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Yellowknife – December 1, 2020
News Releases

Child and Family Services (CFS)  continues to make progress in transforming its system to meet the needs of children and youth in its care. Since the  last progress report update in July 2020, CFS  has completed 54% of action items within the Quality Improvement Plan.

Yellowknife – December 1, 2020
News Releases

The Northwest Territories’ isolation centre cost-coverage payment policies will shift in the New Year.

Beginning on January 5, 2021, the GNWT will no longer cover costs for isolation centre stays related to discretionary or personal travel.

Yellowknife – October 29, 2020
News Releases

Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services announced the 2020 recipients for the $1 million Anti-Poverty Fund. The Fund helps support eligible organizations in their efforts to reduce poverty.

Yellowknife – September 3, 2020
News Releases

Today, Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories, formally announced the creation of the COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat. The Secretariat will be responsible for managing the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yellowknife – July 16, 2020
News Releases

In a continuing effort to improve and clarify the territory’s public health orders, the Chief Public Health Officer has issued previously-announced amendments to the territory’s travel restriction and self-isolation protocols.

Yellowknife – June 12, 2020
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has moved to Relaxing Phase Two of Emerging Wisely – the territory’s plan for relaxing the COVID-19 public health restrictions,  and made amendments to the territory’s travel restrictions.

 

Yellowknife – June 2, 2020
News Releases

The Minister of Health and Social Services announced today that the Northwest Territories Health and Social Service Authority (NTHSSA), the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority (HRHSSA) and the Tlicho Community Services Agency (TCSA) all received accreditation status from Accreditation

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