Lyle Fabian

The Northwest Territories Law Foundation was established pursuant to Part VII of the Legal Profession Act for the purpose of receiving the interest which banks must pay on client’s funds held by lawyers in mixed trust accounts. It is similar in form to Law Foundations established in most provinces. The objects of the Law Foundation are to use the funds collected in this manner to provide funding in the following areas: •Conducting research into and recommending reform of law and the administration of justice; •establishing, maintaining and operating law libraries; •contributing to the legal education and knowledge of members and the people of the Territories and providing programs and facilities for that purpose; •providing assistance to legal aid programs and programs of a similar nature; •contributing to the Assurance Fund; and •doing all other things that are, in the opinion of the board, incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.

KatloTech Communications Ltd. (KTC) is an Northern & Indigenous owned business founded in 2012. The long-term vision of KTC is to provide world class telecommunications solutions through the use of wireless and fiber optic innovative technologies.

Ecology North's programs focus on five priorities: climate change, environmental education, water, waste reduction, and local food production. A common thread throughout all of the Ecology North programming is an emphasis on environmental, social, and community well-being. •Supervised the design, planning, of office Cat5e cable network, and termination of new office location •Documented all office laptops, workstations, implemented laptop upgrade, both hardware and software, identified more productive methods to expand the life of aging work equipment •Designed, documented, and deployed a network attached storage for the office to provide sharing of resources, and eliminate the need for dropbox •Planned, organized, and controlled all projects, meetings, and development activities for assigned projects

At CasCom our primary focus is on providing connectivity solutions for industry working in remote locations •Designed and implemented local and wide area networks utilizing wireless, wired and fiber optic technologies •Designed, documented, requisitioned, and coordinated the integration of Wi-Fi access points, bridges, fiber optic networks, servers, racks, and workstations •Configured and installed Xplornet satellite internet for home and business users to bring internet access where local internet service providers are unable •Led the process to identify information systems needs, utilizing fiber optic technology for DeBeer Canada Gahcho Kue diamond mine plant

The Dehcho Regional Corporation (DRC) Board of Directors are responsible for the affairs of the Board including but not limited to the economic and business development plans of DRC. The DRC may financially assist Deh Cho First Nation(s) communities, individuals and companies to enhance employment and business benefits from resource-based opportunities.

Designed, planned and project managed huge enterprise IT infrastructure network for the KFN administration, utilizing Wi-Fi and fiber optic technology. Network set up, including wiring of building, implementation of cisco, D-link routers and switches, access points, work controllers and Window server 2008. Planned, hired engineers and oversaw installation of network systems. Provided strategic, technical and budgetary planning in design, expansion, and implementation of IT project. •Administered Federal funds of $700 thousand dollars for broadband project initiatives through 2009 to 2014. •Responsible for costing, estimating and planning all aspect of each project year. •Prepared Project Initiation documentation for CEO, Chief financial offer and First Nations leadership. •Responsible for ensuring best value is obtained for the project including suppliers, and the use of internal and external resources.

Project Managed KFN land claim files, Comprehensive claims and Specific claims. Developed effective internal controls and always operated within budget. Provided CEO and First Nation council with monthly and year-to-date comparisons of funding claims results and financial status information. Provided supports to management by handling all routine and administrative work such as coordinating office services, preparing budgets and cash flow statements, maintaining records, coordinating details of business trips and organizing yearly reports. > Administered Federal funds of $650 thousand dollars of land claim implementation negotiations through 2009 to 2013.

Elected as a KFN Councillor in June 2009 for the duration of three years. Assistant Lead Negotitator for all KFN Land Claims Negotiations team.

Project managed new KFN initiatives directed at Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP), and Paramount Resource Natural Gas resource developments aimed environmental protection. Advised the KFN community regarding environmental positions related to the MGP, and Paramount Resources. Communicated First Nation concerns to NWT and Alberta regulatory agencies, through environmental and traditional knowledge impact assessments reporting.

Administered and coordinated the delivery of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation three year 1.3 Million dollar project aimed at gathering and administering the use of traditional knowledge skills of Elders to address issues associated with trauma, including personal, family and community healing needs resulting from residential school systems and abuse in NWT Northern communities.

Administered and implemented projects in relation to the GNWT Mackenzie Valley Gas Pipeline for economic opportunities in areas of environmental protection, joint ventures, and employment, training and certification strategies for long term participation in the petroleum industry.

Environmental use of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) research and compiling for the development and utilization of a TEK/GIS data base for projects aimed at proactively protecting sensitive lands of First Nations, parks, waterways and protected areas in the NWT and Alberta. Implemented coordinated and interviewed traditional knowledge holders, harvesters land users. Research aim at topics such has geographical history, traditional and current land use information for potentially impacted development areas. Utilizing the TEK database alongside land use planning and environmental assessment in the petroleum Oil & Gas Industry.