The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has extended the deadline for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation grant funding.
The new deadline for applications is September 15, 2022.
The GNWT is making grant funding of up to $2500 available to support events that commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, 2022.
The Chief Public Health Officer is urging residents to get tested for syphilis. A syphilis outbreak in the NWT is growing at an alarming rate that is consistently and significantly higher than the national average.
Join the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) for a speaker event celebrating the completion of this important sculptural collection by renowned Inuit artist Angus Cockney (the Icewalker).
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of September 5, 2022.
Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions for their event. Contact organizers for more information.
The attached is being distributed on behalf of Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking public feedback on experiences with government services and communications in French.
The engagement is part of the evaluation of the Strategic Plan on French Language Communications and Services 2018-2023, which is conducted every five years by a third-party contractor.
The contractor, Grant Thornton, will conduct in-person engagement sessions in Hay River and Yellowknife. These sessions will take place in French.
The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear from residents on proposed changes to the Vital Statistics Act and Change of Name Act.
The proposed changes are intended to ensure services remain consistent with the Human Rights Act and make them more inclusive.
The proposed changes to the Vital Statistics Act include:
Certain regions of Canada are currently experiencing Monkeypox outbreaks; however there are no reported cases in the NWT. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus. If you are travelling outside the territory, please take precautions to protect yourself from contracting this illness.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is providing Northland Utilities with up to $300,000 to support installing two public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charger stations in Yellowknife.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Yukon have renewed their commitments to manage and monitor shared waters in the best interests of Northerners.
Today NWT Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Shane Thompson and Yukon Environment Minister Nils Clarke signed an updated transboundary water management agreement for the Peel/Mackenzie Delta Basins and a new agreement for the Liard Basin.
These agreements install a long-term, collaborative commitment to:
