The federal government is investing $19.2 million in an effort to deal with the housing crisis in the NWT. Ahmed Hussen, federal minister of Families, Children and Social Development, said in a virtual press conference that the money will support around 500 low-income residents of the NWT between 2021 and…
The Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp will be receiving $347,545 in funding from the City of Yellowknife to expand its breakfast program and add resources. Wilbert Cook is the executive director of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp. “It’s very encouraging and empowering for our friends experiencing homelessness. We do all this…
Beatrice Bernhardt, an Inuk Elder, had the opportunity to share stories from her childhood while canoeing on Great Slave Lake. “Mostly about when I was a little girl and when we used to live out and camps and there was really no communities, and how when I first saw the…
CKLB spoke with the candidates running in the upcoming Monfwi by-election. The candidates were asked the same questions about their platform and their decision to run for the position in the Legislative Assembly. The transcription has been edited for clarity. John J. Gon Q: Why did you decide to run…
The elections appeal committee released the reasons for why it is ordering Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) to annul its last election and hold a new one. Floyd Bertrand, a former ADKFN chief and current member, along with James Duntra, who ran for chief in the latest election, filed…
The territorial government announced it will be removing the highway 5 checkpoint at the NWT-Alberta border near Fort Smith. A press release says the checkpoint will be up until July 31. The checkpoint was established early in the pandemic as a preventative measure for ensuring no one could enter the…
The territorial government is accepting applications for addictions recovery and aftercare funds. The $780,000 annual fund will allow Indigenous governments to hire community-based counsellors, the department of Health and Social Services announced in a press release. “These counsellors will support individuals living in recovery from addictions,” the press release says….
After a tight race, Tommy Kakfwi was elected chief of Fort Good Hope. The certified results state Kakfwi earned 85 votes, defeating incumbent Chief Daniel Masuzumi who received 83 votes. “It’s the Elders, the Elders that wanted change,” Kakfwi said after news that he had won. However, he credited the…
Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge says his community is planning to search for unmarked graves near the site of a former residential school. Chief Bonnetrouge confirmed the search will happen in the coming months, but few details have been established yet. He said other community’s have been…
A deceased 29-year-old man was found after a search and rescue operation near Behchokǫ̀. According to an RCMP press release, police received a call around 4:30 p.m. on July 17 that a man had entered the water under the bridge by Frank’s Channel. Police began searching the shoreline by vehicle…