At a public hearing this week on its water license application, De Beers said constructing wetlands at its closed Snap Lake mine site is no longer required, nor feasible. The company initially proposed building wetlands in its water license application and final closure plan as a way to reduce nitrate…
Keeping track of all the data surrounding climate change is nearly impossible. About a year ago, the federal government launched what it hopes is a one-stop shop for Canadians to find climate change information. It’s called the Canadian Centre for Climate Services, and the northern office recently opened. Brian Sieben…
There have been over 750 calls to 911 in the first two weeks since the emergency number launched at the start of November. But many of those were people and companies testing if the number worked. Ashley Geraghty is the 911 program manager under the Department of Municipal and Community…
If you were to walk into Shirley LaMalice’s class at Princess Alexandra school in Hay River, you’d be expected to greet her and your classmates in the Dene Zhati dialect. From there you’d say the date, comment on the weather and if you’re lucky that day, you may get to…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its investigation today into a plane crash on Little Doctor Lake where three people died in August of last year. The lake is near mountains west of Fort Simpson and north of Nahanni Butte. The report highlights the need for safety exits to…
The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear your ideas to improve tourism. Over the next few weeks, the GNWT will be hosting meetings across the territory for residents to share their input on how to develop the tourism industry. That input will go to develop the GNWT’s five-year…
Inuvik RCMP have charged Dustin Travis Rogers, 24, following an assault in the community on Wednesday. According to a news release, police responded to a call at a residence shortly before 8 a.m. The victim, a 34-year-old man, checked himself into the local hospital. He was then transferred to Edmonton…
For anyone who does not want to be part of the Indian Day School class action lawsuit, you have until November 18 to opt-out. Under the proposed settlement, former day school students could qualify for one of five levels of harm. The base level for proving you attended day school…
Hannah Taneton says there’s a disconnect between people calling for youth input and the effort in getting that input. “We noticed that every time people talk about youth, they always say they should get involved,” she says. “But no one is really reaching out to the youth and asking them…
A 31-year-old man from Leduc, Alberta is behind a series of thefts in Hay River, according to RCMP. Lyndsay James Vanderlee is facing a series of theft-related charges, including theft and misuse of a credit car, theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime. In a news release,…