An article in the Huffington Post: “What if they Declared an Emergency and No One Came?” is yet another heartbreaking story of the plight of many First Nations in Canada.

In a country filled with so many opportunities why do the appalling conditions being experienced by the Attawapiskat First Nations continue to exist? Surely as a nation that is admired around the world for our many attributes including financial expertise, compassion, and knowledge we can solve this critical challenge? How do we move beyond these stories in order to build sustainable, healthy communities where all people have hope and the opportunity to succeed?

Huffington Post: “What if they Declared an Emergency and No One Came?” Full Article

Kim Warburton VP Communications/Public Affairs GE Canada I recently attended the Conference Board of Canada’s symposium “Canada’s North Beyond 2011”. With great interest I listened to Mary Simon http://www.itk.ca/page/national-inuit-leader-mary-simon-president-itk describe an impressive 21st century national strategy for Inuit Education – “First Canadians, Canadians First” http://www.itk.ca/publication/national-strategy-inuit-education The strategy recognizes the current reality of Inuit education in [...]

Elyse Allan President/CEO GE Canada Most of Canada’s natural resources – oil and natural gas, metals and minerals, forests and hydroelectric sites – are in remote areas. With global demand rising – Canada’s remote communities are bright spots in our economy today and will play an even greater role in worldwide economic development in the [...]

Warren McLeod is the Head of Civil Engineering and one of the owners of FSC Architects and Engineers in Yellowknife. Learn more about Warren here:

Frederic Grandmaison is a recent MBA graduate, originating from Moncton New Brunswick and moved to Yellowknife to work as the Economic Development Agent for CDETNO in the North West Territories. Learn more about Frederic here:

I was thrilled to have been recently asked by GE Canada to participate in a roundtable discussion in Iqaluit on what infrastructure remote communities require in order to succeed in the 21st century economy.  While there are many definitions of what constitutes a “remote community” in Canada, there is little doubt Canada’s Northern Territories are [...]

Congratulations to the winner of the first ipad2 who shared their story on working in a remote community. We have extended the deadline for the second ipad2 to Friday, June 24th. Tell us your stories about operating your business in a remote community and you will be entered for a chance to win an iPad2! [...]

An excerpt from a speech made by Elyse Allan to the Public Policy Forum, April 28, 2011 Elyse Allan President/CEO GE Canada There are many reasons to be bullish about Canada’s ongoing prosperity.  I just returned from a GE meeting in Germany, where 140 senior leaders discussed global trends and areas of growth.  We identified [...]

By Jennifer Flanagan, President & CEO, Actua Climate change affects everyone, but nowhere are the impacts more profound than throughout Canada’s North. With GE support, Actua partnered with the Nunavut Department of Environment to customize our science, engineering and technology youth programming around the topic of climate change adaptation – a topic that was identified [...]

By: Bernard Lord, president Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association It was interesting to participate in the forward-thinking roundtable discussion, organized by GE Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about what it takes to do business in Canada’s remote communities and why businesses choose to do work in these areas. I’m convinced that this is a [...]