Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow through the territorial government to its Indigenous partners. In a news release, the federal government says the funding is to “support families who would not…
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government to inform the public. A news release sent Friday says Chinna declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, March 24. “We’re just releasing it today…
The Government of Canada announced $305 million today for the new distinctions-based Indigenous Community Support Fund, to address the immediate needs in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation communities related to COVID-19. Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services said in a government news release that “These measures are the product…
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment R.J. Simpson spoke with education leaders across the territory on Tuesday to recommend keeping all schools closed until the fall. The move, according to a news release is, “due to the significant health concerns posed by COVID-19 and the importance of following direction from…
The Prime Minister announced a new benefit this morning to aid workers in Canada who have lost their job because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s called the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the aid will replace the two options announced last week as part of an $82-billion funding package for Canadians….
The Mayor of Yellowknife Rebecca Alty says the city is doing several things during the COVID-19 pandemic to help residents and prevent the spread of the virus. “There is free parking offered downtown,” Mayor Alty said. “On 47th Street we have blocked off parking meters with blue bags, those are…
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 to help businesses weather the economic storm that is not likely to ease any time soon. The total “relief package”, as the government calls it,…
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 three time a week. The notice adds smaller communities are likely to see their passenger service reduced to one flight every two days. And for…
The City of Yellowknife has shut down city hall and the solid waste facility as of today (Thursday). In a new release issued late Wednesday afternoon, the city says following advice from the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories, both facilities are closed until further notice….
The Northwest Territories minister of health and social services has now declared a territory-wide Public Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. There are still no confirmed cases in the NWT. Diane Thom’s declaration took effect at 12 noon on Wednesday. According to a GNWT news release, it…