YELLOWKNIFE (October 19, 2010) - Canadian Biodiversity: Ecosystem Status and Trends 2010, a federal-provincial-territorial report presenting the status of and trends in Canada’s ecosystems from a biodiversity perspective, was released in Ottawa today. This report is the first of its kind in Canada.

The Government of the Northwest Territories collaborated with the federal government and other provincial and territorial governments, by providing valuable data and information about the status and trends of the Northwest Territories’ ecozones.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 18, 2010) - This is Small Business Week - a time to celebrate the small and medium-sized businesses and co-operatives, and the contributions they make to our communities and the territorial economy.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 15, 2010) - With a period of growth now forecast in the NWT economy, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ fiscal strategy will maintain a tight rein on spending growth while reducing capital investment over time to historical levels.

In his fiscal and economic update to Members of the Legislative Assembly, Minister of Finance J. Michael Miltenberger says the GNWT’s fiscal strategy will see the NWT through uncertain times and return it to a sustainable fiscal path in coming years.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 13, 2010) - Communities across the Northwest Territories have harvested a bumper crop of produce ranging from potatoes and carrots to spinach and lettuce thanks to dedicated community gardeners and the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Small Scale Foods Program.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 8, 2010) - The first in a series of regional Minister’s meetings on Aboriginal Student Achievement (ASA) met with success in Norman Wells last week. Over the course of three days, Sahtu Aboriginal governments and community representatives, alongside District Education Council (DEC) educators and school principals from each community discussed how to improve Aboriginal students’ academic success with senior staff from the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE).

YELLOWKNIFE (October 6 , 2010) - An all-weather road from Highway 7 to the Liard River has been completed and residents of Nahanni Butte can expect to receive year-round benefits.