Media Advisory - NUNAVUT PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD FINAL WEEK OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON DRAFT LAND USE PLAN
IQALUIT, NT, Nov. 8, 2022 /CNW/ - The final week of public hearings before the Nunavut Planning Commission to inform a comprehensive land use plan for the entire territory will be held Nov. 14-18, 2022 at Cadet Hall in Iqaluit, NU.
The hearings will be live-streamed from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT and available for public viewing with simultaneous Inuktitut-English-French-Dënesųłiné interpretation at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxkzZox84XiQva2dAKwTNaw. Evening sessions, if required, will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will also be live-streamed. The hearings will be broadcast on Uvagut TV as well.
Full agendas of the proceedings, a copy of the draft plan and written submissions are available www.nunavut.ca. A short video explaining the importance of Nunavut planning is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bFYz5g0bpY.
After these hearings, the Nunavut Draft Land Use Plan released in July 2021 will be finalized and a recommended final plan will be considered for approval next spring by the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
It will be the largest of its kind in the world – covering one-fifth of Canada representing 2.1 million square kilometres.
To protect public safety during the COVID 19 pandemic, NPC is following public health guidelines for the hearings. Masks will be available for those who choose to wear them and testing kits will be available.
SOURCE Nunavut Planning Commission
Media Contact: For more information or to schedule interviews: Beth Gorham, Quinn Public Affairs, [email protected], 613-794-2037
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