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December 22, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (December 22, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod issued the following statement on announced reductions by Finance Canada to Government of Canada transfer payments to the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) for the 2016-17 fiscal year:

December 21, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (December 21, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod announced portfolio assignments for Members of the Executive Council of the 18th Legislative Assembly today.

December 20, 2015
Media Advisory

YELLOWKNIFE (December 20, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod issued the following statement on the passing of former Commissioner Stuart Hodgson:

November 19, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (November 19, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has acquired the leasehold interests for both the Northwest Territories and Yukon mineral rights to North American Tungsten Company Limited’s (NATCL) Mactung property.

November 2, 2015
Media Advisory

FORT SIMPSON (November 2, 2015) – The MV Lafferty (Liard River) Ferry on Highway 1 to Fort Simpson and the MV Johnny Berens (Mackenzie River) Ferry on Highway 1 to Wrigley have been placed on 72-hour notice of closure as of 0800 November 02, 2015.

October 23, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (October 23, 2015) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ annual Drop the Pop campaign will soon begin in schools across the NWT. The start of this year’s campaign is being marked by the announcement of winners from the 2014-2015 campaign

October 23, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (October 23, 2015) – The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has announced the nine non-government organizations (NGOs) that will receive funding through the 2015-2016 Non-Government Organization Stabilization Fund.

October 22, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (October 22, 2015) – The  Tłı̨chǫ Government has advised the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) of its decision to not harvest the Bathurst Caribou herd for the 2015/16 hunting season.

October 21, 2015
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (October 21, 2015) – The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), through Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), conducted an after action review of the 2014 wildfire season and the civil emergency response to identify recommendations to improve the NWT’s ability

October 20, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

YELLOWKNIFE (October 20, 2015) – On behalf of the residents of the Northwest Territories, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on their election victory last night. We are confident that Mr.

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