HAY RIVER (July 13, 2015) – Staff at the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre had the opportunity to practice their contingency plans during a mock evacuation drill last week in Hay River.

YELLOWKNIFE (July 10, 2015) - The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has been working collaboratively with Aboriginal governments and is pleased to announce that it has a proposed approach towards the establishment of a Thaidene Nëné territorial park and wildlife conservation areas. The collaborative approach ensures that the majority of the land within the TDN area remains under territorial management to best meet northern interests.

TORONTO, ON (July 8, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories will be a signatory to the Climate Summit of the Americas Common Statement. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources J. Michael Miltenberger will sign the Common Statement on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) at the Climate Summit in Toronto, Ontario tomorrow.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 30, 2015) – Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty played host to two national meetings in Yellowknife this week; the annual meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and a national CMEC Aboriginal Educators’ Symposium.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 30, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will support 12 mineral exploration projects in the North Slave and Sahtu regions this year. These include diamond and gold exploration projects led by both prospectors and exploration companies in the Slave Geological Province, and a silver – IOCG (iron oxide - copper - gold) project southeast of Great Bear Lake. The latter project is being conducted by DEMCo Limited Partnership, a fully-owned company of Yellowknife-based Denendeh Investments Incorporated.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 26, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Film Rebate Program is making its mark throughout the NWT. With two productions approved, and a third conditionally approved, films are being made in every region of the NWT this year.

“The northern film industry brings our spectacular landscapes and unique cultures to the world,” said David Ramsay, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. “I am pleased to provide support for local filmmakers, technical crew, and talent, behind and in front of the camera.”

TSIIGEHTCHIC (June 26, 2015) – Residents and visitors celebrated the grand opening of the Tsiigehtchic Tourist Centre at an event hosted by the community and the newly formed Tsiigehtchic Tourism Society.

The Centre will be open from late June to early September and features a shower and kitchen facility to accommodate paddlers on the Mackenzie and Arctic Red Rivers.

NORMAN WELLS, NT (June 25, 2015) – Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Premier Bob McLeod and Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Chair of the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated (SSI), met to sign an Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding in Norman Wells yesterday.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 19, 2015) – On June 15-16, 2015 the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) hosted the NWT Association of Communities (NWTAC), the Local Government Administrators of the NWT (LGANT), and community government representatives to discuss ongoing partnerships and how we can improve supports for community governments in the Northwest Territories.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 19, 2015) – A delegation from Northwest Territories travelled to Europe from June 7-12 to promote the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link (MVFL). The delegation included Premier Bob McLeod, Minister J Michael Miltenberger, Minister Robert C McLeod, MLA Robert Hawkins, officials from the federal and territorial governments and a representative from the Northern Lights General Partnership, the contractor for the MVFL.

The delegation visited clients for both the MVFL and the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF), including: