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.
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Yellowknife –
September 3, 2020
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Yellowknife –
August 26, 2020
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences and general identification cards.
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Yellowknife –
August 12, 2020
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The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), in partnership with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), has launched a funding program that will help the Northwest Territories tourism industry recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Yellowknife –
August 11, 2020
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The attached is being released on behalf of Government of the Northwest Territories and the Mental Health Commission of Canada
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Yellowknife –
July 29, 2020
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Changes to two laws governing activities in the oil and gas sector in the Northwest Territories are now in force.
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Hay River –
July 22, 2020
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The Department of Industry Tourism and Investment and Tu Cho Fishers Cooperative have signed an agreement confirming their commitment to the revitalization of the Great Slave Lake Fishing Industry.
Yellowknife –
July 16, 2020
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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.
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Yellowknife –
July 13, 2020
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The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of Alberta and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
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Yellowknife –
July 10, 2020
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) today released data it has gathered from a March 2020 survey of Tourism operators and a broader survey of NWT businesses in April/May as part of its ongoing work to better understand the effects of COVID-19 on the NWT and how best to respond to t
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Yellowknife –
July 6, 2020
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it will be extending certain economic relief measures for COVID-19, previously set to expire on June 30, 2020. Extending these measures will result in $5.751 million in support for NWT residents and businesses.
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