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Featured, News, Wildfires June 27, 2024

Fort Good Hope wildfire beat back behind its firebreak

Some confusion exists over Chief Collin Pierrot’s decision Wednesday evening to issue second evacuation order


The Fort Good Hope wildfire is back behind its bulldozed firebreak blackline after it jumped containment this week, but there are still no reports of structure loss. Shannon Graf is NWT Fire’s information officer for the massive blaze, known as VQ001. “The bulldozed clearing was put in place in the…

Environment, Featured, Industry, News, Politics, Weather June 26, 2024

Anti-Indigenous racism is ‘blatantly obvious’ in Health and Social Services, says Minister Lesa Semmler

Commitment statements on cultural safety will be added into job descriptions, will be part of performance appraisals


The GNWT is producing anti-Indigenous racism commitment statements, to be included in job descriptions, to combat “blatantly obvious,” racism faced by First Nations, Metis and Inuit patients and clients when dealing with Health and Social Services staff. Lesa Semmler is a former nurse in the Beaufort Delta and now is…

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Featured, News, Police June 26, 2024

Two men arrested for violent robbery that seriously injured an Elder

The police says the two parties are known to each other, and it's not a random attack


Two men violently robbed an elderly person in Fort Providence on the morning of June 22. Fort Providence RCMP says the Elder was seriously injured and was transported to Yellowknife for treatment, in a Wednesday news release. Police arrested the two suspects with the assistance of Forensic Identification Services, the…

Featured, Industry, News, Reconciliation June 24, 2024

Road to NorZinc mine could unleash $8 billion in Dehcho over 20 years

‘Together, we can advance our goals, fostering a future that honours our past while building a stronger, more sustainable tomorrow,’ says Chief Kele Antione


A 170-kilometre all-season road to a zinc mine in the Dehcho region will take two years to build and cost roughly $256 million. Ultimately the privately held NorZinc Ltd., could generate $8 billion of high-grade zinc concentrate over the next 20 years, meaning employment and business opportunities for Indigenous people…

Featured, News, Police June 24, 2024

Five arrested in Fort Simpson drug bust, cocaine and cash seized

Fort Simpson RCMP arrested five suspects at a local residence on June 20. Police found more than $3,400, about 65 grams of suspected crack cocaine and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Twenty-three-year-old Faith Martel of K’atl’odeeche First Nation faces four charges, including drug trafficking and escaping lawful custody. The other four…

Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires June 24, 2024

Traditional knowledge lens: Updating evacuated Elders on the wildfire emergency

‘We view the world through a visual lens … this is an effective means to communicate, letting the maps do the talking so to speak,’ says official Frank McKay


“Everyone is doing good, happy faces, elders are being looked after by the fish camp community and that is wonderful,” says Fort Good Hope Chief Collin Pierrot Veteran wildfire fighter Frank McKay has been NWT Fire’s information officer assigned to the massive Fort Good Hope wildfire, known as VQ001. The…