Education leaders will try to keep schools open as much as possible, even if there are new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, says the territorial government. The need for continuing in-person and distanced learning is met with some technological challenges. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in telecommunications, infrastructure, capacity,…
Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have one visitor, over 18 years of age. According to a press release, LTC management and staff are now working with residents and families to choose…
LGBTQ2S+ youth from across the North Slave can look forward to canoe trips, campfires and movie nights this summer. This will come as part of the Qmunity Camp NWT, the territory’s first LGBTQ2S+ overnight summer camp. The camp is being run in partnership by the Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife, an…
New data shows a significant decrease in revenue, across the board for businesses in the NWT. The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a set of surveyed data to better understand the economic effects and recovery plan for COVID-19 in the territory. More than 80 per cent of businesses…
After spending the past couple months working on commissions, Dene artist Darrell Chocolate was able to publicly showcase his work at the Yellowknife Farmers Market. The Yellowknife Farmers Market (YKFM) kicked off its summer season on Tuesday, July 7, after a hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
In an effort to support Tuktoyaktuk’s fight against climate change, the federal government is providing the community with $5.5 million in funding. Some of this money can go towards relocation efforts for residents whose homes are at risk from eroding shorelines caused by rising temperatures. However, Erwin Elias, mayor of…
Smith’s Landing First Nation (SLFN) invites community members and the broader Fort Smith community to participate in a survey surrounding climate change initiatives in the North. “I suspect forest fires, access to clean water and safer travel routes for the northeast will be at the top of the priority list,”…
Kristen Tanche attributes her time at the Dechinta Centre with developing her professional career involving land-based programming. “I was able to go back to the land where my forefathers and ancestors had frequented,” she says. “That wasn’t something that I had ever done before.” Shortly after finishing her third program…
The president of an Inuvik-based communications company says he is “disappointed” Northwestel chose his community to expand the Fiber-to-home service. A Northwestel press release says the Fiber-to-home service will offer improved internet speeds, reliability and data allowances. But New North Networks, a Inuvik-based communications provider that has been around since…
The Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) has cut the price of cannabis products by 10 per cent. The drop in price comes with the effort to end illegal cannabis sales across the territory. “We will continue to assess the operations of the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission…