The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has awarded Transitional Solutions Inc. the contract to conduct an after-action review of the 2023 wildfire emergency response.

Under the terms of the contract, Transitional Solutions Inc will seek input from the public, Indigenous governments, community governments, chambers of commerce, non-government organizations, as well as emergency management partners to identify lessons learned and develop recommendations for improvement.

The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) have signed a new Canada-Northwest Territories (NWT) Agreement on French Language Services from 2023-2024 to 2027-2028.

Under the new agreement, $5.9 million will be invested per fiscal year, for a total of $29.5 million over five years. The funding is provided to support the continued delivery of French language communications and services by GNWT departments, boards, and agencies.

Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for MacKinnon Territorial Park in Norman Wells 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 August 1, 2024.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education System Performance Measures Technical Report for 2022-2023.

This annual report provides a snapshot of the state of the Northwest Territories (NWT) education system and provides crucial data to help the GNWT and education bodies address student needs and provide the supports and resources necessary for students to thrive.

Effective today, fuel prices in 10 communities serviced by the Petroleum Products Program will change to reflect the cost of fuel delivered through the 2023/24 winter resupply program.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of June 18-24, 2024

Ministerial Travel 

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 17. 

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.

Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly have approved the Main Estimates for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Premier R.J. Simpson released mandate letters for all members of Cabinet today, which provide specific direction to each Minister on their individual responsibilities over the course of this government.

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Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the hard work and commitment of northern teachers, but they do not work alone. Support Assistants play a vital role in classrooms across the Northwest Territories so today I ask my colleagues to help me celebrate some recent successes of some support assistants through the School Support Assistant Pilot Program.

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