Calls to support the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Spring Carnival received feverish support from city councillors who decided to fast track a request from the organizers. First reading will be on Monday March 25 at the Governance and Priorities committee on, then final two readings in the evening during the…
The city is exploring a name change for Franklin Avenue in the spirit of truth and reconciliation after a request was made by Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Having the main street in the territory’s capital named after a European colonist who never set foot anywhere near what is now Yellowknife…
The early and repeated suspensions of newly elected Salt River First Nation chief starting in 2022 by the band council were procedurally unfair and even unlawful, a federal court judge in Edmonton has ruled. Justice Paul Favel peppered his 35-page Salt River decision with terms such as “unreasonable” “unfair” and…
A committee of MLAs is to hold public meetings in Aklavik and Inuvik next month as part of their review of a proposed Missing Persons Act. The NWT Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development invites members of the public to the Council of Chambers Building in Aklavik on Tuesday, April…
Coaches, close family and dear friends are some of the psychological supports athletes at the Arctic Winter Games at Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley say they are behind their drive and desire to compete. Just ask Deandra Bennet, of Aklavik: “I would like to say thank you to my Auntie for always…
Following last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season, the City of Yellowknife has contracted KPMG to complete an after-action assessment to identify what went well, and what areas need improvement. The after-action assessment consists of five phases and is moving to phase 3, a series of engagement sessions to collect feedback from…
Opening ceremonies for the 2024 edition of the Arctic Winter Games were on Sunday evening at Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, north of Anchorage. For the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, volleyball players Keira Coakwell of Hay River and Sean Grandjambe of and Fort Smith shared Team NT flag-bearing duties. There are seven…
Délı̨nę RCMP have charged 38-year-old Jonathan Tetso with manslaughter after a man was found dead on Saturday. On March 9, RCMP were called to a local home to check on the well-being of the resident. Officers discovered a man suffering from serious injuries inside the residence. The man was transported…
The Northwest Territories RCMP are mourning the loss of civilian employee Marie York-Condon, who passed away on Saturday, March 2, after falling ill while on vacation. Marie had been the Senior Communications Strategist with the G-Division, and had served as an integral part of the RCMP for nearly 17 years,…
Former NWT MP Walter (Wally) Firth passed away Saturday morning at 2:45 a.m. at his home in Victoria. He was 89. Wally achieved many “firsts” in his lifetime: • First Indigenous MP from the North, from 1972 to 1979. • One of the first Indigenous managers of the Hudson’s Bay…