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Yellowknife – January 17, 2022
Media Advisory
Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of January 18-24, 2022 Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of January 17, 2022.

Yellowknife – January 13, 2022
News Releases

Improvements reflecting the views of harvesters across the NWT are one step closer as the review of a critical support program moves forward. 

Yellowknife – January 11, 2022
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received an AA- credit rating from Fitch Ratings Inc. after being assessed for creditworthiness, debts and financial obligations.

Yellowknife – January 11, 2022
Public Service Announcement

Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola, effective January 4, 2022.

Yellowknife – January 10, 2022
Media Advisory
Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of January 11-17, 2022 Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of January 10, 2022.

Yellowknife – January 6, 2022
Public Service Announcement

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) is excited to announce a new exhibit featuring the artwork of Germaine Arnattaujuq is now on view at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC).

Yellowknife – January 6, 2022
Public Service Announcement

The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Shane Thompson has extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife. This extension is being made under s.14 of the Emergency Management Act.

The extension continues through January 19, 2022.

Yellowknife – January 5, 2022
Public Service Announcement

January Diploma Exams for Northwest Territories’ (NWT) students have been cancelled due to the recent change in students’ return to school dates after the holiday break and the evolving COVID-19 situation.

Yellowknife – December 31, 2021
Public Service Announcement

The NWT Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is immediately issuing the following testing guidelines for anyone who receives a POSITIVE rapid antigen test. These are the take-home tests that are provided at airports, through NWT schools, and through the DetectNWT program.

Yellowknife – December 30, 2021
Public Service Announcement

Over the holiday season the number of COVID-19 cases, including the Omicron variant, has increased throughout Canada and in the Northwest Territories (NWT) and there has been significant travel both in and out of the NWT.

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