GNWT provides funding for low wage workers
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will spend up to $6.2 million to temporarily top up wages for workers making less than $18 per…
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Having guests over, re-opening schools and businesses: a snapshot of the GNWT’s Emerging Wisely plan
Friday, May 15 is the crucial day to see whether the public health orders in the NWT will begin to relax. If there are still…
SEED funding focused on COVID-19 economic recovery
The Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development program (SEED) is open for applicants and will prioritize proposals focused on economic recovery from COVID-19. The program…
Boil order in effect for Hay River and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve
Residents in Hay River and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve should boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consuming until further notice. According to a…
Canadian North receives over $5 million to continue essential services
Canadian North airline will receive over $5 million from the Government of the Northwest Territories to continue providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the…
The Yellowknife Fire Division to conduct a training exercise May 15
Residents of Yellowknife may notice City emergency vehicles with sirens howling and lights flashing on Friday, May 15, but it’s just a training exercise. The…
Indigenous counsellor training program coming to Yellowknife
A new training program will be launched in Yellowknife this September in an effort to increase the number of Indigenous counsellors in the Northwest Territories….
GNWT awards second, bigger, contract for aerial wolf removal
The territorial government has awarded a second contract to continue shooting wolves from the air, this one worth $100,000. The second contract, like the first,…
57-year-old Behchoko man charged for allegedly pointing a gun at residents
A man from Behchoko was arrested over the weekend and charged with various firearm-related offences. According to an email from the RCMP, “At approximately 12:30…
Hay River becomes the first ‘Fibre-to-the-Home’ community North of 60 says Northwestel
Hay River residents are now able to request faster internet speeds as Northwestel begins connecting customers to the new fibre network making them the first…