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Community, Events, Featured, News April 22, 2021

It’s Gwich’in Day!

It’s the 29th anniversary of the signing of the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. “We celebrate to honour our Gwich’in rights in areas such as land use and land management, harvesting, economic benefits and the preservation of our culture and our language,” says Kristine McLeod, the deputy grand chief of…

Dr. Kami Kandola addresses reporters at the Legislative Assembly. (Photo by Luke Carroll/ CKLB Radio.)

Featured, Health, News April 21, 2021

GNWT reduces self-isolation requirements for travel

The chief public health officer (CPHO) has lifted some of the restrictions around travelling outside of the NWT. Dr. Kami Kandola, NWT CPHO, announced in a press conference on Wednesday that fully vaccinated residents can now complete a COVID-19 test after eight days of isolation. If the traveller is showing…

Art, Featured, News April 21, 2021

9 NWT artists have work stolen in Edmonton heist

Nine pieces of Northern art have been stolen from a gallery in Edmonton. Last week the Alberta Craft Council asked Albertans and NWT residents via Instagram to keep an eye out for the pieces, which were taken in an April 14 heist at the Alberta Craft Gallery. Eleven pieces of…

Featured, Health, News April 20, 2021

2 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Fort Smith

The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in Fort Smith. The two infections are related to domestic travel outside the NWT and both individuals are in the same home. The OCPHO says there is no risk to the community as both people are…

Environment, Featured, News April 20, 2021

GNWT seeks input on Bathurst caribou management plan

The GNWT’s Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee is looking for input on their management plan. A draft of the committee’s management plan is ready and the government wants communities and harvesters to act to ensure they have the best possible plan. With an end goal of curbing caribou numbers declining and…

Featured, News April 20, 2021

Premier optimistic as feds reveal the 2021 budget

The federal government has released its 2021 budget. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the nearly 740-page budget yesterday which details how Canada will deal with its enormous deficit of $354 billion. The federal government plans to reduce the deficit slowly over the next five years through various measures, some of…

Featured, News April 19, 2021

COVID-19 detected in Yellowknife wastewater

Health officials are warning of at least one undetected case of COVID-19 in Yellowknife. In a press release issued Monday evening, Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer (CPHO), says wastewater testing from April 14 to 17 detected a positive case of the virus. The release says there…