Youth-led organization Black Spruce Education will receive up to $1.2M from the Government of Canada to support a four-year project focused on creating a space for training opportunities, small business development, and cultural programming. The funding will be used to create new and renovated spaces, including a workshop, commercial teaching kitchen, greenhouse, and agricultural space. The investment is part of a broader federal investment into food projects in the Northwest Territories through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) and IDEANorth. “I am proud to see projects supporting food businesses in the Northwest Territories by drawing on the strength of our communities,” said federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty.
