YELLOWKNIFE (September 4, 2014) – Canada’s territorial Premiers renewed their collaborative vision for the North at the Northern Premiers’ Forum in Yellowknife today.

A Northern Vision: Building a Better North outlines a vision for the North shared by the governments of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. It will help the territories to continue working together to ensure the North is a region of vibrant, healthy communities with sound economies and diverse opportunities, and where the environment is protected for future generations.

YELLOWKNIFE (August 13, 2014) – Minister of Finance J. Michael Miltenberger is pleased with Moody’s Investors Service’s endorsement of the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) sound fiscal plans through the continuation of their Aa1 credit rating for the GNWT announced Monday.

The attached news release is being redistributed on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada.

YELLOWKNIFE (July 30, 2014) – The installation of a high-speed fibre optic link connecting communities in the Mackenzie Valley and Beaufort Delta to the fibre grid in southern Canada is one step closer today with the announcement by Minister of Finance J. Michael Miltenberger that the Northern Lights Fibre Consortium has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and operate the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link (MVFL).

I was saddened to hear of Bern Will Brown’s passing this past Friday, July 4th. Bern Will Brown is known throughout the north as an artist, author, builder, ethnologist, journalist, photographer, pilot, and priest.

Thank you. I’d like to welcome you all on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories. Once again, the conference organizers have done a phenomenal job putting together one of the premier oil and gas events in the country. The people of Inuvik and the Beaufort Delta have always had the drive and initiative to get things done.

As Members of this House are aware the Government of the Northwest Territories will host the 32^nd Annual Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women on June 19 and 20, 2014 in Dettah. I look forward to co-chairing this important meeting with the Honourable Kellie Leitch, the Federal Minister for the Status of Women.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 5, 2014) – Premier Bob McLeod congratulated Nellie Cournoyea, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, and all Inuvialuit on the 30^th anniversary of the signing of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement today.

Mr. Speaker, addressing housing needs is a priority of the 17^th Legislative Assembly and the NWT Housing Corporation. This year is the first year of a multi-year plan that will see considerable investments in housing infrastructure that will have significant impacts on housing in our communities.

Overall the NWT Housing Corporation expects to spend approximately $48 million on housing infrastructure during 2014-15 and, Mr. Speaker, today I wanted to provide an update on this work.

YELLOWKNIFE (May 29, 2014) – Over the next three months NWT residents will have the opportunity to seek clarification, ask questions and learn more about  the new Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) devolution legislation and authorities. The public review fulfills a commitment made by Premier Bob McLeod during the last Session of the Legislative Assembly.