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Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to provide an update to Members on additional sport funding, provided to community governments and sport organizations, through a partnership between the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and Sport Canada.

To date, the COVID-19 emergency support funding for sport organizations has provided a total of $1.846 million for communities and sport organizations in order to:

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Mr. Speaker, as we approach the end of this sitting, I know Members of this House and residents of the Northwest Territories are looking forward to spring and summer in the North and all that it offers. This is a good time for us to reflect on the past year to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a long haul for all of us.

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Mr. Speaker, with the recent announcement of the delay of the 2022 Arctic Winter Games,
I wanted to reach out to Northwest Territories, or NWT, youth and offer some words of encouragement to anyone who is feeling overwhelmed or disappointed by this news.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of March 30-April 5, 2021

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of March 29, 2021

There is no travel scheduled for this time period.

Meetings and Appearances

Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions­­_­ for their event. Contact organizers for more information.

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Mr. Speaker, throughout the life of this government, I have travelled to many communities and it cannot go unnoticed that every community in the Northwest Territories is unique and has different needs. With 33 unique communities in the NWT, flexible programming is needed to ensure community needs are being met.

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Mr. Speaker, the season for planting may still be a long way off but February 23^rd was Agriculture Day in Canada and we have much to celebrate and work towards in support of agriculture in the Northwest Territories. I will also speak to the connection between the agriculture industry and efforts to strengthen food security.  

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Mr. Speaker, the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy, guided by the Aboriginal Steering Committee, represents a shared path forward for water stewardship and preservation with NWT residents and water partners.  Water partners such as Indigenous, federal and territorial governments, non-government organizations, research institutions and universities,  regulatory boards, communities and industry work together under the strategy to ensure our water remains clean and safe for future generations.

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for the week of March 28, 2021.

Issued March 26, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on March 31, 2021.

Public Events and Meetings

No public events or meetings are scheduled.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

March 29

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 April 8, 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.

Elected education leaders from across the Northwest Territories (NWT) met today with Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), the Honourable R.J. Simpson, to discuss their joint work to further strengthen the territory’s Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 12 education system.