Wildfire No. FS002 southwest of Fort Liard remains out of control, but heavy winds Monday did not advance it closer towards the community. Lighter winds today are still seen as significant and could continue to put pressure on efforts to prevent the fire from crossing to the east shores of…
“We must remember and share the heartbreaking stories, memories and pain that was felt by survivors and family members are missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and to LGBTQ people. We must continue to tell the story of every missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.” – Elizabeth Biscaye,…
Renowned Canadian outdoors photographer Colin Field’s photo of paddlers on Tehjeh Deé (the South Nahanni River) in Nááts’įhch’oh (NATS-INCH-OHN) National Park Reserve in the Sahtu region has received the stamp of approval from Canada Post. The small-town Ontario photographer’s image is included in the 2024 From Far and Wide series,…
Red Dress Day is observed on May 5 each year to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Plus People in Canada. Also known as National Day of Awareness, it will be solemnly observed in several ways across the NWT, with a major march through the…
Health-care facilities in Yellowknife are undergoing a major procedure to create a new campus of care model that allows for co-location of services with the $350-million Stanton Territorial Hospital, which opened in May 2019. If you are used to visiting your family doctor at the Primary Care Centre downtown or…
Chef Kaitlyn White-Keyes has a dream to combine her love of food — sticky sweets are a specialty — with a facility to help those recovering from addiction in Yellowknife and area. Food brings people together, says the formally trained chef, which could also prove to be the ice-breaker needed…
Nineteen youth took over the NWT Legislative Assembly last week. No, it was not a protest. The annual Youth Parliament attracted grade 9 and 10 students from the 19 ridings across the territory for several days of acting the role of an MLA and learning about the workings of the…
For most folks, news of another federal budget can be met with indifference or disdain. But Kelsey Wrightson, executive director of the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, admits she was on the edge of her chair on budget day, April 16. Wrightson told a gathering today at Dechinta’s Yellowknife…
A formal framework for partnership on housing planning and initiatives has been signed between Gwich’in Tribal Council and Housing NWT. Tribal Council Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik stated: “Housing and infrastructure remain critical issues within the Gwich’in Settlement Area, and this collaboration is a positive step in designing housing programs and…
After two weeks on the job as Yellowknife’s city manager, retired Maj.-Gen John Collin made a hasty retreat, ordering himself to resign and leaving the city’s bureaucracy to fend for itself. This morning, the City of Yellowknife stated it is sad to announce that its top administrator tendered his resignation…