If passed, the new carbon tax bill would discontinue carbon tax rebates for heating and instead increases cost of living offsets. The changes are to comply with new federal regulation. They would come into effect April 1, 2023.
A motion passed Monday calls on the N.W.T. government to provide regions in the territory with funding that they can allocate to communities without having to apply. The chair of the committee on social development said the motion is all about removing red tape and create clear access to suicide prevention funds.
The government of the Northwest Territories ended its contract with Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres, the only option the territory had that advertised treatment specifically for Indigenous clients. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Services said the contract was terminated at Poundmaker's request.
Infrastructure Minister Diane Archie apologized to residents of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., after Marine Transportation Services cancelled the barge last week. She said the department is developing a contingency plan, though few details are so far available.
Spring flooding severely damaged houses, roads and key infrastructure in Hay River, N.W.T. and the surrounding area. The Government of the Northwest Territories is projecting recovery will cost more than $174 million, according to a report tabled in the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly last week.