The Sahtu Youth Network (SYN) is holding a photo contest to bring youth together to talk about their feelings and how they are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The contest is an opportunity to teach important digital and media literacy skills,” said Sahtu Renewable Resources Board’s Research Coordinator , Jessie…
Taiga Environmental Laboratory now has authorization from the Chief Public Health Officer to make an alcohol-based hand sanitizer for the Government of the Northwest Territories frontline workers. The government says the lab has already produced more than 1,700 litres of hand sanitizer. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has led…
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will now limit the amount of alcohol that customers can purchase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers are now limited to a maximum daily purchase of $200 and daily purchase limits will take effect as of today April 16. Customers will also be limited…
This year’s Folk On The Rocks music festival in Yellowknife has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release sent Wednesday, organizers were “hopeful” that the festival which is, three months away, would go ahead as planned. But as the public health emergency continues in NWT,…
A recent rumour posted on social media about a Yellowknife resident receiving a hefty fine for driving with a passenger from another household is, in fact, a rumour. In an email to CKLB Radio, the RCMP stated, “Yellowknife RCMP did not issue any fines over the weekend of April 10…
A 34-year-old woman from Fort Good Hope is facing charges after the RCMP stopped her on a snowmobile with an abundance of alcohol destined for the community. According to an RCMP news release, on Saturday April 11, officers were conducting patrols “when they encountered, around midnight, a woman carrying alcohol…
Leadership in the Hamlet of Fort Providence is taking complaints about liquor in the community seriously and has met with the RCMP to step up enforcement. Both Deh Gah Go’tie Dene Council Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge and Mayor Danny Beaulieu say they have received “numerous direct complaints from concerned community citizens”…
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) says it will not be closing the liquor stores at this point in time. The decision comes after calls from the Dene Nation motion on April 3rd to restrict all liquor and cannabis sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya…
The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road is now closed for the 2020 season. According to the director of winter road operations Mike Lowing, “The winter road is no longer being maintained and has become unsafe for public travel.” Lowing says, “Portions of the road have become impassable due to snowfall…
On Monday, April 6 a combined effort by the Fort Liard and Fort Simpson RCMP has prevented a significant amount of alcohol from entering the dry community of Fort Liard and no charges were laid. According to the RCMP, five vehicles were intercepted southbound on Highway 7. During the check…