The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce vaccine opportunities have been provided to youth in all 33 NWT communities. Going forward, vaccine will be available in every health centre in the territory to ensure timely, equitable access for all residents.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 20, 2021
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.
The latest extension continues through July 6, 2021.
The Public Health Emergency is required to continue to decisively respond to shifts in the NWT’s own public health situation, and maintain preventative measures.
Issued June 18, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on June 23, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
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It is a pleasure to address you today as part of this long running event.
It would of course be far more enjoyable for each of us to be under the midnight sun in person. Instead, I have turned my mind to next year and to the message I can deliver at what appears to be a turning point in this stage of response to global pandemic. If the trends continue, next year we will all be able to gather once again in Inuvik, in the Beaufort Delta – at the height of the summer solstice and speak and meet with you in person.
The results of the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment will be presented via webinar on June 17, 2021.
This is the final stage of the Human Health Risk Assessment for arsenic in Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah.
A virtual public information session will share the results and what they mean for people wanting to enjoy the land and water, including fishing, foraging and hunting.
The session will be held on Thursday, June 17th from 5:30 to 8pm. After a presentation, questions and answers from the public will be accepted.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 14, 2021
There is no travel scheduled for this time period.
Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions for their event. Contact organizers for more information.
Today, Honourable Shane Thompson, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Honourable Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance, announced the creation of the Emergency Disaster Assistance Advance Program (EDAAP).
The Emergency Disaster Assistance Advance Program allows for immediate payments to provide funding to residents, small businesses and community governments impacted by this year’s flooding in the Northwest Territories.
Premier Cochrane issued the following statement on the re-appointment of Northwest Territories Commissioner Margaret Thom:
“I want to congratulate Commissioner Margaret Thom on her re-appointment as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week.
“In the last 116 years, Commissioner Thom is only the third woman in the history of the Northwest Territories to hold the position. As a strong Dene woman from the Deh Cho region, Commissioner Thom has impacted the lives of many Northerners, especially in her home region.
