Dene Nation to hire fisheries coordinator to work with feds in Arctic region
Officials from the Dene Nation are rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the fish business with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)…
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In Photos: climate strikers call on MLAs to declare climate emergency
On Friday, Yellowknife students led the charge to call on MLAs to declare a climate emergency. Here’s what organizer Ella Kokelj had to say about…
After relatively mild NWT fall, Environment Canada forecasts winter to be one to two degrees warmer than average
After a relatively mild fall across the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada’s most recognizable forecaster is calling for our winter to be slightly warmer than normal….
Despite warmer weather Liard River Ice Crossing opens on-time
Motorists in the Dehcho region are happy, as the Liard River ice crossing opened to light traffic at noon today. Vehicles weighing less than 5000…
Constructing wetlands at Snap Lake mine not needed, nor feasible: De Beers
At a public hearing this week on its water license application, De Beers said constructing wetlands at its closed Snap Lake mine site is no…
Yellowknife’s only Indigenous councillor “enraged” that city’s Indigenous advisor position to be axed
Yellowknife’s only Indigenous city councillor says she is “enraged” after learning the City of Yellowknife will not renew its Indigenous relations advisor post once Maggie…
Yellowknife woman sentenced to 30 days in jail after she drains ex-boyfriend’s bank account
A Yellowknife woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after she stole her ex-boyfriend’s debit card and drained his bank account of almost…
Federal government touts new service to make it easier for northerners to adapt to climate change
Keeping track of all the data surrounding climate change is nearly impossible. About a year ago, the federal government launched what it hopes is a…
Tlicho government getting early jump on plans for the 100th anniversay of Treaty 11 in 2021
The Department of Culture and Lands Protection of the Tlicho Government is inviting Behchoko community members to a public meeting to discuss the 100th anniversary…
Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta: the Sahtu’s newest protected area of the NWT
Members of K’asho Gotine along with Representatives from the Government of the Northwest Territories gathered in Fort Good Hope Tuesday to celebrate the establishment of…