October 27, 2011 - Premier Bob McLeod, and Ministers Michael Miltenberger, Jackson Lafferty, Tom Beaulieu, Glen Abernethy, David Ramsay, and Robert C. McLeod were officially sworn in today by Commissioner Tuccaro after being elected by their peers in yesterday’s elections.
Formal motions to ratify the appointments to the Executive Council were also brought forward in the House and passed by Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly.
October 26, 2011 - Hon. Bob McLeod, MLA for Yellowknife South, is the Premier Elect for the Government of the NWT's 17th Assembly. He will be sworn in tomorrow afternoon.
May 10, 2011 - Premier, Floyd K. Roland will travel to Nuuk, Greenland this week to participate in the seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. The Council is the leading forum through which Canada advances its Arctic foreign policy and promotes Northern Canadian interests.
May 9, 2011 - The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working closely with the Town of Norman Wells and Imperial Oil Limited (IOL) to monitor and address any impacts associated with the potential shutdown of Imperial Oil operations in Norman Wells.
May 3, 2011 - Premier Roland today congratulates Hon. Stephen Harper and says he looks forward to building on the strong working relationship that the Government of the Northwest Territories has fostered with the Prime Minister and the Government of Canada.
April 28, 2011 - Territorial premiers released the Pan-Territorial Adaptation Strategy and the Pan-Territorial Renewable Energy Inventory in Yellowknife today at the conclusion of the ninth annual Northern Premiers’ Forum.
April 28, 2011 - Premier Floyd K. Roland has released responses from federal leaders and candidates to his April 12th letter requesting their positions on issues of importance to the people of the Northwest Territories.
The Premier asked leaders of the federal political parties to respond to questions on Governance, Devolution, Economic Development, Fiscal priorities and Environmental concerns.
April 26, 2011 - The Premiers of Canada’s three Territories will meet in Yellowknife this week to discuss shared opportunities and interests at the 9th annual Northern Premiers’ Forum.
April 18, 2011 - Today, in Ottawa, Premier Floyd K. Roland is meeting with the provincial and territorial ministers of Aboriginal Affairs and leaders from five national Aboriginal organizations to discuss progress and next steps in their plan to improve the quality of life for First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples.
The Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG) is providing national leadership as it works collaboratively to implement a plan that focuses on:
