Residents in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are being encouraged to make the push to reach 75 percent uptake for full vaccination (2 doses) in the territory.
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Yellowknife –
August 5, 2021
News Releases
Yellowknife –
August 5, 2021
News Releases
The FireSmart® Starts in Your Backyard contest is back – this time focusing on the Ingraham Trail.
The contest is meant to encourage folks to practice FireSmart® principles to reduce their risk of wildfire damage.
Yellowknife –
August 4, 2021
News Releases
The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program is providing $1.7 million in 2021/22 to support 28 monitoring and research projects. Funding recipients include Indigenous governments and organizations, universities and territorial and federal government departments.
Yellowknife –
August 4, 2021
News Releases
A new social marketing campaign – We Need to Talk about this Stuff –launched today features videos that profile six northerners who share personal reflections about substance use and how it has affected their mental wellness.
Yellowknife –
August 4, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories has launched a Public Engagement Web Portal.
Hay River –
August 4, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Kátł'odeeche First Nation (KFN) are pleased to announce the official opening ceremony of the Kátł’odeh Bridge, on Highway 5 just east of the Town of Hay River and south of the Hay River Dene Reserve.
Yellowknife –
August 3, 2021
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is reaching out to interested parties for information on the availability of physical space for a temporary Day shelter within Yellowknife.
Yellowknife –
August 3, 2021
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.
Yellowknife –
July 30, 2021
News Releases
Today, R.J. Simpson, Minister of Justice, announced that amendments to the territory’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP Act) are now in effect. These amendments will strengthen access to information and privacy protections for NWT residents.
Yellowknife –
July 28, 2021
Public Service Announcement
A change to vaccination data on the COVID-19 Dashboard presents a new picture of vaccination coverage in several small NWT communities.