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February 8, 2012
News Releases

February 8, 2012

Background

February 8, 2012
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

February 8, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, when our new government first met last October, we agreed on a vision for the Northwest Territories.

February 8, 2012
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

February 8, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, now, more than ever, Northerners are realizing the importance of literacy. January 27 was family literacy day.  Celebrating Family Literacy Day helps recognize the important role that families play in literacy development.

February 8, 2012
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

February 8, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to establishing a Public Service that is inclusive of all people and that accurately represents the population it serves.

February 7, 2012
News Releases

(Yellowknife)   February  7th,  2012  –  The  Legislative  Assembly  and  the  Government  of  the Northwest Territories are celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. This anniversary is known as the Diamond Jubilee.

February 7, 2012
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

February 7, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, although we have a small population, the Northwest Territories is a large and diverse territory.  We live in 33 communities spread over several regions. We share the territory with seven regional Aboriginal governments.

February 6, 2012
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (February 6, 2012) – The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, has declared February 6th to 10th, 2012 as Apprenticeship Week in the Northwest Territories.

January 30, 2012
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (January 30, 2012) -- The federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety recently wrapped up their annual meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

January 26, 2012
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (January 26, 2012) – Learning in everyday life is this year’s theme for Family Literacy Day on Friday, January 27th.  Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Jackson Lafferty, encourages families in the Northwest Territories t

January 23, 2012
News Releases

IQALUIT, Nunavut (January 23, 2012) –  Students from across Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon are participating in Get Reel, a video campaign to create anti-tobacco ads, as part of this year’s pan-territorial Smoke Screening initiative.

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