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 22, 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.
Do you have an idea for how to reduce, reuse and recycle waste in your community, but need some financial support?
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is accepting applications for the Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative.
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (April 6, 2021) - Nominations are now being accepted for the Persons with Disabilities’ Accessibility and Inclusion Awards. Formerly known as the Disabilities Awareness Tea awards, the event is hosted annually by the Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities in late May or early June to coincide with the National AccessAbility Week.
Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of April 6-12, 2021
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of April 5, 2021
Issued April 1, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on April 6, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
April 5
April 6
On April 5th, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will adjust the price of fuel in the Northwest Territories to reflect the current cost of fuel, transportation and taxes.
The Easter Bunny will be hopping safely throughout the Northwest Territories this weekend, thanks to again being declared an essential seasonal worker and exempted from the requirement to self-isolate when entering the territory.
In announcing this second consecutive annual exemption today, Premier Caroline Cochrane noted the Easter Bunny has received both doses of the Moderna vaccine to undertake another year of COVID-safe Easter deliveries to NWT children.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Red Tape Reduction Working Group is asking for help to identify red tape and regulatory burdens for small businesses.
The Red Tape Reduction Working Group has set up an email address for residents and local businesses to report GNWT regulations and regulatory processes that are unclear, unreasonable, or redundant and welcome suggestions on how to eliminate that red tape.
Today, the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment announces that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Canada have finalized a funding agreement to support French language services and communications in the Northwest Territories (NWT) until 2023.
This agreement provides a multi-year collaborative framework to support the planning and delivery of quality French language communication and service, ensuring stability and continuity in the delivery of GNWT services in French to residents of the Northwest Territories.
Check against delivery
Today, I would like to update the Members on the progress we have made with our commitment to reduce the municipal funding gap and the additional funding support that has been provided for community governments.
This government committed to reducing the funding gap by $5 million, and we have made significant progress on this goal. This past fiscal year we added $2.594 million of ongoing funding for community governments.
