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The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) is pleased to announce a new teaching resource has been developed to support the social studies curriculum in schools across the NWT. This resource invites students to embark on an interactive paddling journey from Fort Smith to Tuktoyakt
Effective October 13, 2020, travellers and employees will be required to wear a mask while inside Northwest Territories (NWT) airport terminal buildings. Until this requirement comes into effect, the public is still encouraged to wear masks within our airport facilities.
Trick-or-treating is on this year and the Government of the Northwest Territories has released guidelines on how to celebrate safely.
A below-average fire season saw 70 wildfires burn 21,139 hectares across the Northwest Territories (NWT) in 2020—less than half as many fires as last year, and only a fifth of the area burned in 2019.
Premier Caroline Cochrane would like to announce the departure of Dr. Joe Dragon as the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
Today the Government of the Northwest Territories announced $12.371 million in new funding to support schools with the extra costs incurred as a result of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the total amount, $4.85 million is coming from the Government of Canada.
With deliveries to 12 communities, Marine Transportation Services (MTS) has successfully completed the 2020 marine resupply season.
The first shipments of the season departed Hay River on July 10, 2020 and the last delivery took place on September 19, 2020.
The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Alberta are pleased to report on the outcomes of the third year of implementation of the Alberta-Northwest Territories Bilateral Water Management Agreement.