For information, on November 25-30 All-Russian festival marathon "Pesni Rossii" in which famous group of prestigious singer took part, was held in Ugra. Federal agency for culture and cinematography and Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug were the organizers of the festival.

During the meeting with the head of the region Nadezhda Babkina shared her impressions about staying in Ugra and told about her creative plans.

Since January 1, 2008, quotas for the disabled people placement are established for Ugra organizations.

In general, the number of working places to recruit invalids will amount to 8171 for organizations, placed on the territory of the Autonomous Okrug, with 100 employed people and more.

Size of the established quota (2 % of the total number of the employed) comprises working places at which invalids had been accepted for employment and number of working places, specially opened for employment.

Pupils and students of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, learning Ob Ugrian people's languages are awarded Ugra Governor's grant.

Candidates of the premium are active participants of subject contests, different thematic contests, scientific conferences, developers of social projects, using language knowledge.

17 young people took part in the selection including 11 winners. Size of the Governor's grant varies from 20 to 70 ths. rubles. These means can be used to purchase different software, school-books, probations, participation in ethnographic festivals and expeditions.

Delegation of Alberta Province (Canada) which will work in Ugra as experts of "NORDEP" program realization, has arrived to Khanty-Mansiysk.

For information, in 2006 Canada Government initiated a project of Canadian-Russian cooperation in the sphere of northern territories development. Ugra is defined as a target region to participate in the Program. To study Canadian experience of regional economy development as a northern territory in spring of 2007 delegation of Economic Policy Department of the Autonomous Okrug visited Alberta Province where several meetings and presentations with different Ministries were held. Issues of interaction of province and federal center, business planning, support of indigenous peoples, prospects of trade policy, structure of economy and cluster policy of province were discussed there.

Return visit of the delegation consisting of representatives of social and economic policy of Alberta government, independent experts are planned to introduce some priority directions of activity of the Autonomous Okrug Government to the guests and to represent total strategy of social and economic development of the region development till 2020, stressing cluster policy in timber complex development. Visit to LVL and skeleton-type housing plants in Nyagan was planned for this purpose.