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Yellowknife – December 18, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for École Boréale School in Hay River, Chief Sunrise School in Kátł’odeeche First Nation, and Deninu School in Fort Resolution.

École Boréale School in Hay River

Yellowknife – December 18, 2025
Media Statement

Minister of Health and Social Services Lesa Semmler issued the following statement today:

Yellowknife – December 12, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok.

Yellowknife – December 5, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife.

Hay River – December 1, 2025
Public Service Announcement

Environmental work is advancing at six NWT airports to investigate the presence and extent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to inform future actions.

Yellowknife – November 27, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The first phase of the new Dental Hygiene Profession Regulations will come into force on December 1, 2025.

Yellowknife – November 25, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah. Testing has confirmed that some water fixtures show lead levels above the maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) set out in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.

Yellowknife – November 20, 2025
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories has launched new web pages  designed to communicate more directly with residents about ongoing work to strengthen the health and social services sy

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