Check Against Delivery

I would like to begin today, Mr. Speaker, by commending the courage and resolve of our front line staff responding to this unprecedented public health emergency.

Issued June 8, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

The Premier will appear on CKLB radio at 7:45 a.m.

The Premier will participate in the sitting of the Legislative Assembly

Closed Events and Meetings

The following events are closed to the media

The Premier will chair a Cabinet House Strategy Meeting

The Premier will attend a meeting of Caucus

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Cabinet Communications

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of June 9-15, 2020

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 8, 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.

Issued June 8, 2020.

Public Events and Meetings

The Premier will appear on CBC News Network at 10:30 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

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Cabinet Communications

Government of the Northwest Territories

presssecretary@gov.nt.ca

Consumer spending is a key economic indicator of the health of the economy.

The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear how COVID-19 has impacted you as a consumer!

This is an opportunity for you to share your experience with the Government of the Northwest Territories to help us better respond to the impacts felt by our residents.

The voluntary 35-question confidential consumer demand survey will provide us better insight:

As the rapid testing conversation heats up, the territory’s public health and frontline leadership are laying the territory’s testing strategy on-the-table in terms everyone can understand.

The two-page document covers topics on everyone’s mind like mass-testing, rapid testing, and asymptomatic testing – providing a rationale for the territory’s decisions on each.

Testing is the foundation of good pandemic response – allowing health professionals to identify, trace, and isolate cases and contacts to minimize community risk.

Effective today (June 5, 2020), a checkpoint will resume at the Northwest Territories - Alberta border at Fort Smith as part of the Government of the Northwest Territories COVID-19 response.

Public Health Officers will be present to monitor those persons entering at the border for travel within the Northwest Territories.

This is in response to concerns related to increased summer traffic.

Issued June 4, 2020.

The Premier has no events scheduled for today

All meetings and events subject to change.

For Ministerial Media Requests, Contact:

Cabinet Communications

Government of the Northwest Territories

presssecretary@gov.nt.ca

The Government of the Northwest Territories advises that Highway 8 (The Dempster Highway) is scheduled to re-open on June 6, subject to river and weather conditions.

While Highway 8 will be open from kilometre 1 to 272, the Yukon/Northwest Territories border will remain closed to all traffic except for:

·Maintenance Vehicles

·Emergency Vehicles

·Supply Chain Vehicles

·Residents with an approved social isolation plan in place

·Persons with approved exemption from Protect NWT

Mr. Speaker, we recognize that supporting vulnerable residents in need of housing or at risk of homelessness across the Northwest Territories is an essential part of the overall response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation has been working to ensure that we meet the needs of our residents during this difficult and challenging time.