On November 25^th, 2020 at 09:55am, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will issue a live test of NWT Alert, the Northwest Territories public alerting system. Residents may see and hear the public alert test on wireless devices, radio stations and cable networks across the NWT.

NWT Alert is being developed to provide public alerts to NWT residents during emergencies and disasters and is part of the national public alerting system “Alert Ready”. The NWT system is currently under development with full implementation expected in 2021.

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for November 24, 2020

Issued November 23, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

There are no public events or meetings scheduled.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will be participating in a Salt River First Nation Bilateral meeting in Yellowknife.

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Geoscience Symposium begins today.

The free symposium will showcase approximately 60 research posters and pre-recorded oral presentations online at: www.geosympos.ca.

The symposium has been organized by the Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS), and the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines in place of the NWT/NU Geoscience Forum which was cancelled this year as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. 

Presentations are organized in the following themes:

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of November 24-30, 2020

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of November 23, 2020

There is no travel planned for this time period.

Meetings and Appearances

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

Beginning January 1st, 2021, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will resume collecting aircraft landing fees, lease fees, concession fees, and licence fees for all businesses operating at all NWT airports.

The GNWT introduced three rounds of economic stimulus measures to help support airlines and businesses that operate at all NWT airports that are being impacted by COVID-19. 

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for November 23, 2020

Issued November 20, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

There are no public events or meetings scheduled.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will be chairing a COVID-19 Committee of Cabinet meeting.

Internal meetings.

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for November 20, 2020

Issued November 19, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

There are no public events or meetings scheduled.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will be visiting the NWT Border camp with Hay River South MLA Rocky Simpson.

The Premier will be meeting with Trevor Beck, President of the Hay River Metis Government Council.

The Premier will be meeting with Hay River Mayor Kandis Jameson and MLA Rocky Simpson.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources would like to advise the public of higher than normal water levels and flow rates on many lakes, rivers and streams across the Northwest Territories (NWT).

Many water bodies in the NWT experienced record high water levels during the summer of 2020 due to significant rain and snow. These high water levels have continued during the fall and will likely remain throughout the winter.

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 December 4, 2020.

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.

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for November 19, 2020

Issued November 19, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

There are no public events or meetings scheduled.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will be participating in a Financial Management Board meeting.

The Premier will be meeting with NWT Indigenous leaders to provide a COVID-19 update.

The Premier will be meeting with Dominic LeBlanc, Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.