Katrina Nokleby’s days as a member of the executive council may be numbered. Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. has announced the Legislative Assembly will reconvene on Monday, Aug. 24. While not in the official notice to reconvene, Julie Green, MLA for Yellowknife Centre, said on social media that members will present…
Re-opening plans for all 49 schools in the territory have been formally approved by Government of the Northwest Territories. The department of Education, Culture and Employment, and the chief public health officer has released plans for the school year which features masks, physical distancing and scheduling changes. The majority of…
Two exploration projects will take place on Tłı̨chǫ lands starting in late August. According to a notice on social media from the Tłı̨chǫ Government, Fortune Minerals will be working at its NICO site and Rover Metals will be drilling at its Cabin Lake claims area, which it bought in 2018,…
Premier Caroline Cochrane says she has lost her confidence in Katrina Nokleby’s “ability to fulfill her responsibilities” as minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and Infrastructure. The premier removed Nokleby’s responsibilities on Thursday afternoon, saying she hadn’t seen any improvement in Nokleby’s performance since the spring. Asked for specifics on…
The Islamic Centre of Yellowknife donated meat to several organizations across the city to celebrate Eid ul Adha in early August. Nazim Awan, chair of the Islamic Centre of Yellowknife, made his first stop to donate the food at the Yellowknife Food Bank on Wednesday afternoon. “Feeding people who are…
Police are investigating an incident over the weekend where a body was discovered in downtown Yellowknife. At 2:39 p.m. on Saturday, police searched an alley between 43rd and 44th street, says RCMP spokesperson Julie Plourde, in an email. The body was discovered inside a shed in the alley. A post…
From the advice of Dr. Kami Kandola, the government of the Northwest Territories has extended the territory-wide public health emergency once more. This extension expires on September 1, 2020. With over 900 self-isolation plans filed just last week from new workers, residents, and students, health officials say self-isolation is a…
De Beers group shows its support for students transitioning to online learning across the territory by donating dozens of computers. De Beers has donated 117 new laptops to seven schools in seven distinct Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories. In addition to donating ten refurbished computers to the Yellowknife Public…
The Vuntut Gwitchin Government and Gwich’in Tribal Council are calling out the U.S. government on an oil extraction project decision. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made a decision on the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program on Monday. A press release issued by the two Gwich’in groups…
“We believe in walking in two worlds: education and culture,” says Tyra Moses. “Our people are strong, resilient and industrious”, she says, “I want to bring authentic Indigenous voices merged with academia.” One woman band, Tyra Moses, well-known photographer and artist in Yellowknife has created a Dene focused media site…