The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is informing the public of a privacy breach following a break-in that occurred in the department of Education, Culture and Employment’s (ECE) headquarters in Yellowknife. The break-in occurred on the first floor of the Yellowknife Lahm Ridge Tower building in the early morning hours of March 16, 2023 and items including computer hard drives were stolen.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting nominations for the Education Hall of Fame for induction in June 2023.

The Education Hall of Fame provides lasting recognition and gratitude towards those who have provided exemplary service or made a lasting impression to the field of education in the Northwest Territories.

Residents are encouraged to nominate an individual, team or organization in one of the five new awards categories: Community Outreach, Early Childhood, JK-12,
Post-Secondary, and Leadership.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will be changing the Senior Home Heating Subsidy to ensure seniors continue to be supported with their heating costs.

On April 1 the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will launch a two-year pilot project to support the start up and operation of licensed family day homes in public housing units.

The pilot project, led by Housing NWT and the department of Education, Culture and Employment, is focused on non-market housing communities where no licensed early learning and child care programs currently exist. Non-market communities are those that do not have private rental options.

Communities participating in the pilot:

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking input on the first phase of proposed amendments to the Child Day Care Standards Regulations.

The first phase includes:

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Mr. Speaker, at long last, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the members of the new Aurora College Board of Governors have been selected.

I would like to welcome and congratulate the following individuals on their appointments:

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Mr. Speaker, at long last, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the members of the new Aurora College Board of Governors have been selected.

I would like to welcome and congratulate the following individuals on their appointments:

As of April 1, 2023, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will be exempting additional income received from Indigenous Governments from the calculation of Income Assistance benefits in a further step towards advancing reconciliation.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has begun an evaluation of the Child and Youth Counselling (CYC) program, formerly called the Child and Youth Care Counselling (CYCC) program.

Child and Youth Counsellors are in Northwest Territories (NWT) schools and communities to provide direct mental health and wellness services to children, youth and their families.

The GNWT wants to improve access to mental health and wellness supports to ensure programs and services are meeting the needs of students.

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Monsieur le President, as we enter the month of March, we recognize Rendez-vous de la Francophonie. As the Minister Responsible for the Official Languages Act, it is encouraging to see such awareness, involvement, and celebration of all of the Northwest Territories’ 11 official languages.