NorthWest Copper Corp. announced that Maryantonett Flumian has been appointed chair of the board effective immediately. Ms. Flumian has a career spent in the Canadian federal and provincial public service.

A former Deputy Minister in the Canadian federal government as well as the President of the Institute on Governance for 10 years, she established an Indigenous Advisory Circle at the latter to do research to enable a dialogue on reframing the issues of Reconciliation. She resides in Ottawa and now spends her time primarily working with Indigenous communities across Canada. Currently she is spending her time assisting First Nations in British Columbia where she is a governance advisor to numerous First Nations working under the auspices of the New Relationship Trust.