GCT3 Niibin (Summer) Newsletter 2022

TERRITORIAL PLANNING UNIT
DEPARTMENT UPDATE
WORD FROM OUR DEPARTMENT
The TPU has had a busy summer of field work and traveling throughout the Territory.
We are happy to welcome two new staff to our team, a Mineral Sector Specialist and
Energy Coordinator. We would also like to thank each of our summer students for
their hard work over the last couple months and wish everyone heading back to
school a great start to the semester!
NEW TPU STAFF:
THE TPU IS PLEASED TO WELCOME
NEW STAFF TO OUR GROWING
TEAM! PLEASE JOIN US IN
WELCOMING NEW STAFF:
WALTER MAINVILLE
MINERAL SECTOR SPECIALIST
SARA FONTAINE
ENERGY COORDINATOR
JORDAN SANDERSON
WATER MONITORING TECHNICIAN
GIS UPDATE
Current projects include Species at Risk, property mapping, cumulative effects, and
Community Based Monitoring, in addition to the Treaty #3 Geospatial Portal.
Using GIS, a multitude of accumulated sightings from community members and public
sources have begun mapping out points and areas where endangered species have
been seen. These sightings will help to protect and monitor these species, as well as
the habitats they are found in. Though the list is still being constructed, it is believed
that Treaty #3 is home to more than 53 Species at Risk.
The Treaty #3 Geoportal is getting close to completion with TPU staff undergoing
training in April 2022 to provide comment and edits to the overall structure. Since
then, the Geoportal team has been working tirelessly on improving data security,
accessibility, and performance.
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