Long term care homes now allow for one ‘essential’ visitor
Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have…
Industry
Survey says: revenue decline trending in the NWT
New data shows a significant decrease in revenue, across the board for businesses in the NWT. The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a…
Cannabis products now cheaper in the NWT
The Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) has cut the price of cannabis products by 10 per cent. The drop in price comes with…
GNWT extends handful of COVID-19 relief measures
NWT businesses and residents are getting an extension on some COVID-19 relief measures. The Government of the Northwest Territories is contributing $550,000 to support the…
YKDFN and City of Yellowknife organize economic development workshops
The City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation have announced an economic strategy plan, through a set of workshops, to get citizens and…
Covid-19 protocols relax for mineral and petroleum industry
Mineral and petroleum (MPR) workers in the NWT can now enjoy the same relaxed measures of Phase 2 as the rest of the community. Dr….
NorthwesTel pandemic data limits to become permanent
The North’s largest telecommunications company says the changes to data usage it introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will become permanent. Following an application to the…
Dene National Chief concerned Alberta oil sands could contaminate NWT water
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya is calling on northern and federal leaders to enforce Alberta to reinstate environmental monitoring of the oil sands. The Alberta…
Federal Gas Tax Fund grants NWT $16.5 million for local infrastructure
The Government of Canada has committed $16.5 million, through the Gas Tax Fund, to help local governments provide municipal services for the 2020-2021 fiscal year….
New travel bubble allows NWT and Nunavut residents to travel more freely between territories
The Government of the Northwest Territories has officially moved to Relaxing Phase Two of the Emerging Wisley Plan. The territorial plan moving forward includes relaxing…