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Mr. Speaker, the youth of today are the strong, future leaders of tomorrow. Through initiatives like the NWT Youth Ambassador program, youth are provided opportunities to develop life and job skills, while building the confidence to deal with complex challenges.
I am pleased to inform the house today that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 NWT Youth Ambassador Program – Virtual Edition for youth aged 16 to 22.

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Mr. Speaker, many NWT residents are living with some form of disability. They are our neighbors, co-workers, family members, leaders, and friends.  We are grateful for the contributions that persons with disabilities make in the territory. For this reason, we continue to advance work to ensure all residents are able to participate fully in all communities, without barriers.  

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Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to strengthening relationships with governments. We are also committed to providing opportunities to create a more diverse, inclusive and representative public service.

Caroline Wawzonek, ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement, annonçait aujourd’hui la stratégie Moteur, action! Les cinq prochaines années : stratégie et plan d’action de 2021 à 2026 pour le secteur ténois du film et des arts médiatiques et un nouveau programme d’encouragement pilote pour les producteurs afin de poursuivre l’investissement et le développement dans ce domaine.

Activités ministérielles pour la semaine du 1er au 7 juin 2021

Déplacements des ministres

Veuillez noter que le calendrier des déplacements pourrait être modifié avec peu ou pas de préavis. Ce calendrier est à jour en date du 31 mai 2021.

Aucun déplacement n’est prévu pendant cette période.

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Mr. Speaker, wildfire season is here and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, or ENR, and our dedicated wildfire management team are ready.

Today, I would like to provide an update on what ENR has done to get ready for the 2021 fire season, and the role residents and communities across the Northwest Territories have in preventing wildfires.

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Mr. Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for all of us. Like all jurisdictions, our initial response was focused on public health measures.

To date, we have been successful in protecting the health and safety of our residents thanks to the actions we took early, and the commitment from residents to follow the public health orders and recommendations in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Mr. Speaker, before I begin my statement today I want to acknowledge that many people, including those that work in and around this Legislative Assembly and government, are being retraumatized by the confirmation of the mass grave of Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.  I am providing this notice so that those who are hurting may choose not to listen if they will be triggered by what I say.

R. J. Simpson, le ministre de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation, a rencontré les leaders de l’éducation le mardi 25 mai 2021 pour discuter de plusieurs initiatives prioritaires.

La première ministre Caroline Cochrane et la ministre des Affaires municipales et communautaires Paulie Chinna font la déclaration suivante concernant les inondations à Aklavik et la réponse du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest :

« La collectivité d’Aklavik a déclaré l’état d’urgence local aux premières heures du 30 mai et a entrepris officiellement l’évacuation de 141 résidents plus tôt ce matin en plus de 25 résidents évacués plus tôt en raison de la crue des eaux du fleuve Mackenzie.