Due to fire danger in the region, fire bans have been put into effect for all NWT Parks in the Deh Cho region, prohibiting open fires.
The bans, which are in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, are effective 5:00pm today until August 2, 2024 for the following NWT Parks:
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for NWT Parks around Yellowknife, prohibiting open fires.
The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective from July 19, 2024 until August 2, 2024 for the following NWT Parks:
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for Little Buffalo River Falls Territorial Park near Fort Smith, prohibiting open fires. The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective immediately and will remain in place until July 30, 2024.
Due to increasing fire danger in proximity to the park, a temporary closure has been put into effect for Little Buffalo River Crossing Territorial Park near Fort Resolution.
The Child and Family Services (CFS) system continues to make progress in transforming into a culturally safe system that supports children and youth in a meaningful way while keeping families together. To remain accountable and transparent, CFS has committed to report status updates through an online progress tracker, and service delivery trends through the CFS Director’s Annual Report. To date, 88 per cent of action items within the CFS Action Plan are on track, 8 per cent are completed, and 4 per cent are delayed.
Today the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced the winners of this year’s Alfred Moses and Tom Williams Memorial Scholarships, celebrating NWT students enrolled in a range of housing-related programs.
Twelve scholarships of $1,000 have been awarded across the territory:
Beaufort-Delta — Mary-Leigh Firth (Fort McPherson) and James Blake (Aklavik)
Sahtú — Haiden Duncan (Norman Wells) and Shakira Ellton (Délı̨nę)
Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the $1.75 million Anti-Poverty Fund. A total of 49 grants were awarded this year to Indigenous, community, and non-profit organizations to help them in their work to overcome and reduce poverty by addressing its root causes.
The Anti-Poverty Fund is designed to assist communities by minimizing administrative hurdles and supporting the long-term viability of projects through multi-year agreements. Five of this year’s funding recipients were awarded multi-year grants.
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for Queen Elizabeth Territorial Park in Fort Smith, prohibiting open fires. The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective immediately and will remain in place until July 30, 2024.
Camp stoves, enclosed barbeques, and propane-fueled cooking and heating devices are permitted for use in NWT Parks, but must be placed within regulation fire pits and should not emit a flame more than 0.5 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height.
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for Hay River Territorial Park, prohibiting open fires. The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective immediately and will remain in place until July 30, 2024.
Camp stoves, enclosed barbeques, and propane-fueled cooking and heating devices are permitted for use in NWT Parks, but must be placed within regulation fire pits and should not emit a flame more than 0.5 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height.
Premier R.J. Simpson announced two significant appointments to the senior management of the territorial public service today.
