The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and CKLB Radio are teaming up on a campaign called ‘Dear Fort Liard’.
This campaign is about people across the territory offering support to friends and family in the community of Fort Liard who have been faced with challenges as they work together to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is committed to providing effective and considerate programming that meets the needs of seniors. Today Paulie Chinna, the Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) is pleased to announce amendments to the housing repair programming policies for seniors. These amendments remove the requirement for home insurance, formal land tenure, and only assess the incomes of seniors who own their homes.
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Good morning and thank you for being here this morning for our regular bi-weekly COVID-19 update.
With me here today are Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green and Chief Public Health Officer for the Northwest Territories, Dr. Kami Kandola.
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 February 2, 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of January 18, 2021
The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) released the Social Indicators COVID-19 Pandemic report that examines potential social impacts of COVID-19 protective health measures.
This report was put together by the Department of Health and Social Services, which established a working group in May 2020 to examine the impacts of COVID-19 as a result of public health measure.
The key social indicators being monitored include child maltreatment, mental health and addictions, alcohol-related harm, and family violence.
Each year, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs recognizes members of the NWT fire service for their work in protecting our families and homes from the threat of fire by awarding the annual NWT Fire Service Merit Awards.
The NWT Fire Service Merit Awards are awarded based on nominations from the public to honour and recognize individual fire fighters and community fire departments for their significant contributions to the NWT fire service and community fire protection.
The 2020 award recipient is:
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for the week of January 17, 2021.
Issued January 15, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on January 19, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
January 18
In the first week of January, Statistics Canada began working with the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat on an initiative where they conduct symptom and wellness checks for people who are self-isolating in the Northwest Territories (NWT) as a result of travel. Until now, these symptom checks have been administered by the Secretariat’s ProtectNWT staff, via direct telephone contact or online submissions.
