Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.
The latest extension continues through November 24, 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.
Beginning November 2, 2020, the Yellowknife Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) office will no longer accept walk-ins, and will focus on servicing clients through scheduled appointments.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) regularly evaluates its operations to enable improvements to service delivery. The Department of Infrastructure has heard the public’s concerns and understands that the walk-in process had been frustrating for some clients.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has released two new videos promoting the NWT-wide Community-based Water Quality Monitoring Program.
The videos provide an overview of the program and step-by-step instructions on how to take a water sample. The two videos are intended to be valuable resources for NWT communities looking to get more involved in research and monitoring.
The Government of the Northwest Territories advises that Highway 8 (The Dempster Highway) will temporarily close to all traffic between kilometre 1 and 14.2 once ferries stop operating for the season. Both ferries are currently on notice and could close within days, depending upon conditions.
Travellers are advised to complete the movement of essential goods and services prior to the closure.
The intent is to re-open the highway once ice crossings open for the season. Until that time, drivers are advised to use Highway 1 to enter or leave the territory.
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola
The latest extension continues through November 10, 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.
The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) is seeking nominations for the NWT Fire Service Merit Awards.
Based on nominations from community members, fire departments and fire chiefs, the NWT Fire Service Merit Awards honour and recognize individuals and community fire departments for their significant contributions to fire safety and fire service in communities across the Northwest Territories (NWT).
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is currently closed to the public due to an unforeseen incident related to maintenance being performed on the water main.
Work is currently underway to clean up water which leaked into the basement and restore plumbing services to the facility. The Museum will remain closed to the public over the weekend and re-open for regular visitation hours on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
For all Media Requests, please contact:
Jaimee Kepa
Government of the Northwest Territories
Two new programs to support harvesters and families going out on the land in 2020-2021 are now taking applications.
· The Take a Family on the Land Program provides up to $10,000 in funding to engage families in outdoor learning experiences that encompass northern perspectives, values and practices. Applications are being accepted from NWT Indigenous governments and organizations, community governments and not-for-profit associations.
The NWT Help Line is experiencing issues with its phone system as some calls are going to voice message rather than staying in queue. The issue has been traced to iPhones, and occurs occasionally when the Help Line receives a higher than normal call volume. Help Line staff are working to address this issue.
In the meantime, if a call goes to the voice message, and residents are comfortable doing so, they can leave a confidential voice message with their name and phone number. A trained responder will call them back.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is pleased to launch the 2020 Youth NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Multimedia Contest.
Encouraging young people to be involved in water stewardship activities is an important part of the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy. Building awareness among youth on water and stewardship creates informed leaders and decision-makers of tomorrow.
