YELLOWKNIFE (March 1, 2013) – Thirty-one individuals were recognized for outstanding contributions to their communities and the territory at a ceremony marking the close of the Diamond Jubilee year in Yellowknife on February 28, 2013.
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(Delivered February 26, 2013)
Good afternoon. I am pleased to speak with you today to share the views of the Government of the Northwest Territories on Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy.
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(February 28, 2013) - Mr. Speaker, for the past year our government has been celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with the rest of Canada and the 15 other Commonwealth Realms.
(February 28, 2013) - Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to advise Members that the Tłįchǫ Government will be signing the Devolution AiP.
YELLOWKNIFE (February 28, 2013) – Business owners across the Northwest Territories were honoured for their achievements at the inaugural Frozen Globe Awards, held last week by Up Here Business magazine with support from the Department
YELLOWKNIFE (February 28, 2013) – Premier Bob McLeod and Grand Chief Eddie Erasmus announced today that the Tłįchǫ Government will become a party to the Devolution Agreement-in-Principle.
(February 27, 2013) - Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to confirm that the Government of the Northwest Territories’ new Reservist leave policy allows public service employees to take unpaid time off to serve with the Canada Reserve Force, part of the Canadian Forces.
(February 27, 2013) - Mr. Speaker, tourism is a vital industry here in the Northwest Territories. It is our largest renewable industry and attracted close to 70,000 visitors and over $100 million in new spending last year.
(February 27, 2013) - Mr. Speaker, today is the official Anti-Bullying Day, a day celebrated during the last Wednesday of February of each year.