Diane Thom, the minister of Health and Social Services, has once again extended the public health emergency. The territorial government says the risk remains high as there have been several outbreaks in southern Canada. It adds that about 700 new self-isolation plans are filed every week. The territory also confirmed…
MLAs Steve Norn and Jackson Lafferty are hoping to improve hospital services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Through this pandemic, we have had a lot of people go to the hospital sick,” said Norn last week at the Legislative Assembly. “It has raised a lot of very sad stories that came…
Well it’s official. There have been no COVID-19 cases in the Northwest Territories for 28 days, meaning the first phase of the territorial government’s plan to relax the public health orders can begin immediately. Under the first phase of the Emerging Wisely plan, residents can now have up to five…
In an effort to streamline important information on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the territorial government has launched a new website. The website includes accurate information about how to keep safe, the rules for keeping others safe and changes to how the government delivers services. Under the Communities section of the…
Territorial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says it’s still going to be four to six weeks before she even starts thinking of relaxing the current public health orders. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, CKLB asked Dr. Kandola to explain why residents should still respect the orders despite…
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…
Foster families in the Northwest Territories may be breathing a little easier now that they have the ear of the territory’s health and social services minister. It comes after foster parents told the territorial government earlier this month that foster children’s well being was being jeopardized by some uncaring and…
A half million dollars in funding is going to be used to help the Northwest Territories provide mental health services for children, youth, adults and families throughout the NWT. The funding was announced Wednesday morning at the Legislative Assembly. The funding initiative is a collaboration between the GNWT in partnership…