This year the NWT Literacy Council will be producing a Family Literacy Video sponsored by the Healthy Chidren’s Initiative in the South Slave and the Early Childhood Dvelopment Framework For Action.

The video will highlight family literacy programs in several communities across the NWT. We are excited about the opportunity to film family literacy initiatives and create a video that is relative to northern communities.

The Honorable Jane Stewart, Minister Responsible for Human Resources Development Canada and the National Literacy Secretariat and the Honorable Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Secretary of State for Children and Youth and Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic were in Yellowknife to announce funding for five literacy projects.

Aurora College received funding through the National Literacy Secretariat to support literacy outreach services in partnership with the Yellowknife Association for Community Living and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment.

The Northern Federation of Labour received funding to organize a labour forum on literacy issues in the workplace and create a literacy awareness campaign.