The attached is being released on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Newsroom
Yellowknife –
March 30, 2020
News Releases
Backgrounder:
Yellowknife –
March 27, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The GNWT’s online self-assessment tool for COVID-19 for residents has been completed nearly 2500 times after launching just days ago.
Yellowknife –
March 27, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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This week, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna exercised her authority under the Emergency Management Act and declared a state of emergency for the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife –
March 27, 2020
News Releases
Effective March 24, 2020, the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), Paulie Chinna, declared a territory-wide State of Emergency under the Emergency Management Act to support ongoing efforts to protect public health in the Northwest Territories.
Backgrounder:
Yellowknife –
March 26, 2020
Public Service Announcement
There have been many questions about the residents of northern Alberta communities who rely on Fort Smith for essential services.
Access to Essential Services Maintained
Yellowknife –
March 25, 2020
News Releases
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) R.J.
Yellowknife –
March 24, 2020
News Releases
Government of the Northwest Territories departments are working together with community governments and other organizations and agencies to monitor and respond to potential threats to public safety, communities and critical infrastructure in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife –
March 23, 2020
News Releases
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Diane Thom, is announcing the following adjustments to health and social services operations that create new pathways to access care, while also enhancing social distancing.
Yellowknife –
March 23, 2020
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories advises that Highway 7, the Liard Highway, will be closed to all traffic at 5:00pm on Tuesday March 24, 2020. The highway will be closed beginning at kilometre 1 and extending to kilometre 5.
Yellowknife –
March 22, 2020
Public Service Announcement
Effective immediately, NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has ordered all travel into the Northwest Territories prohibited with limited exceptions to combat COVID-19 in the territory.