The main water truck in Sachs Harbour has been cleared to return to deliveries. Last week, the chief environmental health officer sent a notice saying water deliveries from Mar. 21 – 24 had been contaminated with fuel. The community used an alternate truck to continue deliveries while the main truck…
RCMP have confirmed a car crash that took out the Welcome to Tuktoyaktuk sign. Police say the incident happened Saturday evening. “A suspect driver has been identified and the matter remains under investigation,” Staff Sergeant Bruce McGregor told CKLB. There are also charges of impaired driving and mischief to property…
Residents in Sachs Harbour that have had water delivered since Monday, Mar. 21 should not drink it. The chief environmental health officer sent an advisory saying the water smelled like fuel and “some visible sheen of fuel has been found in the drinking water in a number of homes.” Public…
The NWT Medical Association has several concerns around a proposed bill to expand the use of virtual health care. A summary of Bill 40 explains that the current Medical Profession Act only allows doctors registered in the NWT to offer virtual care. That can include phone calls, text messages, video…
Wildlife officers are investigating an incident of illegal caribou harvesting within the Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) no-hunting zone. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says this is the fourth investigation this year. “(Sixteen) caribou appear to have been harvested illegally in the mobile zone,” reads a post to social…
The hospitalization rate for non-vaccinated NWT residents is four times higher than those vaccinated against COVID-19; the death rate is 3.5 times higher. Those are some of the findings by the office of the chief public health officer, which has released new data related to the pandemic. Last week, the…
The Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East caribou) herd may be stabilizing, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. On Thursday, ENR staff and Tammy Steinwand-Deschambeault, the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s director of culture and lands protection, presented the latest population survey results for Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ and Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) to the…
Police have formally charged a 17-year-old following two break and enters, and a shooting that happened on Mar. 4 in Fort Smith. The youth is facing two charges of break and enter at the Department of Lands office, and at a residence. He’s also facing a charge of careless use…
The 17-year-old suspect wanted by police has been arrested “without incident”, according to Fort Smith RCMP. The suspect was wanted for two warrants: one is for assault with a weapon, and the other is for failure to comply with probation orders. Police say the individual is also a suspect in…
Fort Smith RCMP has removed the shelter-in-place recommendation, but is still looking for the suspect in a shooting that happened Friday, Mar. 4. For now, police are asking residents to “be vigilant and report any suspicious activity.” Despite the removal of the recommendation, the Town of Fort Smith says all…