Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for June 24, 2020

Issued June 23, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

No public events are scheduled

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will chair a meeting of the COVID-19 Committee of Cabinet

The Premier will chair a meeting of the Northern Premiers

The Premier will attend a meeting of the Economic Growth and Diversification and Environment Committee of Cabinet

Internal meetings.

The territory-wide Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency have been extended in the Northwest Territories (NWT). Both extensions will take effect as of June 24, 2020 and expire on July 08, 2020.

Minister of Health and Social Services Diane Thom extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the recommendation of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of June 23-29, 2020

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 22, 2020

·       Diane Thom has a community visit on June 23 in Fort Providence

·       Katrina Nokleby  will be touring the  Tłı̨chǫ All Season Road project as well as the Edzo Maintenance camp on June 23 in Behchoko

·       Diane Thom has a community visit on June 24 and 25 in Hay River

Due to very dry conditions with no forecasted rain through the weekend and into next week, the City of Yellowknife has implemented a fire ban on open air fires within the City’s municipal boundaries. The ban prohibits open fires, including the use of approved fire pits.

Effective immediately and until further notice, a fire ban is now also in place for:

•              Fred Henne Territorial Park

•              Yellowknife River Territorial Park

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) advises that travel restrictions have been updated for Highway 7 to support COVID-19 response.

Scheduled exits will now be permitted on Highway 7 at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Issued June 18, 2020

Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for June 19, 2020

Private time

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Cabinet Communications

Government of the Northwest Territories

presssecretary@gov.nt.ca

The NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC) is extending its three month Payment Deferral/Reduction initiative.

The initiative was introduced in March as part of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) initial response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The option of deferring or reducing loan payments was provided to all BDIC clients including those who applied for and received low-interest Working Capital Loans as part of the GNWT’s initial COVID-19 relief efforts.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) have reached a tentative agreement.

Both parties are pleased with the progress since negotiations started on June 2, 2020 during this unprecedented time, and are recommending ratification of the agreement to their membership and the Financial Management Board.

Details of the tentative agreement will not be publicly released until the ratification process is completed.

Issued June 17, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

No public events are planned

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will attend a meeting of the Financial Management Board

The Premier will participate in a meeting of Canada’s Premiers

The Premier will participate in a First Ministers Meeting

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Cabinet Communications

Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) Minister R.J. Simpson met with Northwest Territories (NWT) Education Leaders and the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) via teleconference on June 16, 2020 to discuss details of school reopening plans and how learning will be maintained throughout the 2020-2021 school year.