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Featured, News, Wildfires October 16, 2024

Better assessment of tree hazards, tougher protective gear, needed for wildland firefighters

NWT Chief Coroner Garth Eggenberger issues nine recommendations following the death of Adam Yeadon near his home of Fort Liard last July


The territory’s Chief Coroner Garth Eggenberger has issued nine recommendations for the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change following the death of wildland firefighter Adam Yeadon on July 15, 2023. The 25-year old died battling a blaze near after being hit by a falling tree his home community of…

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Featured, Health, Housing, News, Transportation October 11, 2024

Youth sobering centre and street outreach program needed in Yellowknife, says group

HomeBase YK says there is a gap for the 'crisis our youth are facing' when experiencing homelessness, addiction or both


An organization working with vulnerable youth in Yellowknife says there is a need for a Safe Sobering Site for youth, especially as winter approaches. HomeBase YK says youth under the age of 19 experiencing homelessness, addiction or both do not have any type of street outreach program or sobering space…

Featured, News, Politics October 10, 2024

MLA Richard Edjericon’s smear campaign chases terrified senior nurse out of the Northwest Territories

Integrity Commissioner recommends reprimand and $2,500 fine, as the Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh rep's campaign was based on 'innuendo, hearsay and rumours'


“(The MLA) has not brought forward to senior management, a single complaint containing a specific scenario or situation, which would indicate racism or incompetence. He has not provided any evidence to substantiate his claim that I am ‘killing people.’” – Nurse Jennifer Patterson The NWT Legislative Assembly’s Integrity Commissioner has…

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Community, Featured, News October 10, 2024

GNWT allocates $1.8M to offset shipping costs for Sahtu and Beaufort Delta communities

Communities were affected by the cancellation of barge deliveries earlier this summer


The territorial government has announced $1.8 million in funding to help offset increased shipping costs for communities in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta regions. Due to record low water levels, the annual resupply barges along the Mackenzie River were cancelled, leaving residents without access to essential goods and services and…

Featured, News, Police October 9, 2024

More than $9K in hot cash, drug gear seized after RCMP stop speeding vehicle

Two men, one from Edmonton, the other from Fort Simpson, now face charges after being pulled over at Hay River


Hay River RCMP have seized over $9,000 in cash believed to be proceeds of crime relating to the illegal drug trade, as well as several cellphones and drug paraphernalia. On Tuesday, officers of the Hay River detachment were on patrol when a vehicle was observed speeding and a traffic stop…

Featured, News October 9, 2024

Three ‘outstanding residents’ named to the Order of the Northwest Territories

Mary Teya, Helen Balanoff and Richard Hardy to be honoured next week at the Legislative Assembly


Three outstanding residents will be honoured with the 2023 Order of the the Northwest Territories at a ceremony next week in the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly. The recipients are: Mary Teya of Fort McPherson, nominated for her contributions in Community Leadership. Fort McPherson’s Teya is celebrated for her dedicated…

Featured, Health, News October 8, 2024

Dental patients in Beaufort Delta advised to get tested for Hepatitis and HIV

‘The risk of exposure to infections is very low,’ says the Chief Public Health Office


Anyone who received dental care in five health-care centres in the Beaufort Delta region between March and April are being advised to get tested for infections, says the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO). The CPHO stated that dental equipment in these facilities was not properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized as…

Featured, News, Politics, Reconciliation October 8, 2024

‘Voice of the North’ bends ears of Ottawa power brokers in advance of budget

'NWT council of leaders is not just a forum for discussions; it is a catalyst for action,' says Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty


The NWT Council of Leaders can be “the voice of the North,” when it comes to lobbying Ottawa to advance some of the major projects the territory needs to survive, thrive and compete with southern Canada. On its first group trip to meet with federal officials, Premier RJ Simpson and…

Featured, Health, News, Police October 4, 2024

Inquest rules Tuk woman accidentally died of alcohol poisoning while in RCMP custody

Sylvia Panaktalok, 54, was found extremely intoxicated on the steps of a residence on a summer night in 2021


A coroner’s inquest has found a Tuktoyaktuk woman accidentally died of alcohol poisoning while in RCMP custody in 2021. The jury at the hearing in Inuvik this week also made 11 recommendations for the RCMP, territorial government and NGOs. Shortly before 10 p.m. on July 31, 2021, a call was…

Education, Featured, News October 3, 2024

Former premier Joe Handley honoured for ‘exceptional contribution’ to Canadian life

The NWT's 10th premier currently serves as chairperson of Aurora College's Board of Governors


Former NWT premier and current Aurora College board chair Joe Handley will be honoured on October 14 with the prestigious Symon’s Medal at a ceremony in Charlottetown. Handley was premier of the Northwest Territories from 2003 to 2007, after beginning his professional life as an educator in both elementary and…