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Hay River –
May 14, 2025
Media Statement
GNWT Receives After-Action Review on 2023 Wildfire Response; Formal Response Planned for Summer 2025
Yellowknife –
October 21, 2024
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is donating $150,000 to the Norman Wells food bank to support residents facing rising costs.
Yellowknife –
May 15, 2023
Media Statement
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Environment and Climate Change Shane Thompson issued the following statement today regarding the evacuations of Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation due to an ongoing wildfire in the area:
May 12, 2022
Media Statement
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Shane Thompson, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, issued the following statement on behalf of Cabinet concerning the current flooding in Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation:
Yellowknife –
May 11, 2022
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will match donations up to $150,000, to support those impacted by flooding in 2022 in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife –
June 3, 2021
News Releases
Today, Premier Caroline Cochrane and Paulie Chinna, Minister Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), announced two senior management officials have been assigned as Pathfinders to support flood impacted communities.
Yellowknife –
May 30, 2021
Media Statement
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Municipal and Community Affairs Minister, Paulie Chinna issued the below statement on the flooding situation in Aklavik and the Government of the Northwest Territories response:
Yellowknife –
May 14, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will donate up to $150,000 to support those impacted by flooding in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife –
May 13, 2021
News Releases
Premier Cochrane along with Ministers Diane Archie, Paulie Chinna and Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson met late yesterday evening to review the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) response to flooding in the Northwest Territories (NWT) and to discuss next steps.
May 11, 2021
Media Statement
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Paulie Chinna, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation issued the following statement on behalf of Cabinet concerning flooding in Jean Marie River, Fort Simpson, Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation.