Education Leaders from across the Northwest Territories (NWT) met via teleconference with Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) Minister R.J. Simpson, the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) and NWT Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola on May 19, 2020 to discuss planning for the coming 2020-2021 school year.
With the entry into Phase 1 of Emerging Wisely, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions in the Northwest Territories, the GNWT has adapted its operating hours for its four highway ferries.
Each ferry will operate on an on-demand basis during the following hours:
Issued May 19, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
The Premier will appear on CBC North Trailbreaker at 7:40 a.m.
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 attend a meeting of the Energy and Climate Change Committee of Cabinet
The Premier will speak with Joint Task Force (North) Brig-Gen. Patrick Carpentier
Internal meetings.
All meetings and events subject to change.
Issued May 19, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
The Premier will update NWT residents on COVID-19 and take questions from the media at 11:00 a.m.
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
Internal meetings.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working with a number of community governments and organizations to recover orders of KN95 masks sent to them which have been recalled by Health Canada.
Leadership continues from local business across the Northwest Territories (NWT) in filling the need for high-quality sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis.
As global supply chains became challenged, 62 Degrees North medical supplies stepped up to deliver local hand sanitizer to protect residents and businesses from the virus.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is accepting funding proposals from professional artists in the Northwest Territories (NWT) recovering from the impacts of COVID-19.
Up to $3,000 is available to NWT artists or commercial film and media arts producers with lost revenues or whose activities are restricted due to physical distancing requirements.
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for May 15, 2020
Issued May 14, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
There are no scheduled public events.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
The Premier and Minister Nokleby will take part in a weekly COVID-19 call with Indigenous government leaders.
Internal meetings.
All meetings and events subject to change.
Education Leaders from across the Northwest Territories (NWT) met via teleconference with Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) Minister R.J. Simpson and the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) on May 13, 2020 to discuss the recent recommendation that NWT schools are safe to reopen for the remainder of the school year as part of Phase 1 of Emerging Wisely: Path to Eased Public Health Restrictions.
Issued May 13, 2020
Public Events and Meetings
There are no scheduled public events.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media.
The Premier will chair a meeting of Cabinet
The Premier will participate in a meeting of the Children and Families Committee of Cabinet
The Premier will participate in Caucus
The Premier will participate in a meeting of Canada’s Premiers
