2007 LGANT Annual General Meeting, October 24-26, Yellowknife

Presentations & Documents from the AGM 

Agenda    Registration   Delegates Registered  Travel Assistance    Hotel Partner   Air Travel    Meeting Venue    Contact

· Feel free to continue visiting this website as new information becomes available. 

· The AGM will also have professional development seminars including a full day 'Contracting & Procurement Workshop for Communities'.   

· Communities must be a member of LGANT to attend the Annual General Meeting portion (SAO’s, Town Managers and/or Band Managers or other designated senior administrative staff person).   If you are not a member and would like to become a new member of the Association—we are offering a special rate of $125.00 per community.   Communities that are already members (2006-2007) but have not yet renewed their membership for 2007-2008 are reminded to forward $250.00 to the Association. 

Tentative Agenda

Full Agenda - Click Here

Quick Glance:

To download presentations & documents from the schedule below - Click Here

October 24 (Wednesday)

     Morning                   Travel Morning for Delegates Arriving in Yellowknife

     10:00-12:00noon        LGANT Board of Directors Meeting

     1:30—5:00pm          Meetings with Municipal & Community Affairs Officials

                                        - Round-the-table introductions
                                        - Meeting with Deputy Minister, MACA
                                        - MACA General Update (Emergency Planning, Municipal Waste/Water)
                                        - Federal New Deal Update
                                                     - Territorial New Deal Update
                                       - School of Community Government Update

October 25 (Thursday)

     9:00—5:00pm          Contracting & Procurement Workshop for NWT Community Governments
                                       * Brownlee LLP Facilitators

                                   Tendering and Construction Issues including:
                                      - Tendering Law: Are you getting the Run Around?
                                      - Request for Proposals
                                      - Construction Law: Common Construction Contract Conundrums
                                      - Insurance and Bonding   
                                      - Application of the Agreement on Internal Trade
                                      - Preparing Effective Municipal Purchasing Policies

October 26 (Friday)

     9:00—12:00noon      LGANT AGM Business & Other Presentations
                                       *  Wage & Benefit Survey Report
                                       *  Northern Communities Insurance Program
                                       *  Northern Employee Benefit Services                                      

     12:00 - 1:30pm        LGANT AGM Working Luncheon
                                       *  NWT Liquor Act

     Afternoon                 Travel Afternoon for Delegates Departing Yellowknife


Registration

Registration Form --  Please let us know if you will be attending the LGANT AGM and/or Contracting Workshop by filling out the form. 


Travel Assistance

Travel Expense Form

LGANT does not provide travel assistance for SAO's to attend the AGM.  We are a non-profit organization.     
However, we are pleased to inform you the Association has secured travel assistance from MACA to assist with travel to Yellowknife.  Travel assistance includes:  air and/or road travel, accommodations (room & tax only - 3 nights maximum).   Travel assistance DOES NOT include: per diem expenses incurred by participants or honorariums.    

Only one delegate per local community government is eligible to receive travel assistance– SAO, Town Manager, Band Manager, CEO or other designated senior administrative staff person.   

Participants must complete the travel expense form and submit receipts for air travel and accommodations after the event by November 9, 2007 in order to be reimbursed.   

Hotel Partner

Chateau Nova Hotel & Suites

     Group Reservation #2475 

     **Please provide guest services with the Group Reservation #2475 when reserving your accommodations. 

          Reservations:  

          Toll Free:   1-877-839-1236
          Phone:       867-873-9700
          Facsmilie:  867-873-9702
          Email:       
reservation_desk@chateaunova.com
          Web:         www.chateaunova.com

          Questions or concerns?

          Ryan Bourque / Guest Services Manager
          Chateau Nova Hotel & Suites
          867-873-9700 ext. 505
          867-873-9702 fx
          ryan_b@chateaunova.com

Air Travel 

We encourage delegates, when possible, to book their air transportation with First Air.  First Air is offering specially reduced airfare to delegates.

First Air

     Promotion #NAC11 / STAR#C05253

     **Please provide customer service or your travel agent with the Promotion #NAC11 when booking your flights. 

          Reservations/Ticketing Assistance

          Toll Free.: 1-800-267-1247
          TTY: 1-877-873-3718

Meeting Venue

Chateau Nova Hotel & Suites - Commissioner's Room, 4th Floor

Contact

If you require further information on these arrangements, please contact:

Brian Desjardins
Executive Director
867-765-5630 Phone
867-765-5635 Fax

briand@lgant.com

 

 

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