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Yellowknife – March 16, 2021
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is advising the public of unprecedented high water levels and the potential for flooding on rivers and streams across the territory this spring.

Yellowknife – March 12, 2021
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is raising the alarm after a report of a dangerous invasive species being found in moss balls sold in the NWT.

March 12, 2021
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, caribou have sustained generations of Northerners across the Northwest Territories.

 

They are deeply tied to the NWT’s society and culture. Communities have always relied on them for food, hides and traditional practices.

Yellowknife – March 2, 2021
News Releases

A team of hydrological experts from the Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Global Water Futures program from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as representatives from the Government of Alberta and BC Hydro are helping to shed light on the dri

Yellowknife – February 25, 2021
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – February 18, 2021
News Releases

The GNWT is currently seeking public input on two key water stewardship and management initiatives: a new Water Stewardship Strategy Action Plan (2021-2025); and Intentions Documents for Transboundary Water Management Agreements with Yukon.

Yellowknife – February 9, 2021
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – January 15, 2021
News Releases

Results of water quality monitoring completed by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) indicate that concentrations of some metals and hydrocarbons in the Slave and Hay Rivers were elevated in July, due to unprecedented high flows, but the majority returned to their normal range in A

Yellowknife – January 11, 2021
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its first progress reports on our territory-wide approach to climate change. 

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