News & Updates

Northern Planning Services: From Coast to Coast to Coast

What is in a plan?  Plans synthesize many considerations to map a strategic path forward - time, space, money, people power, public interest, public preference and more; in short - the many factors that each of you as public leaders and administrators regularly balance. We applaud the …

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Design materials for the City of Yellowknife Visitor Information Centre

Yellowknife relocated its Visitor Information Centre to the Centre Square Mall , and PlanIt North was there to work on branding materials, to help promote the City to tourists. The relocation to the heart of the downtown area was made to make the centre more accessible to …

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Welcoming Jon and Tineke!

Introducing our newest Senior Project Manager, Jon Weller! Jon's varied experiences in academia, nonprofits, and governments provide a solid expertise for tackling the intricate challenges of community development, sustainability, land use planning, and the conservation of natural and cultural …

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Dehcho First Nation Nature Fund Project

PlanIt North’s Ryan Planche and Carrie Breneman worked alongside DFN legal counsel Larry Innes of OKT Law to co-facilitate a two-day, in-person Indigenous Protected and Conservation Areas (IPCA) Legal Pathways workshop in Yellowknife earlier this summer. The workshop, attended by Dehcho member …

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Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Strategic Plan a success!

PlanIt North led an in-person workshop and conducted interviews with the Board of Directors and staff to help the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (RNANTNU) develop their latest strategic plan (2023-2026), with the final published Plan designed by our in-house …

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Hay River completes a new Strategic Housing Plan

The Town of Hay River, with support from PlanIt North and Phillpot Consultants, and with funding provided by Housing NWT, has released its recently-completed Strategic Housing Plan .  The Plan was developed over a multi-year process in collaboration with the Town of Hay River and Housing NWT and …

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Welcoming Carrie!

We are excited to welcome Carrie Breneman to PlanIt North.  Based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Carrie will be joining and expanding our Environment & Research team as a Senior Project Manager and helping us deliver more services across the North. Carrie has over fifteen years of experience in …

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Fort Good Hope Housing Forum

PlanIt North supported the K’ásho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society (KGHS) in planning and facilitating a 2-week, community-wide Housing Forum in Fort Good Hope in January. The Forum was an opportunity to discuss successes and challenges in the implementation of the Society’s Strategic Housing Plan.   …

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Working with Habitat for Humanity NWT

PlanIt North is so pleased to work with Habitat for Humanity NWT's dynamic board and staff this fall as they reviewed progress implementing their strategic plan. We were blown away by their dedication and all they’ve achieved! https://www.facebook.com/HabitatNWT/photos/a.419741484811577/56709…

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Indigenous protected area set for creation around Great Bear Lake

We learned a great deal about Sahtu Kaowe when we had the privilege to work on the feasibility report for the Indigenous Protected and Conservation Area. We are happy to see the project moving forward! https://cabinradio.ca/112418/news/sahtu/deli%cc%a8ne/indigenous-protected-area-set-for-crea…

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