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Yukon procurement not showing value for money, not well monitored, AG report finds
The office of the auditor general (OAG) looked at a sample of 53 Yukon government contracts from 2019 to 2024, plus an additional 10 high-value contracts. It found that the territory is not a competitive environment for businesses and not demonstrating value for money for Yukon residents.
New funding model will be a boost for larger N.W.T. communities, but some say it still falls short
Larger N.W.T. communities will benefit from changes to the territory's municipal funding model. Leaders say that while every dollar helps, the changes are still far from closing the municipal funding gap.
Yukon Arctic defence council calls for more attention to infrastructure in new report
The Yukon Arctic Security Advisory Council released a report Tuesday with suggestions to the territory to improve its defence planning and capacity in part by investing in transportation and communication technologies.
New board members could help reinvent Northwest Territories Power Corporation, experts say
The N.W.T. government will soon be calling for new members to replace the NTPC's current board of directors, which is made up entirely of deputy ministers and assistant deputy ministers. Experts say the change could help set a new direction for the Crown corporation.
N.W.T. MLAs to ask auditor general to review territory's health authority
Concerns over quality of N.W.T. health care, wait times, rising costs, persistent staffing shortages, and burnout are among the issues MLAs want Canada's auditor general to review so the territory can make improvements to its health authority.
N.W.T. assembly passes capital budget despite concerns over priorities
N.W.T. assembly passes capital budget despite regular MLAs previously saying they wouldn't support it without more funding for housing and healthcare. Several members said they still want to see more for their priorities, but don't want to delay all the other projects in the plan.
As the N.W.T. changes how it funds communities, small communities will be the most impacted
MACA says smallest communities are being overfunded and changes will make municipal funding more equitable across communities.
N.W.T. officials meet with Fort Smith jail staff before funding expires next year
Senior N.W.T. government staff met with workers at the Fort Smith Correctional Complex to talk about workers' options before funding for the jail's men's unit expires in April.
What happens if N.W.T. MLAs vote down budget? Former staffer says it would be 'uncharted territory'
N.W.T. MLAs said last week they wouldn’t support capital plan without more money for priorities, but what would happen if they vote against the capital budget?
N.W.T. MLAs won't support capital plan without more money for housing and health care
As the assembly considers the territory's $339-million capital budget, members have been calling for more attention to housing and health care — two of this assembly's four priorities.