In a news release Thursday, N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson announced James Fulford and Gary Brennan as the new deputy ministers for, respectively, the departments of Education, Culture and Employment, and Municipal and Community Affairs.
The Northest Territories government held a virtual briefing on Tuesday, outlining its disaster assistance plan for Hay River and the K'atl'odeeche First Nations Reserve.
For the first time in more than a decade, the Northwest Territories government has updated its policy for providing financial assistance to residents needing disaster relief, filling “gaps” and “inefficiencies” that came up after last year's flooding in the Dehcho.
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Shane Thompson addressed media at 3:45 p.m. Meanwhile, town officials in Hay River expect more flooding.
Officials with Northwest Territories 911 are warning the territorial government that overlapping emergency dispatch systems in Yellowknife could pose a safety risk to patients.