The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is removing the temporary COVID-19 restrictions put in place for school closures in Yellowknife, Ndilǫ̨, Dettah and Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories (NWT). This order also included after-school and other extracurricular programs.
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Yellowknife –
May 12, 2021
News Releases
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Yellowknife –
May 2, 2021
Media Statement
YELLOWKNIFE (May 2, 2021) – Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services and R.J.
Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
News Releases
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is allowing for remote tourism activities to resume in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for the 2021 summer season under certain conditions.
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Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
News Releases
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is introducing new measures that reduce self-isolation requirements for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Yellowknife –
February 11, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is committed to building strong and collaborative partnerships across all levels of government.
The swift resolution to the recent cluster of COVID-19 cases in Fort Liard demonstrates how powerful those partnerships can be.
Yellowknife –
January 15, 2021
News Releases
In the first week of January, Statistics Canada began working with the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat on an initiative where they conduct symptom and wellness checks for people who are self-isolating in the Northwest Territories (NWT) as a result
Yellowknife –
December 18, 2020
News Releases
Returning students and persons with specific legal situations requiring travel will continue to have their stays at regional isolation centres fully covered by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in the New Year.
Yellowknife –
December 11, 2020
News Releases
Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced preliminary plans to roll out the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine between January and March 2021.
Yellowknife –
December 1, 2020
News Releases
The Northwest Territories’ isolation centre cost-coverage payment policies will shift in the New Year.
Beginning on January 5, 2021, the GNWT will no longer cover costs for isolation centre stays related to discretionary or personal travel.
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Yellowknife –
November 24, 2020
News Releases
The COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat today released the report What We Heard- Evolving COVID-19 Self-Isolation Policies in the Northwest Territories.