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 March 11, 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.
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Mr. Speaker, today on Pink Shirt Day we come together to commit to creating safe spaces for each other and for our youth, places where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in significant ways and has highlighted the importance of supporting one another and advocating for those who need help, and for youth in particular.
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Mr. Speaker, we all share in the responsibility of ensuring that our schools and communities are safe spaces. Today, we take a moment to pause and reflect on how each of us contributes to safe spaces where bullying is prevented whenever possible and quickly addressed when it occurs.
With the opening of Northwest Territories’ (NWT) winter roads, truck traffic on NWT highways is higher at this time of year. The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) reminds residents and commercial drivers to drive safely.
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Thank you, MP McLeod - and thanks for joining us today, everyone.
On first blush, this may seem like an odd time to make an agriculture announcement; especially in the Northwest Territories.
The reality is that by the time the weather warms up and people like you and I start thinking about planting and growing, the folks that make up Canada’s commercial food sector - even here in the NWT - will already be wildly busy.
The Governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are investing over $400,000 to increase the production of fresh, healthy and locally-grown food in the NWT’s agriculture sector.
The investments, delivered under the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (the Partnership), will support three projects in Hay River.
Recipients of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award and the NWT Ministerial Literacy Awards were honoured virtually today.
Created in 2002 by the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the NWT Literacy Awards honour the literacy achievements of youth and adult learners, exceptional educators, and organizations and businesses across the territory.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of February 22, 2021
Issued February 19, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on February 24, 2021.
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February 22
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