GOVERNMENT POLICY NEWS FROM ACROSS CANADA
GNWT Continues Roll-Out of Electronic Health Records Residents of the Beaufort-Delta are the newest beneficiaries of electronic access to medical information, as the Government of the Northwest Territories continues its roll-out of the interoperable Electronic Health Record (iEHR) project. Beginning today, the region’s health professionals have access to the iEHR HealthNet Viewer, providing instant access [...]
Premier Says Beaufort Sea Ecosystem Must Be Protected R(16)445 - Thursday, May 27, 2010 The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is urging the Government of Canada to ensure satisfactory protection of the Beaufort Sea Ecosystem. In Edmonton yesterday to speak to the Chamber of Commerce, Premier Floyd K. Roland outlined the GNWT’s concerns about the [...]
As part of public discussion surrounding the Supplementary Health Benefits programs, ‘Supplementary Health Benefits – A Conversation with Northerners’ has been released online at www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca. A series of town hall meetings has also been scheduled in the communities where the programs are in greatest use. The Town Hall Meetings will include background information that has [...]
Finance Minister Launches Public Discussion of NWT Heritage Fund YELLOWKNIFE (March 1, 2010) – Finance Minister J. Michael Miltenberger today launched public discussions on a proposed Heritage Fund. “The NWT is blessed with a vast treasure of non-renewable resources,” said Minister Miltenberger. “However, once these resources are taken out of the ground they are gone [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010 Beginning today, milk containers will be part of the NWT Beverage Container Program. The initiative is part of the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Waste Reduction and Recovery Program Expansion. “I am pleased to see our Territory take this next step in expanding our environmental stewardship,” Minister of Environment and [...]