The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is proposing changes to the Waste Reduction and Recovery Act with one further round of engagements planned.
The proposed changes were developed after more than a year of broad engagement with communities, stakeholders, and the public while developing the Waste Resource Management Strategy and Action Plan, released in 2019.
Harvesters and trappers are once again able to capitalize on the demand for beaver castors in the global market with funding made available through the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
Last spring, beaver castors were added to the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur program. Due to the success of the initial funding opportunity, the GNWT is offering funding once again. Trappers can be advanced $65 for each pound of dried beaver castors, or approximately eight dried castors.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) continues to accept applications for the Addictions Recovery Peer Support Fund.
The Addictions Recovery Peer Support Fund helps eligible organizations provide their own peer support programs, groups, and/or activities specific to addictions recovery and harm reduction approaches. There are two funding options and a total of $230,000 in funding available.
Retail fuel prices in 10 NWT communities have been increased by the Government of the Northwest Territories, effective today.
These price adjustments are entirely the result of market volatility and global increases in the cost of petroleum products, as well as associated increased freight costs. None of the additional costs associated with the Sachs Harbour air resupply following the cancelled marine resupply in October are included in these price changes.
National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) takes place across Canada every year during the third week of November. National Addictions Awareness Week is an important opportunity to focus on the risks associated with alcohol and other drugs and share information about prevention and recovery. This year, the theme is A Community of Caring, focusing on the ways communities in Canada are supporting people who use substances or are living with a substance use disorder.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will introduce new forest legislation in February 2023 to combine and update existing forest legislation. The two existing forest laws are the Forest Protection Act and the Forest Management Act.
The Government of Northwest Territories continues to accept applications for the Addictions Recovery and Aftercare Fund.
The Addictions Recovery and Aftercare fund provides funding to Indigenous Governments and community organizations so they can hire community-based counsellors to support individuals living in recovery from addictions. This funding also supports community-based addictions recovery and aftercare programming.
The application form and guidelines are available here:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is looking for five individuals to join the Northwest Territories (NWT) Social Assistance Appeal Board for four-year terms starting March 27, 2023.
On November 16, 2022 at 1:55 pm MST, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will issue a live test of NWT Alert, the Northwest Territories (NWT) public alerting system. Residents may see and hear the public alert test on wireless devices, cable networks and radio stations across the NWT.
NWT Alert is the NWT’s public alerting system designed to keep our residents and visitors informed. For information during an emergency, check with your community government and visit www.NWTalert.ca.
The Northwest Territories (NWT) needs to adopt actions to address climate change and getting there means understanding how residents and communities are experiencing the north’s changing climate today.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is launching a survey to collect NWT residents’ experiences of climate change and their key concerns, to better understand how we can collectively build climate resilience in the NWT.
