L’interdiction de faire des feux en vigueur au parc territorial McKinnon, à Norman Wells, a été levée.

Parcs TNO rappelle aux utilisateurs des parcs que les feux de camp ne doivent être allumés que dans les foyers prévus à cet effet et qu’ils doivent toujours être surveillés. Gardez un seau d’eau, du sable et une pelle à portée de main. Éteignez complètement le feu avant d’aller vous coucher ou de quitter les lieux. N’oubliez pas : si votre feu est trop chaud pour être touché, il est trop chaud pour être laissé sans surveillance.

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Mr. Speaker, enhancing road safety is a priority for the Government of the Northwest Territories. We all want our highways to be as safe as possible for everyone who uses them.

To support this effort, I would like to announce that as of June 1, 2023, the Hours of Service Regulations will be amended to make Electronic Logging Devices mandatory for commercial vehicles weighing 4,500 kilograms or more.

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Mr. Speaker, water is life and our government is committed to ensuring we always have an abundant supply of clean and safe water.  

This year has been challenging to say the least. Earlier this spring we learned of large wastewater spills and seepages that had occurred in the Alberta Oil Sands.

To our dismay, these spills had not been communicated to the GNWT or Indigenous governments in the territory. The NWT is downstream from the oil sands, and water flows here so we need to know when these incidents occur.  

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Mr. Speaker, three years ago I was mandated to initiate a review of our government’s Student Financial Assistance program with the goal of improving access to post-secondary education for all Northwest Territories residents by reducing barriers and ensuring benefit levels are meeting the needs of students.

I am happy to stand here today and say that we have completed our review, and are now taking steps towards implementing necessary, significant changes to the program to better meet the needs of students.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide an update on the territorial emergency response that is underway to support the Kátł’odeeche First Nation and the Town Hay River as some residents of these communities return home following a second year in a row of evacuations caused by natural disasters.

Yellowknife, le 30 mai 2023 – On invite les médias à assister à une cérémonie célébrant les personnes intronisées au Temple de la renommée de l’éducation des Territoires du Nord-Ouest en 2023.

Date : 1er juin 2023

Heure : 11 h (HR)

Lieu : Foyer de l’Assemblée législative

Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) souhaite informer les résidents des travaux qui auront lieu sur les routes et les ponts au cours de l’été.

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Mr. Speaker, settling and implementing treaty, land, resources, and self-government agreements is a key priority for the Government of the Northwest Territories within the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly.

Advancing agreements with Indigenous government partners supports reconciliation by moving us closer to recognizing and affirming Aboriginal and treaty rights and empowering program and service delivery by Indigenous governments.

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Mr. Speaker, the revitalization of the Great Slave Lake Commercial fishery has been a goal of the Government of the Northwest Territories since it was first proposed in the 2014 NWT Economic Opportunities Strategy.

This goal continues to be supported by our own government’s mandate to: increase food security through locally produced, harvested, and affordable food.

Central to our efforts has been the construction of a new fish processing facility in Hay River capable of processing and packaging Great Slave Lake fish for market.

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Mr. Speaker, wildfires are a natural part of our northern landscape, and are important for forest health and renewal. However, we also recognize that wildfires can pose a significant threat to our communities, our infrastructure, and other values at risk.