A below-average fire season saw 70 wildfires burn 21,139 hectares across the Northwest Territories (NWT) in 2020—less than half as many fires as last year, and only a fifth of the area burned in 2019.
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Yellowknife –
October 6, 2020
News Releases
Yellowknife –
October 5, 2020
Media Advisory
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for October 6, 2020
Issued October 5, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
Yellowknife –
October 5, 2020
Media Advisory
Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of October 6-12, 2020
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of October 5, 2020
Yellowknife –
October 2, 2020
Media Advisory
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for October 5, 2020
Issued October 2, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
Yellowknife –
October 2, 2020
News Releases
Premier Caroline Cochrane would like to announce the departure of Dr. Joe Dragon as the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
Yellowknife –
October 1, 2020
Media Advisory
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for October 2, 2020
Issued October 1, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
Yellowknife –
October 1, 2020
News Releases
Today the Government of the Northwest Territories announced $12.371 million in new funding to support schools with the extra costs incurred as a result of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the total amount, $4.85 million is coming from the Government of Canada.
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Yellowknife –
September 30, 2020
Media Advisory
Premier Cochrane's Itinerary for October 1, 2020
Issued September 30, 2020.
Public Events and Meetings
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
Closed Events and Meetings
The following events are closed to the media
Hay River –
September 30, 2020
News Releases
With deliveries to 12 communities, Marine Transportation Services (MTS) has successfully completed the 2020 marine resupply season.
The first shipments of the season departed Hay River on July 10, 2020 and the last delivery took place on September 19, 2020.
Yellowknife –
September 30, 2020
Media Statement
Premier Caroline Cochrane issued the following statement on Orange Shirt Day and the legacy of the Residential School system: