YELLOWKNIFE (May 11, 2016) – Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) Louis Sebert announced today that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will examine options for the future governance of NTPC as part of its ongoing work to address the high cost of living in the NWT.

As a first step, Minister Sebert has revoked the appointments of the current NTPC Board of Directors effective May 24, 2016. In their place, the Minister will appoint a new board made up of GNWT Deputy Ministers.

YELLOWKNIFE (May 9, 2016) – Growing season kicks off in the North Slave region today with the first in a series of exciting workshops for gardening enthusiasts.

The Grow Together Garden Series will bring monthly workshops designed to teach Northern gardening skills to Yellowknifers throughout the growing season.

YELLOWKNIFE (May 6, 2016) — An annual initiative to stimulate local interest, awareness and foot traffic for the tourism sector returns to Yellowknife tomorrow.

The Be a Tourist in Your own Town initiative will launch its second-year at the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Spring Trade Show with the distribution of a coupon book full of deals and discounts for local tourism businesses and service providers.  

YELLOWKNIFE (May 6, 2016) – The Government of the Northwest Territories is pleased to announce the 2016 Outstanding Volunteer Awards.  These annual awards provide an opportunity to show our appreciation to volunteers and volunteer organizations for their outstanding contributions in communities across the territory.

Recipients of the 2016 NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards are:

VANCOUVER (May 5, 2016) – Deputy Premier Robert C. McLeod announced today that the Government of the Northwest Territories will donate $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal. The donation, made on behalf of the people of the Northwest Territories will assist victims of the wildfire in the Fort McMurray area.

The donation is in addition to offers to assist in forest fire operations and emergency response made by Government of the Northwest Territories officials yesterday.

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YELLOWKNIFE (May 5, 2016) – Minister Responsible for Homelessness Caroline Cochrane and Mayor of Yellowknife Mark Heyck look forward to working together to address homelessness following the Homelessness in Yellowknife: Community Partnership Forum held in Yellowknife on April 26-27.

YELLOWKNIFE (May 2, 2016) – Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) begins negotiation of a new collective agreement with the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association (NWTTA).

The GNWT’s initial proposals focus on:

YELLOWKNIFE (April 29, 2016) Premier Bob McLeod has named Ms. Kate Hearn as acting Deputy Minister of the Department of Lands.

Ms. Hearn replaces Mr. Mark Warren on May 8, who is retiring from the Government of the Northwest Territories.

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YELLOWKNIFE (April 27, 2016) – As of May 1, 2016, changes to the Motor Vehicle Act will be coming into effect to address the issue of distracted driving and speeding in the Northwest Territories. 

In the past decade, distracted driving has been a major issue in the NWT and across Canada, and the Department of Transportation is continuing to work with enforcement partners to improve safety across the roadway system to reduce collisions, loss of property, and fatalities.

YELLOWKNIFE (APRIL 25, 2016) - The Government of the Northwest Territories is pleased to announce that Med-Response will now play a key role in coordinating Medical extractions. Further, we are pleased our air ambulance provider, ACCESS, will now assist with remote medical extractions of known persons from a known location outside a defined community. This means that injured people in remote locations will now be picked up by fully equipped air ambulances.