Increasing funding for artists in the North, and debunking the myth of applying to bureaucrats, and appealing to fellow artists, that’s the message the Canadian Council for the arts CEO is bringing to all three Territories this month. Simon Brault is in Yellowknife this week, fresh of the trail from…
RCMP have confirmed they have found the body of a man who was fatally attacked by a grizzly bear near the Sahtu community of Tulita. CKLB extends condolences to the man’s family and friends and also acknowledges the difficult task done by searchers who found the man’s body Friday afternoon….
The Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories has announced more than $1.5 million in funding from the federal government to enhance tourism in the territory. MP Michael McLeod made the announcement Friday in Hay River along with Hay River Mayor Kandis Jameson. He says $1,531,800 will go to…
Hay River’s “Buffalo” Joe McBryan and tireless women’s advocate Lyda Fuller have been named as this year’s recipients of the Order of the Northwest Territories. It is the highest honour the NWT bestows upon citizens. It was established six years ago, and “recognizes individuals who have served with the greatest…
A Yellowknife RCMP officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing after the vehicle he was driving “came into contact” with a man known to police in downtown Yellowknife in 2017. According to a news release from the Mounties, Northwest Territories RCMP have now received the results of an investigation and…
Many people think that having salmon in traditional fishing grounds would be a good thing. But that’s simply not necessarily the case for some fishers in the Northern part of the Northwest Territories. The issue was brought up this week in the Legislative Assembly by Herb Nakimayak, the MLA for…
RCMP have now confirmed they are investigating a report of a bear encounter near the Sahtu community of Tulita as well as a missing person. Police state in a news release that at approximately 7:45 am, Thursday, RCMP received a signal from an emergency communications device. The location was about…
CKLB News has learned that RCMP in Tulita are investigating a possible fatal grizzly bear attack along the Mackenzie River near that Sahtu community. Mounties in Tulita were not willing to share any information with CKLB about the investigation referring questions to RCMP media relations in Yellowknife. What is known…
The Slave Geological Province Corridor project got a financial boost this week. Transport Canada is giving $30 million and the Government of the Northwest Territories is adding another $10 million for environment regulation review and planning studies. The corridor is essentially a two-lane gravel road that would run from Yellowknife…
A 34-year-old man from Gjoa Haven, Nunavut is charged with murder after a woman was found deceased in her home in the community on Tuesday. According to a news release from RCMP, police responded to a complaint of a 33-year-old woman found in her home not breathing. Her name has…