The Local Government Administrators of the Northwest Territories (LGANT) is a professional organization comprised of senior administrators within local community governments in the Northwest Territories. The Mission of LGANT is to strive for and promote excellence and professionalism in the field of local government administration in the Northwest Territories through education and career development programs and to create awareness of the Local Government Administrator’s role in the community.

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Contact:
Brian Desjardins
Executive Director, LGANT
867-765-5630 Phone or briand@lgant.com Email

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Message from the President, John McKee

Dear Colleagues, 

Please find attached your membership renewal form with the Local Government Administrators of the NWT for the 2010 – 2011 year.   The membership fee will remain at $250.00 per community government.   Once we have received your renewal form, members will receive a certificate, pen, and pin. Thanks for your support, this past year.  LGANT set a record high membership of 32 out of 33 Senior Administrative Officers/Band Managers from communities in the NWT, since we began in the 1980’s.  We hope that this year we will be successful in achieving membership from all communities in the NWT!

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This is a notification that Local Government Administrators of the NWT (LGANT) will be attending an upcoming Careers Day 2010 at the University of Alberta on September 22, 2010. Careers Day is a campus-wide, all-disciplines career fair. It is the largest career fair in Canada hosted by a single institution. Nearly 6000 U of A students/alumni and over 200 organizations attend this networking and recruitment opportunity. Careers Day is an excellent opportunity to connect with U of A students and graduates and promote employment opportunities in the Northwest Territories. In addition to the general promotion of careers in community governments in the NWT, LGANT would also like to offer the opportunity for you to send along any information and/or employment opportunities that you would like to have advertised during Careers Day 2010. The deadline for receiving promotional information from local community governments is Friday, September 17, 2010.

If you have any questions regarding Careers Days please do not hesitate to contact Chelsey Andrews at candrews@lgant.com or (867) 765-5630.

President John McKee  and LGANT’s new “33 Strong” display.

Careers Day 2010 at the University of Alberta - Promoting Careers in Community Governments 

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Recognize a LGA in the NWT

LGANT will be recognizing a Local Government Administrator through our Awards of Excellence program. The award will acknowledge a member of LGANT who provides an “exceptional level of professionalism, leadership and innovation in their job, community service at a tireless level, and exemplifies the ethics and responsibility that a community desires to consider them a positive role model.” Information and criteria will be sent to all councils. Please encourage them to consider putting names forward. More information...

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Welcome New Boardperson Debbie Gordon-Ruben, SAO, Hamlet of Paulatuk

LGANT Board welcomes recently appointed Director, Debbie Gordon-Ruben.  Debbie lived in Inuvik and moved to Paulatuk with her family in 2001 and has been SAO for the Hamlet since 2006.  In addition to her SAO experience she brings a wealth of experience to the Board including Paulatuk Housing Manager, Inuvialuit Communications Society Executive Director, and is a graduate of the Teacher Education Program Diploma along with numerous College and School of Community Government Courses in the field of management and Finance.   Debbie says, "I look forward to working with the LGANT Board and Staff in building healthy,
safe and productive communities."

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New Program Design Analyst & Special Projects Coordinator Hired

LGANT Board and staff welcomes new Program Design Analyst & Special Projects Coordinator, Chelsey Andrews.  Her focus is coordinating projects of the Public Service Capacity for Local Community Governments Initiative that the Association has taken lead on and will assist with all programs and services.  Chelsey can be reached by email at candrews@lgant.com  or contacting the LGANT office directly.

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Surf LGANT’s Brand New Website!

LGANT’s new website was recently launched at the 2009 AGM.  Many new features are available to members including a searchable documents library (best practices), blogging, community sub-sites, professional development calendar of events, regional news, polling, employment opportunities, funding opportunities, classifieds, advertising, and more.  The site has been created to allow members and other community stakeholders the ability to post their own information directly.  Ultimately, information on the website will be populated by local community governments.  Please note, that the website continues to be developed to ensure superior functionality and usability.  In the near future, member SAO’s and Band Managers will receive a notice of username and password. 

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LGANT secures supplier of HR services for NWT Communities - A "Public Service Capacity for Local Community Governments Initiative"  www.hrdownloads.com

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Unlimited Advertising with Civicjobs.ca - A "Public Service Capacity for Local Community Governments Initiative"

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2010-2011 Membership Renewal - Information package will be sent to communities in the near future

Renewal Form...

Municipal and Community Affairs
Government of the Northwest Territories
www.maca.gov.nt.ca

Brownlee LLP
www.brownleelaw.com

Human Resources Government of the Northwest Territories
www.hr.gov.nt.ca

Northern Communities Insurance Program (NWTAC)
www.nwtac.com