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Community, Featured, News January 15, 2025

On-the-Land Camp for homeless residents to close in two days

All camp residents were transported back to Yellowknife on Tuesday

The GNWT has announced that the On-the-Land Camp Initiative will close in two days to focus on more long-term housing solutions. Located on the Ingraham Trail about an hour’s drive from Yellowknife, the camp was opened on November 12, 2024, to address the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness in…

Featured, News, Police January 13, 2025

3 Edmonton men charged after Hay River hostage incident

The incident is related to illicit drug trade in Hay River, say RCMP

Three men from Edmonton, AB, face charges following a hostage-taking at a residence on Pine Crescent in Hay River on January 10. Police received a report that several armed individuals had taken a victim at gunpoint into the residence early Friday morning. Officers quickly responded, setting up a perimeter around…

Community, Environment, Featured, News January 9, 2025

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd

The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…

Featured, News, Police January 7, 2025

Lance Beaulieu’s body found near Ingraham Trail, say police

Beaulieu was reported missing on January 4

Yellowknife RCMP confirmed that the body of Lance Beaulieu, who was reported missing four days ago, was discovered near the Ingraham Trail on Monday evening. According to a news release, a search party found the body several kilometers outside Yellowknife at around 6 p.m. on Monday. The body was later…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather January 6, 2025

Power generation struggles with frigid weather across NWT

Fort Smith's power cut for up to seven hours on Friday; NWT Power Corp pleads for conservation over weekend

“Getting a little cold in here,” was one comment made over the weekend by a resident in response to a lengthy power outage in Fort Smith, attributed to the extremely cold weather which gripped the territory. Starting Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., the blackout lasted for some NWT Power Corporation…

Featured, News, Police January 5, 2025

RCMP concerned for well-being of Lance Beaulieu

Public help requested for information on man last seen on Friday in Yellowknife

Yellowknife RCMP request assistance from the public in locating Lance Beaulieu, On Saturday, police expressed concerned for the well-being of Beaulieu, who was last seen on Friday. He was left seen wearing a dark green-and-black checkered coat, white toque, blue jeans, and brown hiking boots. Anyone with information on his…

Community, Featured, News, Politics January 5, 2025

Délı̨nę rings in 2025 with three new decrees

Water and sewer services, dogs, and fire services covered under laws formed over past year

Residents of Délı̨nę started 2025 facing with three new laws passed by the Délı ̨nę Got’ı ̨nę Government after pubic consultations last year. The new rules cover water and sewer services, dogs, and fire services and are designed to update some Délınę Charter Community Bylaws deemed dated or confusing. The…

Community, Featured, News December 20, 2024

How 33 NWT communities are celebrating Christmas and the New Year

Residents can expect drum dances, feasts, fireworks, contests and fun games

Cold warnings, as low as -50°C, are not stopping NWT residents from having a joyful and eventful holiday season. Communities are hosting drum dances, community feasts and setting off fireworks to ring in the New Year. Below is a list of events happening across the NWT this holiday season. If…

Featured, News, Police December 20, 2024

Police in search of an injured traveler near Enterprise

A man named "Jerry" called for help to get medical assistance on Friday morning

Hay River RCMP is seeking assistance from the public in identifying an injured traveler who called for help early Friday morning. In a news release, police said they received a call at 1:25 a.m. from a man who identified himself as “Jerry”. He reported suffering an injury, possibly a broken…

Featured, Housing, News, Politics December 19, 2024

‘Throw funding to programs like this. Believe in healing. Believe that people can change’

On-The-Land Program outside of Yellowknife set to close mid-January after 10-weeks, with no similar options available

The ten-week On-The-Land Program for Yellowknife homeless is a welcome relief from the stresses and triggers of living on the streets, say participants. The alternative to overcrowded and dangerous downtown shelters is so appreciated, that those CKLB spoke with during a recent visit said they hoped the territorial government would…