The Manitoba government will hold consultations to create a strategy for economic development in the North, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson announced Wednesday in Churchill.
The consultation framework is designed to ensure Manitobans have an avenue to share their vision for a strong future for the northern region.
“I invite all northern Manitobans to engage with this process,” said Robinson.
Mayors, regional chiefs, Métis and Northern Association of Community Council representatives, as well as other northern leaders and residents, will be consulted about
how development should occur in the region, the province said.
The focus will be on economic diversity, sustainability, alignment with Indigenous and northern community values and reducing economic disparity.
A series of regional and community forums will be scheduled over the next several months. There will also be an opportunity to provide comments online via a web survey as well as email.
To learn more about this process, find an upcoming consultation, or provide feedback, visit www.steadygrowth.ca/english/opportunities
north/or call
1-800-282-8069 ext. 5236.
