Fort Providence residents and emergency/essential personnel must evacuate now. The area has an immediate threat due to a wildfire and is not safe. Everyone must leave now. Head to the reception centre in Hay River for further instruction.
Fort Providence residents and emergency/essential personnel must evacuate now. The area has an immediate threat due to a wildfire and is not safe. Everyone must leave now. Head to the reception centre in Hay River for further instruction.
The community of Fort Providence has issued an evacuation order. All residents are required to evacuate the area immediately due to a wildfire in the area. Evacuees must register with the community. Reception centres are being set up in Hay River. Evacuees will receive more information when you register. Updates from the Hamlet of Fort Providence will be put on Facebook on the Fort Providence Announcements & Events page.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has endorsed the Canadian Sport Policy 2025–2035, a renewed national framework that emphasizes inclusion, reconciliation, and community well-being through sport. This endorsement reflects the GNWT’s commitment to building a sport system that is safe, accessible, and culturally relevant for all residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT).
The link below is being redistributed on behalf of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Sport North Federation are now accepting applications for the 2025–2026 High Performance Athlete Grant.
This grant supports high-performance athletes from the Northwest Territories (NWT) by helping offset costs associated with training and competing in their chosen sport. Funding amounts for each recipient are based on athletic achievement and recognition at the national or international level.
Eligibility Criteria
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) extends its best wishes to the members of Team NT and the NWT Youth Ambassadors as they represent the territory at the 2025 Canada Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from August 8-25, 2025.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is completing the final year of its program to remove hazardous waste stockpiles from solid waste sites in communities across the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Since the program started in 2022, nearly one million kilograms of hazardous waste have been removed from 20 communities in the NWT. Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River, Aklavik, Inuvik, Délı̨nę, Łutsel K’e and Fort Resolution will be the final communities to have hazardous waste removed from their solid waste sites as part of this program.
