The Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories sign the Provincial-Territorial Base Funding...

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, June 19, 2008 - Today, the governments of Canada and Northwest Territories have signed the Provincial-Territorial (PT) Base Funding Agreement under the Building Canada infrastructure plan. The Agreement was announced by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Michael McLeod, Minister of Public Works and Services, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, and Minister Responsible for Youth for the Government of the Northwest Territories. The signing of the PT Base Funding Agreement is an important step toward providing federal funding to the Northwest Territories under the Provincial-Territorial Base Funding Initiative (PT Base Fund). Under this Agreement, the Northwest Territories will receive more than $25 million... [read full story]