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Mr. Speaker, today I want to share some details about a new initiative led by the
Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission, called Safe Workplace. Launched this year in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Safe Workplace is a health and safety program that recognizes employers for their workplace safety performance and helps others identify areas to improve.
Mr. Speaker, today I wish to provide an update on some of the service improvements, including the financial relief measures the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to highlight some of the work the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission is doing to support employers and workers in the Northwest Territories during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
La première ministre Cochrane et la ministre Nokleby ont publié cet après-midi la déclaration commune suivante sur le travail en collaboration avec les députés de l’Assemblée législative au nom de tous les résidents des Territoires du Nord‑Ouest (TNO) :
Premier Cochrane and Minister Nokleby issued the following joint statement on working in partnership with Members of the Legislative Assembly on behalf of all residents of the Northwest Territories:
“The 19th Legislative Assembly is still a new government, with many new Members. It takes time for people to learn to work together effectively in new roles, and all Members of the Legislative Assembly were still in the process of figuring that out when COVID-19 hit.
L’ordre de santé publique délivré par le Bureau de l’administrateur en chef de la santé publique (ACSP) des TNO le 17 mai 2019 pour l’immeuble à logements Mackenzie Place de Hay River reste en vigueur afin de protéger les résidents contre les risques pour la santé.
Mr. Speaker, the Mine Rescue Competition has a strong history in the Northwest Territories. The first event took place in 1957, and the competition has been growing every year.
This weekend marks the 62nd Annual Mine Rescue Competition. Teams will come together from mines all across the Territories to test their skills.
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Mr. Speaker, since 2013, September 30th has been marked as Orange Shirt Day, a day for all Canadians to remember the survivors of the residential school system.
Organizers chose an orange shirt as the symbol for that day based on a story told by Phyllis Jack Webstat, a survivor of the St. Joseph Mission Residential School in Williams Lake, BC. In her story, Ms. Webstat tells of having the shiny, new orange shirt her grandmother had given to her being taken away on her first day at residential school.
Yellowknife, le 30 novembre 2016 – Le ministre responsable de la Commission de la sécurité au travail et de l’indemnisation des travailleurs (CSTIT), Glen Abernethy, a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de M. Patrick Scott au poste de conseiller des travailleurs des TNO.
M. Scott possède une solide formation et de nombreuses années d’expérience, que ce soit dans le domaine des médias et de la production ou encore à titre de négociateur ou de médiateur hors pair.
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Thank you to the Northern Territories Federation of Labour for gathering us together for this important ceremony and giving me the opportunity to speak today on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Today, on all government buildings across the country, we fly our flags at half-mast. We light our candles in remembrance. We observe a moment of silence and we reflect. Because today, we stand with others in observance of the National Day of Mourning to remember the lives of those we’ve lost to workplace diseases and injuries.
