The Government of the Northwest Territories is now offering funding to organizations to help families get out on the land.
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Yellowknife –
December 1, 2021
News Releases
Yellowknife –
November 30, 2021
News Releases
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) are pleased to announce the launch of a credited “Hunter Education” course for high school students in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Yellowknife –
November 16, 2021
Media Statement
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Shane Thompson and Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby issued the following joint statement on COP26 and climate action in the NWT:
Yellowknife –
November 10, 2021
News Releases
The NWT will become the second jurisdiction in Canada to integrate a Statement of Environmental Values into government decision-making.
Yellowknife –
November 10, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories is pleased to announce the release of the next Water Strategy Action Plan, the Northwest Territories’ plan to responsibly and collaboratively steward our waters.
Yellowknife –
October 29, 2021
News Releases
The Northwest Territories is bringing a strong message to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Our message
As a territory, we are responsible for less than 0.2% of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas emissions.
Yellowknife –
October 27, 2021
Public Service Announcement
There are currently higher-than-normal water levels on the Tazin and Talston Rivers – and this could impact NWT residents and land-users.
Yellowknife –
October 21, 2021
News Releases
Some NWT communities will now be able to recycle an expanded list of electronics.
Yellowknife –
October 8, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Canada are working together collaboratively to ensure activities are completed to minimize potential risk at the former Ptarmigan Mine site.
Backgrounder:
Yellowknife –
October 5, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a report from an independent consultant with expertise in caribou modelling. The report focuses on sustainable harvest levels for boreal caribou across the southern NWT.