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Media Advisory: Premier Cochrane’s Itinerary for November 27, 2020
Premier Cochrane’s Itinerary for November 27, 2020 Issued November 26, 2020. Note: As of December 4, 2020, the daily itinerary will no longer be distributed. It will be replaced by a weekly itinerary sent out every Friday for the following week. It will also be updated mid-week to reflect any changes to the Premier’s schedule. […]
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NDP Leader demands Trudeau do more to help Nunavut contain COVID-19 outbreak – Nunatsiaq News
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to send more tests and personal protective equipment to Nunavut to help stop the territory’s COVID-19 outbreak. Singh made the demands in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and in Parliament Wednesday. He said he was speaking on behalf of Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, […]
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Notice – QIA Update on the December 14 Election
(November 26, 2020 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) will hold an election for Vice-President, Secretary and five Community Director positions on December 14, 2020. The election is scheduled for December 14, and the advance polls for December 7. Due to a territory-wide lockdown regarding COVID-19 until at least December 2, QIA is preparing […]
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Intergovernmental Meeting between Salt River First Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories
November 26, 2020 The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Salt River First Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories. Backgrounder: intergovernmental_meeting_between_salt_river_first_nation.pdf reunion_intergouvernementale_entre_la_premiere_nation_de_salt_river.pdf NT5
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Media Advisory – MP McLeod to make a virtual announcement highlighting support for regional initiatives across NWT
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, November 26, 2020 — Please be advised that Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for CanNor, will make a virtual announcement regarding three key regional initiatives to […]
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City of Iqaluit: City Council Approves 2021 Budget
Iqaluit City Council approved the 2021 Budget at a Council meeting on November 24th, 2020. Councillor Sheppard, chair of the Finance Committee of Whole stated, “The 2021 Budget will help the city strengthening its internal systems to be able to provide high-quality services for residents and improve staff workspaces to ensure our workforce can work […]
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Joint News Release – Official name unveiled for new all-season highway to Whatì
YELLOWKNIFE – The Government of the Northwest Territories and Tłı̨chǫGovernment are pleased to announce the official name of the new all-season road to Whatì as the Tłı̨chǫ Highway, or Highway 9. Formerly known as the Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road, the new name underscores the importance of this new highway for the Tłı̨chǫregion, which will provide year-round […]
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Opening Statement to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Government Operations
Early Childhood to Grade 12 Education in the Northwest Territories—Department of Education, Culture and Employment (2020 February Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly) 6 November 2020 Karen Hogan, Chartered Professional AccountantCPA, Chartered AccountantCA Auditor General of Canada Madam Chair, thank you for this opportunity to discuss our report […]
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KIA AGM Postponed
November 17, 2020 The Kivalliq Inuit Association Annual General Meeting was scheduled for December 17-19, 2020 in Rankin Inlet. By order of the Chief Public Medical Officer, this meeting is postponed until further notice. Thank you for your understanding. Kivalliq Inuit Association. NT5
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A ‘conversation we have to have’: Northerners give reconciliation advice in new podcast – CBC
Former N.W.T. MLA Michael Miltenberger, lawyer Merrell-Ann Phare co-host Porcupine Nov 16, 2020 Two people with connections to the North are launching a podcast about everyday acts of reconciliation. Former N.W.T. MLA Michael Miltenberger and lawyer Merrell-Ann Phare are the co-hosts of the Porcupine podcast — a show that explores what reconciliation means for both […]
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