1.2.7.3

Description: 
Building new parks such as Doi'Toh Territorial Park in the Sahtu Region.
Lead Dept: 
ITI
Priority: 
1.2
Parent Commitment: 
1.2.7
Status: 
Fulfilled
Restructured COC: 
Economy and Environment
Number: 
3
Deputy Minister Committee: 
Economy and Environment
Background Information: 

ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Commitment 1.2.7

We will expand tourism options and provide high quality public facilities by:

  • Building new parks such as Doi T'oh Territorial Park in the Sahtú Region

Doi T’oh Territorial Park and Canol Heritage Trail

The proposed Doi T’oh Territorial Park follows the route of the CANOL pipeline and includes several waste sites and an old roadway. The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working with the Federal government, in consultation with the Sahtú Secretariat Incorporated, the various Sahtú Beneficiary Land Corporations, Town of Norman Wells and other GNWT departments, on remediation and transfer of lands to the GNWT to establish the Doi T’oh Territorial Park and CANOL Heritage Trail (milestones 1 and 2).

The Sahtú Dene and Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement includes an obligation for the GNWT to prepare a park management plan for a territorial park along the former CANOL pipeline. 

The Doi T’oh Territorial Park Corporation, established in 2015, is equally owned by the Norman Wells Land Corporation, Norman Wells Renewable Resource Council, Tulita Dene Band, Tulita Land Corporation, Fort Norman Métis Land Corporation and the Tulita Renewable Resource Council.

In 2017-2018, the GNWT invested $399,000 in the construction of emergency shelters along the CANOL Heritage Trail.

Related Mandate Commitments:

  • Commitment 1.1.13 - We will support small communities by enhancing job-creation programs, building community capacity and supporting new economic opportunities, by:
    • Updating the Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) programs as necessary to better align with the needs of NWT entrepreneurs and businesses, including those in small communities.
    • Implementing the Economic Opportunities Strategy.
  • Commitment 1.2.8 - We will increase exports by working with the tourism, diamonds, and traditional economy sectors to promote NWT products to international markets.
  • Commitment 1.2.9 - We will attract direct foreign investment, and cross-promote minerals, furs, fish, forest products, and tourism to investors and markets.