The Minister Responsible for Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC), Paulie Chinna, is announcing the opening of four three-bedroom housing units in Jean Marie River.
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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 5, 2022.
Work to create a new polytechnic university for the Northwest Territories (NWT) took a significant step forward with the unanimous passage of Bill 30: An Act to Amend the Aurora College Act by the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on December 8, 2021.
Minister of Health and Social Services Julie Green issued the following statement:
The NWT Department of Health and Social Services has announced a six-month transition period for eligible Extended Health Benefit and Métis Health Benefit program clients to switch prescriptions to biosimilar drugs from their original biologic drug.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has extended the proposal deadline for the Early Childhood Infrastructure Fund (ECIF) to January 17, 2022. This extension provides applicants with additional time to complete their proposals.
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.
Bathurst Caribou Management Plan Developed by Co-management Partners to Support Recovery of the Herd
A new management plan for supporting recovery of the Bathurst caribou herd is now in-place.
Many GNWT employees returning from travel outside the Northwest Territories will be required to work from home for the first three days after returning to the NWT. This applies to the first three calendar days after their arrival, not just weekdays.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of December 20, 2021