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Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly, committed to “increase resource exploration and development” in the territory. This priority reflects the importance of the mineral resource sector to our economy both today and into the foreseeable future. 

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of November 3-9, 2020

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of November 2, 2020

There is no travel scheduled for this time period

Meetings and Appearances

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

A new campaign launched by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is calling on everyone across the territory to mask up to protect each other as the COVID-19 risk grows across Canada. 

The Most Important Thing I’m Wearing campaign  encourages residents to wear non-medical masks as a way to take responsibility for protecting each other in situations where it is difficult to follow physical distancing requirements of two meters .

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for November 3, 2020

Issued November 2, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

The Premier will be participating in a sitting of the Legislative Assembly.

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will be chairing a Cabinet House Strategy meeting.

The Premier will be participating in a Caucus Meeting.

Internal Meetings

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Education Leaders met via teleconference with Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) Minister R.J. Simpson and the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) on October 28, 2020 to discuss improving student outcomes in the territory.

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.

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Mr. Speaker, in the spring of 1999, a small community in southern Ontario called Walkerton made national news because of the deaths and sickness that were linked to contamination in the municipality’s drinking water supply.  This incident served as a wake-up call for municipalities and governments across Canada to take stock of the state of drinking water supplies in communities across the nation.

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Mr. Speaker, one of our government’s guiding principles is to ensure that the expenditure of public funds maximizes economic benefits to Northerners and supports Northern business. This is consistent with our longstanding commitment to support Northwest Territories businesses and grow a strong, diversified economy.

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Mr. Speaker, supporting vulnerable residents in need of housing or facing homelessness continues to be an essential part of the Government of the Northwest Territories’ response to COVID-19. The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is working diligently to meet the needs of our residents as we move through the COVID-19 pandemic.