The GNWT is taking action to ease financial pressure on residents and local businesses in Norman Wells, where the cost of living SA国际影视传媒� particularly the cost of fuel SA国际影视传媒� pushed the municipal government to declare a state of emergency in mid-October. 

Specifically, the territorial government "will provide financial support to offset increased transportation costs for gasoline, motive diesel, and diesel home heating fuel," the GNWT announced via a Nov. 15 news release. As a result of the financial support, residents and businesses can expect the wholesale cost of gasoline to be reduced by approximately 75 cents per litre, and the wholesale cost of motive diesel and diesel home heating fuel to fall by approximately 86 cents per litre. 

The GNWT decided to offset the wholesale transportation costs of gasoline, motive diesel and diesel home heating fuel rather than initiate an application-based subsidy program after "productive" discussions with S.R.P. North Ventures, the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 fuel delivery agent, and Imperial Oil, the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 wholesale fuel franchise.

Infrastructure Minister Caroline Wawzonek stated she hopes the offset makes a "real difference for the community" but admitted "the work doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 stop here."

SA国际影视传媒淥ur government recognizes the significant financial challenges that this crisis has created for the people of Norman Wells, and we are committed to continuing our efforts to provide meaningful relief," Wawzonek said. "We are committed to working alongside local leadership, Indigenous governments, the Government of Canada and private industry to address climate-related challenges and build a more resilient future for the region.SA国际影视传媒�

Perched on the shore of the Mackenzie River, Norman Wells, a community of roughly 700 people, is not accessible by road. As such, it has historically been resupplied by ice road in the winter and by barge in the summer. However, warming winter temperatures have shortened its recent ice road seasons, and this summer, the water levels in the river fell low enough that not a single barge could make the trip. That has left the community with no choice but to resupply by plane, which is more expensive, and causes the price of pretty much everything SA国际影视传媒� notably fuel SA国际影视传媒� to spike. 

In late October, freshly re-elected Mayor Frank Pope told SA国际影视传媒 that residents of Norman Wells would "lose their community" without aid. 

"Somebody's got to help us," he said. "We're going to lose people, houses."

"This is how serious it's getting. It sounds stupid to say, but nobody is helping us. Nobody can pay these costs. I can't pay them."

On Nov. 18, Pope told SA国际影视传媒 he was "not able to comment at this time" about the GNWT's new measures.