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Yellowknife – March 28, 2023
News Releases

On March 28-30, northern harvesters are invited to the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur forum (GMVF) at the Chief Drygeese Centre in Dettah.

Yellowknife – March 27, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, in May 2022 our government announced the merger of the departments of Lands and Environment and Natural Resources. 

March 20, 2023
Public Service Announcement

Diavik Diamond Mine (March 21, 2023) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has been made aware of a “mine-impacted water” spill at the Diavik Diamond Mine, located 300km northeast of Yellowknife.

Yellowknife – March 3, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, caribou have sustained Northerners and communities across the Northwest Territories for generations.

Yellowknife – March 2, 2023
Media Statement

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Shane Thompson today issued the following statement:

“I was shocked to learn that one of the largest oil sands spills in Alberta’s history was reported in early February and I am extremely frustrated that we were not informed.

Yellowknife – March 2, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, water is life: for Indigenous peoples who have relied on it since time immemorial; for residents who rely on it today for clean drinking water; and for the thousands of species that live and thrive in our North because of it.

Yellowknife – February 13, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, this government is committed to working with Indigenous governments and Indigenous organizations on conservation in the Northwest Territories. 

Yellowknife – February 9, 2023
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking input from Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations, residential school survivors, including survivors of intergenerational trauma, and residents of the NWT to explore how to best acknowledge and support the National Day for Tr

Yellowknife – December 21, 2022
Public Service Announcement

Two cases of animal Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in wild birds from the Northwest Territories (NWT). This brings the total to three cases found in the NWT to date.

December 17, 2022
News Releases

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government, Government of Canada, and Government of the Northwest Territories.

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