The North is experiencing climate warming faster than anywhere in Canada, and residents, businesses and governments across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are answering this call to action.
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Yellowknife –
February 20, 2024
News Releases
February 19, 2024
Public Service Announcement
Climate change is impacting and altering landscapes, habitats and wildlife, which can have implications for the people and communities that rely on them.
Yellowknife –
February 15, 2024
News Releases
As part of the Department of Environment and Climate Change’s annual engagement activities, forest managers across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are visiting communities in all regions to get input on wildfire management from Indigenous leaders, community governments and the public.
Yellowknife –
February 15, 2024
News Releases
Work is underway to complete independent reviews of the 2023 wildfire season to gain a full understanding of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) wildfire and emergency response.
Yellowknife –
February 7, 2024
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Mr. Speaker, the 2023 wildfire season was unlike anything we have ever seen in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife –
December 6, 2023
News Releases
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities, c/o NWT Species at Risk Secretariat.
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Yellowknife –
October 5, 2023
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released a renewed workplan to advance protected areas and conservation areas in the territory.
Yellowknife –
September 29, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Yellowknife –
September 28, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Yellowknife –
September 19, 2023
Public Service Announcement
Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) Minister Shane Thompson has once again renewed the Territorial State of Emergency that was originally declared on August 15, 2023 and renewed for a first time on August 29, 2023 due to the wildfire situation across multiple Northwest Territories (NWT) region