The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) advises travellers that the Dempster Highway (Highway 8) border checkpoint will soon be adjusting hours of operation to correspond with the operating hours of Abraham Francis Ferry.
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Arts Council is looking for three individuals with a passion for the arts, culture and heritage of the NWT to join its board for a two-year term starting September 1, 2021.
The deadline to apply is June 30, 2021.
The council promotes the arts in the NWT and provides recommendations to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) on financial awards for creative artistic projects in the visual, literary, media and performing arts, and on issues and policies associated with the arts and artists.
The Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) is asking individuals who have accessed the Community Counselling Program and Child and/or the Youth Care Counselling (CYCC) Program in the last six months for their views by completing the Northwest Territories (NWT) Community Counselling Program Questionnaire.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it has made changes to the eligibility criteria for Métis Health Benefits to reduce barriers to access supplementary health insurance.
The Métis Health Benefits Policy first came into effect in 1995 and had not seen any substantial changes since then. The GNWT had heard concerns about the administrative practice for determining the ‘payor of last resort’ eligibility criteria..
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 June 8, 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.
After a successful roll-out of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to residents aged 12-17 in Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, Dettah, and Behchokǫ̀, the Government of the Northwest Territories is announcing the next round of school-based vaccine clinics, which will be led by the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authorities (NTHSSA).
Issued May 21, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on May 26, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
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The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Paulie Chinna has extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife. This extension is being made under s.14 of the Emergency Management Act.
The extension continues through June 3, 2021.
This State of Emergency was initially instated to address the need for additional shelter space as a result of ongoing capacity limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) reminds Northwest Territories (NWT) residents that with camping season underway, out-of-territory travellers are permitted to travel through the NWT to camp in the Alberta portion of Wood Buffalo National Park.
Child and Family Services (CFS) is continuing to make steady progress in transforming the Child and Family Services system to better meet the needs of children and youth. This commitment to change is in keeping with the recommendations of the Auditor General of Canada and aligned with the new Federal legislation on child and family services. Enabling families to care for children and youth in their community is a priority.
