YELLOWKNIFE (June 20, 2013) – Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Michael Miltenberger welcomed news that the federal NWT Surface Rights Board Act received royal assent on Tuesday.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 20, 2013) – On June 21, 2013 the Government of the Northwest Territories will officially recognize 414 traditional Gwich'in geographical, or place, names reflecting their land use across the Gwich’in Settlement Area of the NWT.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 12, 2013) – Youth are encouraged to develop their leadership skills by applying for the Youth Ambassador Program. Youth Ambassadors develop significant life and job skills and participate in special events across Canada. In the past, they have attended the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Winter Games, and the North American Indigenous Games.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 10, 2013) – Held this year from June 10-15, NWT Mining Week is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the crucial role that mining plays in our daily lives. The mining sector employs more than 3,000 people in the territory and its four producing mines contribute $770 million in annual spending.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 10, 2013) – National Tourism Week in Canada is June 10-16, 2013 and events to celebrate the week and highlight the economic opportunities tourism brings to the territory are being held across the Northwest Territories.

FORT PROVIDENCE (June 10, 2013) – The Deh Cho Bridge Project has been recognized for its innovative design and construction, aesthetics, positive community participation and harmony with the environment. Dr. Matthias Schueller of Infinity Engineering, the project’s design engineer, accepted the award on behalf of the project team.

WHITEHORSE  (June 7, 2013)—Following a decision from the Arctic Winter Games International Committee (AWGIC), the ministers responsible for sport in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, along with the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, will work together to ensure that the sports eliminated from the 2016 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) in Greenland will have an alternate multi-sport venue.

HAY RIVER (June 7, 2013) – The Government of Northwest Territories has set aside $2.5 million dollars for needed repairs at the Hay River Airport.

The Hay River Airport is one of six hub airports in the Northwest Territories (NWT). It is also an important alternate runway, particularly for the Yellowknife airport. Since 2012, runway conditions at the airport have been viewed by air carriers as no longer viable for their high speed jet traffic, requiring carriers to use other alternates in their flight plans.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 7, 2013) – The GNWT is on track to reduce the use of heating fuel in its buildings by 13.5 million litres by the end of 2013/14. This decreases greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 36,000 tons since the government first started tracking its fuel and greenhouse gas reductions in 2007.

YELLOWKNIFE (June 6, 2013) – The Government of the Northwest Territories is seeking an investment in transportation infrastructure of $600 million over ten years under the federal New Building Canada Fund. Minister of Transportation David Ramsay released the funding proposal, Corridors for Canada III: Building for Prosperity, in the Legislative Assembly today.