The 19th Legislative Assembly’s first budget reflects much more business as usual than any significant changes. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek acknowledged as much, saying the budget is money the departments need to maintain programs and services they have now. All put together, that comes to $1.9 billion in departmental spending….
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya commends Teck Resources for the decision to withdraw its application for the Frontier Oilsands Mine. “The project was becoming a lightning rod for all the concerns about the health of the Mackenzie River Basin,” Chief Yakeleya said. “The decades of the cumulative environmental impact of…
An inquest has been called into the 2018 death of Richard Binder Jr. whose body was found near the community of Inuvik. That news came from the Office of the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories in an email on Monday. The coroner will conduct the inquest in Inuvik starting…
Yellowknife Bay has been turned into a scene from outer space as snow carvers put the finishing touches on their creations for Snowking’s Winter Festival over the weekend. Six teams squared off and all braved the cold to create something special. The judging took place on Saturday and was based…
A Yellowknife man has been found not guilty of drug trafficking charges while his co-accused, a man from Edmonton, has been convicted of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking as well as possession of the proceeds of crime. Gary Gattie, 52, with a shaved head and dressed in…
Bree Denning says she was surprised to hear the NWT Housing Corporation didn’t support the Yellowknife Women’s Society’s project to turn the Arnica Inn into transitional housing. She was told as much not by the housing corporation itself but by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation after it rejected a…
While some children are home playing video games, a young boy from Colville Lake spends his extra time out on the land trapping, fishing and hunting with his grandfather. Preston Kochon, is six-years-old and lives in Colville Lake. However, Preston is not your average child. He has learned a diverse…
The Dene Nation is planning a public demonstration in Yellowknife against the Teck Resources Frontier Mine project. Robin Ram is a communication spokesperson for the Dene Nation. “This demonstration will be led by Chief Gerry Cheezie of Smith’s Landing First Nation and has the full support of National Chief Norman…
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya says “The Dene nation supports the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and their call for RCMP to leave their traditional territory.” In a press conference yesterday, Chief Yakeleya told reporters that “Aboriginal people can, if they really want to, bring Canada to a standstill,” …
Updated Feb. 21 to reflect budget and spaces available in each community. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is launching a two-year pilot project to provide caregivers for elders, seniors and people with disabilities. The project will be in six NWT communities including: Behchoko, Dettah, Ndilo, Yellowknife, Tuktoyaktuk…