The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) has released a report titled Fire Service Outside of Municipal Boundaries – What We Heard. The report provides a summary of feedback from the public and stakeholders.
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The Government of the Northwest Territories has launched a new e-mental health program for youth aged 13-24.
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), the Honourable R.J. Simpson, met with education leaders from across the Northwest Territories (NWT) on Tuesday to review various initiatives to Improve Student Outcomes in the Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 12 (JK-12) education system.
In response to consistently low customer demand, Marine Transportation Services (MTS) will be discontinuing service to the community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, effective the 2021 sailing season.
Minister Archie issued the following statement today following a Public Health Advisory (PHA) from the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) about a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Inuvik, and possible exposure:
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Tłı̨chǫ Government, Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government, Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated, Gwich’in Tribal Council, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
The Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) has released a report titled What We Heard – Banning the Sale of Flavoured Vapour Products in the Northwest Territories.
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.
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Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of April 26, 2021
Northwest Territories Premier, Caroline Cochrane, issued the following statement on the current cases of COVID-19 and the evolving situation in Yellowknife: