Issued May 19, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
The Premier will update NWT residents on COVID-19 and take questions from the media at 11:00 a.m.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
The Premier will chair a meeting of the COVID-19 Committee of Cabinet
Internal meetings.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working with a number of community governments and organizations to recover orders of KN95 masks sent to them which have been recalled by Health Canada.
Today, the Northwest Territories (NWT) takes its first careful steps towards a more open society.
As announced on May 12th, the territory needed to complete several essential steps to move into relaxing phase one of eased measures outlined in the Emerging Wisely Plan shared with residents by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) earlier this week.
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for May 15, 2020
Issued May 14, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
There are no scheduled public events.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
The Premier and Minister Nokleby will take part in a weekly COVID-19 call with Indigenous government leaders.
Internal meetings.
All meetings and events subject to change.
Issued May 13, 2020
Public Events and Meetings
There are no scheduled public events.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media.
The Premier will chair a meeting of Cabinet
The Premier will participate in a meeting of the Children and Families Committee of Cabinet
The Premier will participate in Caucus
The Premier will participate in a meeting of Canada’s Premiers
Today, the GNWT charted a path to emerging from the current public health measures implemented to contain COVID-19 in the NWT – and the easing could start within a week.
The plan, titled Emerging Wisely, outlines where we are today, how we got here, and a five-part approach for gradually moving the territory from the containment measures in-place today through four phases of eased measures. The path includes progressively-eased restrictions on people, businesses, and activities important to residents.
The Government of the Northwest Territories recognizes how important it is for residents to be able to access information about COVID-19 in a single location, and has made some changes to address that need.
Information is power in the collective response to COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories – and now, it’s a whole lot easier to find. That’s because the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has launched a new, standalone, cross-government website bringing all the information and resources about the territory’s pandemic response under one roof.
If you’re in the Northwest Territories, dialing 8-1-1 is your connection to COVID-19 information and services.
The new Service NWT COVID Support Line means residents can use one easy number to reach the established self-isolation, enforcement, and regional centre accommodations lines.
The line also has staff to provide callers with accurate information about COVID-19 and how it relates to residents of the NWT. The operators will assist the caller by:
Good Afternoon.
Today we’re here to talk to media and residents about how the Government of the Northwest Territories will enforce orders made by the Chief Public Health Officer to protect NWT residents and communities.
For weeks now, responding to the impacts of COVID-19 has been the top priority for government officials all across this country and across the world.
COVID-19 is a global pandemic, a public health emergency that needs to be taken seriously. In the Northwest Territories, we are taking this very seriously, and our decisions reflect that.
Unprecedented times are being met with unprecedented measures as the Northwest Territories responds to COVID-19.
Premier Cochrane, Minister Thom, and NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola today announced the formation of the NWT Compliance and Enforcement Taskforce with the mandate to strengthen the territory’s public health enforcement actions to protect the public health of all NWT residents.
