August 8, 2011 - If you like to stay informed about the work and initiatives of your Government, you’ll want to save this page in your favorites. Or you can click here to subscribe to the RSS feed.
This new portal site has been introduced to bring together all of the GNWT’s news releases, media advisories, statements, and public announcements alongside links to Departmental websites, postings, speeches, program links etc.
August 8, 2011 - For July 2011, Statistics Canada estimates that 23,200 out of 32,100 residents 15 years of age and older were employed in the Northwest Territories, representing an employment rate of 72.3%. Overall, Canada’s employment rate stood at 62.9% in July.
Compared to the previous month, employment rose by 600 persons with an additional 600 new entrants to the labour force. The gains in labour force and employment were observed mostly for persons 15 to 24 years of age.
August 5, 2011 - Hours of operation of the Arctic Red River ferry at km. 143 Dempster Highway will be extended from Tuesday August 9 to Thursday August 11 to accommodate highway travellers attending the Gwich’in Annual General Meeting in Tsiigehtchic. The ferry will operate from 7:15 a.m. to 12:45 a.m., with the last ferry leaving the Tsiigehtchic access side at 12:40 a.m. Hours of operation of the Peel River ferry at km. 74 Dempster Highway will run from 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Normal hours of operation will resume on Friday, August 12.
August 3, 2011 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer advises residents of Tulita the Boil Water Advisory, in effect since July 21, 2011, has now been lifted.
Conditions leading to the advisory have been resolved and Tulita’s water is safe to drink. Consecutive satisfactory sample results from testing conducted on July 27th and 29th for bacteriological, free available chlorine and turbidity samples confirmed the water is safe to drink. Note: bacteriological, free chlorine and turbidity are three different sample types.
August 3, 2011 - The Government of the Northwest Territories is sending 31 fire management personnel to Ontario as part of the Canadian Interagency Mutual Aid Resources Sharing Agreement (MARS Agreement).
Six five-person crews and an agency representative left for Thunder Bay today to help fight wildfires in the northwest part of the province. The crews are from across the Northwest Territories (NWT).
August 2, 2011 - Stanton Territorial Hospital is targeting August 12, 2011 to resume elective surgeries. This target date is based on current sterilization equipment showing consistent safety results.
“Safety of patients is our priority,” said Minister of Health and Social Services J. Michael Miltenberger. “Only when Stanton Territorial Health Authority is satisfied that consistent results can be achieved, will we resume our normal business.”
July 28, 2011 - The Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) is broadcasting its messages to Northwest Territories (NWT) Residents on its new YouTube Channel.
HSS has launched its official YouTube Channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/HSSCommunications. The channel has informational videos on public health, environmental health, social services, addictions and seniors programming.
July 28, 2011 - The Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority (YHSSA) has initiated “Same Day Services” at the Yellowknife Primary Care Centre and Frame Lake Community Health Clinic in response to suggestions from clients and staff in an operational review conducted in April.
Same Day Services will replace “Walk-In” services formerly delivered at these sites. Same Day Services allow clients to schedule appointments with a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse or Physician, on the day that they call for the appointment.
July 25, 2011 - The Northwest Territories delegation has returned from the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Annual Summit in Portland, During the summit, NWT representatives had the opportunity to raise the profile of critical northern issues such as energy and mining.
July 22, 2011 - The Norman Wells float base is celebrating its Grand Opening after numerous infrastructure improvements have been made including: the replacement of docks, addition of a Hospitality and Interpretive Centre, and development of grounds for a Sahtu Aviation Museum. The improvements were made possible through $600,000 in funding support over four years through the GNWT Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program.
