Getting Started with the PAS
How to Start Working to Protect Your Special Places
- Start with a community meeting or a workshop. Talk about special natural and cultural areas of land.
- Talk to your local and regional leaders.
- Talk to your elders and people who work on the land.
- Talk to local groups such as the Renewable Resources Council or the Hunters and Trappers Association.
- Learn about the special areas in your land claim or land use plan, if you have one.
- Call the NWT PAS Secretariat for more information.
Who can help?
The NWT Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat is staffed with both federal and territorial government representatives. They coordinate the NWT PAS process. They can visit your community to talk about the NWT PAS. They can help you develop a proposal and help you get funding.
- Michelle Swallow, NWT PAS Secretariat GNWT
michelle_swallow@gov.nt.ca | 867.920.3179 - Gina Ridgely, NWT PAS Secretariat INAC
ridgelyg@inac-ainc.gc.ca | 867.669.2593 - Karen Hamre, PAS Managing Director
pasmanagingdirector@northwestel.net | 867.873.6717
The Steering Committee represents NWT PAS partners. They guide how the NWT PAS is put into action. For further information and assistance, please refer to the appropriate NWT PAS partner listed here.
Support is Available
The NWT PAS Team can provide financial, administrative and technical support to communities, land corporations, regional organizations and other groups that want to protect their special places. Here are some examples of the support and resources available:
Funding:
- Hire someone in your community to work on protecting your special places.
- Hire consultants and experts.
- Hold meetings and workshops.
- Get training for people working to protect their special places.
Technical Expertise:
- Make maps and provide mapping services for meetings and projects.
- Provide information on mineral and oil and gas potential.
- Provide data on ecological and renewable resources.
Administrative Assistance:
- Assist with proposal development.
- Coordinate work with territorial and federal governments and other stakeholders.
- Other support as needed.
For funding guidelines, click here.
