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Yellowknife –
July 7, 2025
Communiqué
Yellowknife –
June 25, 2025
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories is offering funding to organizations to help families get out on the land.
Yellowknife –
June 19, 2025
Public Service Announcement
Residents are reminded that Jackfish Lake, located in Yellowknife on Highway 3, continues to have elevated levels of arsenic and harmful algae. The water is not safe for swimming, fishing, or other recreational use.
Yellowknife –
June 6, 2025
Public Service Announcement
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) has confirmed two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), otherwise known as bird flu, in a raven and a ring-billed gull in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories .
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.
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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.