GNWT offers rent relief to public land leaseholders until March 2021
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is providing rent relief for some renters on public land until March 2021. The decision was made by…
Industry
CPHO tells NWT residents returning from Kearl Lake oilsands site to self-isolate
Any NWT residents that were at the Kearl Lake oilsands site in Alberta in the past month may have been exposed to COVID-19. The territory’s…
No money, few details presented in GNWT social and economic recovery plan
In an ironic twist during a committee meeting on Wednesday, MLAs and cabinet members had to battle through connectivity complications while discussing how to address…
Gwich’in leaders call on Canadian banks to suspend financing of oil and gas in Alaska wildlife refuge
Leaders from the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) and Vuntut Gwitchin Government (VGG) are urging Canadian banks to follow their American counterparts in banning oil and…
Dominion Diamond Mines files for creditor protection
The owner of the Ekati diamond mine, the largest in the Northwest Territories, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta…
Here are the details on federal COVID-19 grants for small and medium businesses in the North
Eligible businesses can get between $2,500 and $100,000 to cover expenses like rent and utilities. (The full list can be found in the link to…
Federal government announces northern funding for COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than $125 million in funding to help the territories during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is allocated to…
Move your Easter plans outside… but only if you’re fewer than 10 people and stay two meters apart: CPHO issues two new orders
The Chief Public Health Officer of the Northwest Territories Dr. Kami Kandola will be issuing a new public health order banning all indoor gatherings and…
GNWT announces $13.2 million of ‘initial’ economic support
The territorial government has announced a slew of measures to support the NWT economy through the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of those measures are aimed…
COVID-19: Here are some of the schedule changes to major airlines in the NWT
Canadian North Earlier this week, Canadian North announced it is reducing the Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik passenger flight to once a day and cancelling the flight once to…