The chief public health officer (CPHO) met with Indigenous governments on Wednesday to strategize the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Details of the vaccination plan aren’t yet available, but Dr. Kami Kandola, CPHO, did mention communication strategies are a major subject for the plan. “One common theme is they are asking that…
The body of a deceased operator who was missing after his piece of equipment submerged in standing water, has been recovered. An RCMP press release says a 58 year-old operator went into standing water near Fort Simpson on Dec. 8. The RCMP was unable to recover the body as a…
RCMP say a 44-year-old Tuktoyaktuk man is no longer considered missing. This was announced in a press release on Wednesday afternoon. An RCMP press release issues on Tuesday said the man had been missing since Dec. 13. The RCMP would not confirm is the individual is safe and sound.
Fort Simpson RCMP are requesting assistance from a specialized RCMP B.C. team to help recover the body of a missing operator. The operator is presumed dead after a large excavator went into standing water. The incident occurred by the Mackenzie Highway near Fort Simpson on Dec. 8. A press release says…
Nineteen Indigenous participants are in the process of becoming trained wellness counsellors. This is part of the Northern Indigenous Counsellor Training (NICT) program run by Jean and Roy Erasmus, owners of Dene Wellness Warriors, an Indigenous-run counselling service in Yellowknife. The NICT is being offered in partnership with Vancouver-based Rhodes…
The NWT chief public health officer (CPHO) says the territory will be receiving thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccines within the first few months of 2021. The territory is expecting over 51,000 doses — enough to vaccinate 75 per cent of NWT residents aged 18 and older. Each person will…
Five new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Yellowknife Thursday evening, all connected to travel. Four of the cases are from a single household and one is related to international travel, a press release reads. All the individuals were self-isolating appropriately during the period wastewater surveillance revealed undetected cases of…
A youth-led organization from the Northwest Territories is a finalist for the Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP). The Western Arctic Youth Collective was started in 2018 by a group of Inuvialuit and Gwich’in youth from the Beaufort Delta, aiming to provide youth-led programing and support. Alyssa Carpenter is one of the…
Lisa Brule and Jordan Nande were sentenced to 10 months in jail for their involvement in the murder of Breanna Menacho. The sentence was delivered by Justice Karan Shaner at the Yellowknife courthouse on Wednesday. Nande, 24, was in attendance for the sentencing, while Brule, 21, appeared by video from…
Walk to Tuk organizers say this year’s event is more important than ever as the raging COVID-19 pandemic has increased anxieties for many. Bri Krekoski is the active communities director for the NWT Recreation and Parks Association. “I think times are feeling a little bit darker lately with the pandemic….