Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Community Freezer
Agreement Number:
2021-CN-000500
Agreement Value:
$100,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 15, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
A three-year project to build and install a community freezer as well as create and deliver a program to increase the capacity of their residents to harvest, process and store country foods.
Organization:
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Expected Results:
As a result of the project, the community will have increased its capacity for residents to improve their self-sufficiency, which will increase the community's food security. The project will also create a part-time trainee position for a resident and expand one full-time equivalent (FTE) position.
Location:
FORT MCPHERSON, Northwest Territories, CA X0E 0J0
Reference Number:
2021-CN-000500
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Aboriginal recipient
Recipient's Operating Name:
2732 - TEETL'IT GWICH'IN BAND
Recipient's Legal Name:
2732 - TEETL'IT GWICH'IN BAND
Federal Riding Name:
Northwest Territories
Federal Riding Number:
61001
Program:
Northern Isolated Communities Initiative
Program Purpose:
Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.