January 15-21, 2023 is National Non-Smoking Week! This annual event provides education and information to prevent youth and young adults from starting to use tobacco products and helps existing tobacco consumers to quit or limit their intake.  

Whether it’s tobacco, cannabis, or vaping, quitting is one of the best ways to improve your overall health. In just one puff of a cigarette, a smoker will inhale as many as 7,000 chemicals into their lungs. Many of the chemicals found in cigarettes, chewing tobacco or vaping products are bad for your health.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working with the federal department of Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) to determine the viability of a remediation-based economy in the Northwest Territories (NWT); and how to best position NWT residents and businesses to keep the economic benefits from remediation activities in the territory.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is advising students, families and educators that it is adjusting the weight of Grade 12 diploma exams for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) invites flood-affected residents, businesses, community governments, and those who participated in the emergency response to have their say on the Hay River and K’atł’odeeche First Nation reserve 2022 flood preparedness and response activities.

Join the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) and Carmen Braden for a musical improvisation workshop and concert on January 14, 2023.
Workshop:
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Use your voice! Join Sbot N Wo artists WL Altman and Helen Pridmore for a musical workshop in improvisation. Combine your voice with computer programming to create music. No musical, improvisational or technical skills required!

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting funding proposals for the Early Childhood Infrastructure Fund (ECIF) for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

ECIF provides non-profit organizations and Indigenous governments with funding for infrastructure repairs and retrofits to support the preservation, expansion and creation of centre-based child care spaces in communities across the Northwest Territories.

Two cases of animal Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in wild birds from the Northwest Territories (NWT). This brings the total to three cases found in the NWT to date.

Results from the third annual Francophone Community Satisfaction Survey have been released. The data covers an 11-month period, from April 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 and includes feedback from 109 respondents. The request for voluntary feedback was to help improve the GNWT’s offer and delivery of quality French language communications and services to the public.

Results from the report include:

The next Quarterly Report  on Aurora College Transformation was released by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) today.

Though often presented as one project, transformation is in fact a collection of over 100 projects, spread over three phases and a collaboration between Aurora College and the GNWT.

Licensed tourism operators operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT) have a final opportunity to access up to $22,500 in funding under the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)’s Tourism Restart Investment Program (TRIP).