating mines: the Dominion Diamond Corporation Ekati Mine, the Diavik Diamond Mine, and the De Beers Snap Lake Mine. The purpose of the Communities and Diamonds Report is to determine if, and how, mine activity may be affecting residents of Yellowknife and seven Small Local Communities (SLCs) in the NWT by examining socio-economic indicators for changes since 1996, when the first mine became operational. The seven SLCs are Behchok, Detah, Gamètì, Łutselk’e, Ndilǫ, Wekweètì, and Whatì. The Report examines the data based on the GNWT Sustainable Development Policy five-point framework: 1. community, family and individual well-being; 2. cultural well-being and traditional economy; 3.
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