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Yellowknife – June 5, 2025
Media Statement

Minister Jay Macdonald issued the following statement for World Environment Day.

June 3, 2025
News Releases

The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP) is providing $2.2 million in 2025-26 to support 29 new and ongoing monitoring and research projects.

Yellowknife – May 30, 2025
Communiqué

The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Species at Risk Committee.

Yellowknife – May 28, 2025
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – May 26, 2025
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, the 2025 wildfire season is now underway, and our team is ready to respond.

Yellowknife – May 21, 2025
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) thanks the outgoing members of the Climate Change Youth Council’s first-ever cohort. Recruitment is now open for a new two-year Youth Council group, with applications due May 28. 

Yellowknife – May 21, 2025
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the Community-Based Water Quality Monitoring (CBM) 10-Year Summary Report. This report provides a comprehensive overview of over a decade’s worth of data and insights into Northwest Territories’ (NWT) water quality.

Yellowknife – May 13, 2025
Public Service Announcement

As duck hunting season approaches, this is a reminder for the public that Avian Influenza has previously been detected in a small number of birds in the Northwest Territories. Residents should take some simple and easy steps to protect themselves.

Yellowknife – May 13, 2025
Public Service Announcement

Applications for bison tags are now available for the 2025-26 hunting season! There are four bison tags for the Mackenzie bison population available to NWT residents with a Resident Hunting Licence or a General Hunting Licence.

Yellowknife – April 29, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The applications for Take a Kid Trapping funding are now open. Apply today for funding to help your organization get more kids out on the land!

Schools, Indigenous governments and Indigenous organizations can apply for funding for specific projects.

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