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Progress Update for Child, Youth and Family Services Action Plan

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.

Scholarship winners recognized as future partners in addressing NWT’s housing needs

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)

GNWT announces 2024 Anti-Poverty Fund recipients

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.

Fire Ban for Queen Elizabeth Territorial Park

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.

Fire Ban for Hay River Territorial Park

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.

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