By Eshana Gohil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio More than half of the $18.4 million distributed by the Our Land for the Future Trust in its first year went toward Indigenous Guardian programs across the Northwest Territories. The funding supported the launch of eight new Guardian programs and the continuation of 10 existing ones, alongside efforts to establish and manage protected areas, the trust said in its first annual report since being created. The investments are expected to create job opportunities in northern communities. The number of jobs created to date isn’t stated in the annual report that was published on Thursday \u2013 the trust told Cabin Radio it is working to gather more detailed information. The report does, however, set out the amount of funding distributed to each… <\/p>\n
By Eshana Gohil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio More than half of the $18.4 million distributed by the Our Land for the Future Trust in its first year went toward Indigenous Guardian programs across the Northwest Territories. The funding supported the launch of eight new Guardian programs and the continuation of 10 existing ones, alongside efforts to establish and manage protected areas, the trust said in its first annual report since being created. The investments are expected to create job opportunities in northern communities. The number of jobs created to date isn’t stated in the annual report that was published on Thursday \u2013 the trust told Cabin Radio it is working to gather more detailed information. The report does, however, set out the amount of funding distributed to each... <\/p>\n