There are currently two active hotspots in the Northwest Territories. Both of these are holdover smoulderings outside of Fort Smith in the South Slave region, and Fire NWT states will be extinguished by crews with help from a helicopter. Those are the only fires detected and first to date this…
Elections for the Dene National Chief are set to begin on July 24 at the annual Dene National Assembly in Fort Good Hope. Nominations for Dene National Chief will open on April 29 and close on May 24. The format is considered a hybrid of in-person and online voting, with…
Construction began today for the $136 million National Defence Multipurpose Facility, designed to enhance the mobility, reach, and footprint of the Canadian Armed Forces in the North. Minister of National Defence Bill Blair and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal are in Yellowknife as part of the Trudeau government’s post-budget…
A mediator has determined the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) have reached an impasse in their efforts to reach a new collective agreement. This despite the GNWT’s position for its more than 5,500 employees that it offers a salary and benefits package…
The City of Yellowknife is in the middle of jacking up parking meter rates for physical meters when paying with coins and digital payments made via the Passport Parking Canada App. Parking meter rates increase to $2.50 per hour at one-and and two-hour meters. Rates for nine-hour meters have increased…
Det’on Cho Group of Companies is one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2023 in the Growth Category. This matches the honour bestowed upon Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s economic arm for 2020. Det’on Cho president and CEO Mark Lewis stated from the presentation Thursday in Toronto: “I am immensely proud…
The Dettah Ice Road will close tomorrow at 10 a.m., due to rapidly deteriorating conditions, stated the GNWT Infrastructure department today. The Department stated in a 24-hour advance notice that: “Upon the road being profiled … conditions are rapidly deteriorating due to warmer weather and run-off water in the surrounding…
The federal government says major new investments in Canada’s national defence will improve Arctic security and benefit northern residents. The policy update is called Our North, Strong and Free as the federal government is concerned over threats to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic. That means increasing the Armed Forces presence…
An illegal rifle, ammunition and 27 grams of suspected cocaine were seized by Hay River RCMP on Wednesday. Police were conducting patrols of the community, when a person was observed secreting a firearm into a vehicle and hiding it, stated a release. Media Relations Officer Constable Josh Seaward stated: “Police…
All Yellowknife transit buses, servicing both regular and express routes, will soon be fully wheelchair accessible. The launch of the new Yellowknife Transit Fleet, comprising of eight accessible buses, will begin next week. The buses on display will soon begin to be incorporated into routes, as the City transitions to…