Premier Caroline Cochrane provided the following statement on mental health and well-being of NWT residents during the COVID-19 pandemic:
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Mr. Speaker, in addition to describing these times as unprecedented, the need to “pivot” business models and methods has become one of the buzz words during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Speaker, taking action to improve services and supports to reduce the number of Indigenous children and youth in the care is a priority for this government.
Mr. Speaker, increasing employment in small communities is one of the priorities outlined in the priorities for the 19th Legislative Assembly.
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Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform Members that the Chief Public Health Officer has released two public health advisories today.
Two new programs to support harvesters and families going out on the land in 2020-2021 are now taking applications.
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for October 21, 2020
Issued October 20, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
The Premier will be participating in a sitting of the Legislative Assembly.
Closed Events and Meetings
Mr. Speaker, I would like to update the Members on the progress we have made with our mandate commitment to reduce the municipal funding gap by $5 million in the life of this government.
Mr. Speaker, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is responsible for the implementation of the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy, including transboundary water management agreements and water monitoring throughout the Northwest Territories.
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment has released a comparison of the NWT’s mining regime against 21 Canadian and international jurisdictions.