Premier Cochrane issued the following statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

“I, along with residents of the Northwest Territories, am saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“For 70 years, Her Majesty dedicated her life to making the world a better place. By devoting Herself to a life of service, she helped raise millions of dollars to support over 600 charities, military associations and public service organizations around the world.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has launched the NWT Indicators Dashboard that provides a selection of key economic, environmental, and social indicators for the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The NWT Indicators Dashboard fulfills the GNWT’s commitment in the June 2022 update of Emerging Stronger to launch a dashboard of indicators to report regularly on the NWT’s social and economic situation.

The 2021-2022 Premier’s Awards for Excellence were presented in the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly on June 24, 2022.

The Government of the Northwest Territories’ annual Premier’s Award for Excellence program recognizes the outstanding achievement of individual employees who continue to strive for excellence and improvements in the workplace.

This year honours were presented in three separate categories.

Premier Caroline Cochrane today announced the appointment of Ms. Jo-Anne Cecchetto as the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services (HSS) for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) effective July 27, 2022.

Premier Caroline Cochrane and Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment are in Toronto this week to promote mineral exploration and development opportunities in the Northwest Territories.

Today, Premier Caroline Cochrane tabled an update on Emerging Stronger: Planning our Economic and Social Recovery Together in the Legislative Assembly.

The update to Emerging Stronger highlights the progress the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has made to recover from the pandemic over the course of the past year despite numerous challenges both in terms of the spread of COVID-19 and broader economic uncertainty and social instability.

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The Government of the Northwest Territories encourages residents to attend public events that will be part of the Royal Tour to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

Residents are invited to join the Platinum Jubilee Celebration at the Ceremonial Circle, located behind the Joint Task Force North Building.

Premier Caroline Cochrane issued the following statement on the passing of former Commissioner Daniel Marion:

“I was sad to hear about the passing of Daniel Marion, former Commissioner to the Northwest Territories. Mr. Marion dedicated his life to improving the lives of residents in the Northwest Territories, supporting economic growth, and giving his time to make the communities he lived in a better place for everyone.

Premier Caroline Cochrane and Shane Thompson, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, issued the following statement on behalf of Cabinet concerning the current flooding in Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation: