Northwest Territories Parks and Campgrounds will begin opening on May 14, 2021 with appropriate COVID-19 protocols in place. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is pleased to provide the following update on dates and planning related to the 2021 season.
Extended Stay Draw
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is inviting residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT) to have their say on the modernization of the NWT Education Act.
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) wants to hear from all members of the public on how the JK-12 education system can better meet the needs of students across the Northwest Territories. To participate, please click here: Have Your Say – Education Act Modernization.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) would like to connect with residents of Highways 3 and 4 to discuss fire service outside of Yellowknife municipal boundaries.
The City of Yellowknife has announced that they will be reducing fire service outside of municipal boundaries on April 1, 2021.
Municipal and Community Affairs will be hosting in-person and virtual meetings with residents to present information and allow an opportunity for residents to participate in the discussion.
Effective April 1, 2021, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has reduced the threshold for requiring a formal tender process from $25,000 to $10,000 for general goods and services. This change will stay in effect until July 31, 2021.
The Departments of Finance and Industry, Tourism, and Investment (ITI) are implementing this short-term procurement policy change in response to feedback received from business development staff on-the-ground in communities and the NWT business community.
Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of March 23-29, 2021
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of March 22, 2021
The attached news release is distributed jointly by the Government of the Northwest Territories and Government of Canada.
Issued March 19, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on March 24, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
March 22
March 23
The attached is being released on behalf of BACupNorth, the RCMP and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Media are invited to attend an announcement regarding housing funding in the Northwest Territories (NWT) with Paulie Chinna, Minister Responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation and Ahmed Hussen, Federal Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development and Minister responsible for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, along with Michael V. McLeod, MP for the NWT.
Following the announcement there will be an opportunity for media to ask questions.
When: Monday, March 22, 2021
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is advising the public of unprecedented high water levels and the potential for flooding on rivers and streams across the territory this spring.
Based on current data, flow rates on the Slave, Tazin and Taltson Rivers, along with water levels in the Great Slave Lake are very high for this time of year.
Because conditions are unprecedented, it is difficult to predict exactly what will happen this spring. Local conditions will depend on:
