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Yellowknife – August 23, 2025
Public Service Announcement

Follow-Up Lead Testing Results for N.J. Macpherson

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received follow-up testing results confirming elevated lead levels in the drinking water at N.J. Macpherson School.
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Yellowknife – July 14, 2025
Public Service Announcement

Update on Lead Testing in NWT Schools: GNWT taking interdepartmental approach to address water testing issues in Yellowknife schools

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) continues to take action to address concerns about the presence of lead in water in some Yellowknife schools.
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Yellowknife – June 25, 2025
Public Service Announcement

Follow-Up Lead Testing Results at Yellowknife Schools

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received follow-up lead testing results for École William McDonald Middle School and Range Lake North School.
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Yellowknife – December 10, 2024
News Releases

Public Administrator appointed in place of NWT Health and Social Services Leadership Council

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler announced today that as of December 16, 2024, the NWT Health and Social Services Leadership Council will be replaced with a Public Administrator.
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Yellowknife – November 13, 2024
News Releases

Health Minister releases 2021-2024 Human Resources Plan Results Report and 2024-2025 Bridging Plan

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler has released the 2021-2024 Human Resources Results Report and the 2024-2025 Bridging Plan.
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Yellowknife – April 10, 2024
News Releases

GNWT Increases Rates to Foster Care and Subsidized Adoptions

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today an increase in daily rates to foster care and adoption subsidies, effective retroactively from March 1, 2024.
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February 13, 2024
News Releases

Redistribution: Government of Canada signs two bilateral agreements with the Northwest Territories to improve health care

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Yellowknife – October 12, 2023
Media Advisory

Redistribution: Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Yellowknife

The attached is being redistributed on behalf of The Government of The Northwest Territories and The Government of Canada
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Yellowknife – November 29, 2022
Communiqué

Northwest Territories Council of Leaders hold Mental Health and Addictions Meeting

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Northwest Territories Council of Leaders (NWTCOL).
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Yellowknife – October 5, 2022
News Releases

GNWT and UNW reach temporary agreement on labour market supplement for eligible health and social services employees

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
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