N.W.T. 'honoured' by upcoming royal visit, Yellowknives Dene still hoping for a phone call
CBC
The N.W.T. premier says the territory is "honoured" by the upcoming visit of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Meanwhile, Yellowknives Dene Chief Edward Sangris says he only learned of the visit on TV.
As announced earlier this week, the royals will visit the Northwest Territories in May. Their three-day Canadian tour will also include stops in Ottawa and Newfoundland, with more details expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The tour is part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, commemorating 70 years of the Queen as monarch.
In a statement, Premier Caroline Cochrane called the visit "an opportunity for northerners to demonstrate their unmatched hospitality and to showcase for the world the rich and diverse cultures, languages, and traditions of [the] territory."
Chief Sangris said that people are looking forward to the couple's visit. He thinks it might be good for tourism.
But he said he only heard out about it through TV, and that their office has not been contacted about the visit.
Sangris is hoping that the royals reach out to them before they arrive. "This is Yellowknives Dene traditional territory, so it would be respectful if they can," he said.
The official itinerary of the royal visit to the N.W.T. has not been released, but Sangris recalls Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2011 visit to Yellowknife.
"We shook hands with them, and that was it. We didn't have [any] talk with them."
Sangris would like this visit to be different. "Hopefully we can talk to [Prince Charles and Camilla], other than just say hello and shake their hands, and they're gone," he said.
Prince Charles and Camilla last visited Canada in 2017, during the country's 150th anniversary of Confederation. According to reports, the three-day trip cost the country nearly $1 million.
The last royal visit to the N.W.T. was during the 2011 royal tour of Canada, when Prince William and Kate Middleton made a one-day stop in Yellowknife on July 5.
In an email response, Cochrane said that the 2011 visit cost the territory $175,000. She couldn't yet confirm the cost of the upcoming royal visit.
A large portion of costs for royal visits belong to the federal government.
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