Education, Culture and Employment

Minister meets with Education Board Chairs

YELLOWKNIFE (September 15, 2017) - Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Alfred Moses, met with Education Board Chairs last Friday to highlight strategies to address mental health and wellness of students and teachers.  The group has decided to take a thematic approach to their meetings focusing on such matters as indigenizing education, student support and Skills 4 Success.

Supporting Children and Seniors in the NWT

YELLOWKNIFE (September 15, 2017) – The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment is pleased to announce the two latest improvements to Income Security Programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT).                                            

The Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit will improve support for seniors, and the NWT Child Benefit is better supporting families with children across the NWT.

Celebrating Indigenous Northerners’ contributions to policing through new exhibit on Special Constables in the NWT

YELLOWKNIFE (August 4, 2017) - A new exhibit opened yesterday at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Northerners’ contributions as they worked hand-in-hand with the RCMP in the early days of the Northwest Territories. 

Presented as a Canada 150 event, the exhibit is a collaborative effort between the Government of the Northwest Territories, the RCMP and the people of the Northwest Territories who contributed their stories.

GNWT launches cannabis engagement website and prepares for community meetings

YELLOWKNIFE (July 11, 2017) – NWT residents are being asked to provide their views on how the Northwest Territories will safely regulate cannabis and to comment on proposed principles to guide how the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) addresses cannabis legalization.  Residents can provide their views through a new website launched by the GNWT this week.

Appointment of Administrator under the Aurora College Act

YELLOWKNIFE (June 5, 2017) – Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Alfred Moses made the following statement today about the appointment of an administrator pursuant to Aurora College Act s. 31:

“After careful consideration, I have made a decision to appoint Mr. Denny Rodgers as Administrator of Aurora College. The Administrator will temporarily replace the Aurora College Board of Governors and assume their role and responsibilities, effective June 6, 2017.

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