Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in the Mandate to respond to recommendations in the Northwest Territories Environmental Audit for improved environmental management.
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June 27, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
June 8, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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June 3, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to report that this year’s wildland fire season is off to a slow start compared to the previous two years.
As of May 30th, there have only been two wildland fires reported in the Northwest Territories.
May 4, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
YELLOWKNIFE (May 4, 2016) – NWT Premier Bob McLeod issued the following statement on the fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta today:
March 2, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories joined Canada-wide efforts to recycle end-of-life electronics with the launch of the new Electronics Recycling Program on February 1st. Electronics can contain hazardous chemicals and heavy metals, including lead, cadmium and mercury.
March 1, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, collaboration is one of the Priorities of the Assembly and is an important part of how the Government of the Northwest Territories does business.
October 8, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to advise Members of this Assembly that our Government will be signing a Transboundary Water Management Agreement with British Columbia for the shared waters of the Liard and Petitot Basins.
October 5, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or ENR, Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2020. This Strategic Plan, which will be tabled later today, establishes a vision, mission, values, goals, and objectives for the Department.
September 30, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, it isn’t very often we can say that weather forecasters were spot-on with their projections, however this fire season it seems they got it right.
June 1, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I do not wish to be the bearer of bad weather reports but as Mother Nature may have it, and based on the reports from our meteorologist, we will once again experience drought over the summer of 2015.