Articles by Sherry Mei

Community, Featured, News June 10, 2025

“We’ve been watching a live-streamed genocide on our phones,” says Amy Lam

Yellowknife woman joins march to Gaza to support Palestinians


A Yellowknife woman has joined the March to Gaza to break the humanitarian blockade and draw international attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The citizen-led March to Gaza is part of a broader grassroots initiative demanding an end to the siege and unrestricted humanitarian access for Palestinians. Thousands from…

Education, Featured, Health, News June 4, 2025

Early Learning Framework aims to support child care in the NWT

GNWT releases a new guide to improve early learning across the territory


The GNWT has released the first edition of the Early Learning Framework, a new resource for educators working in early learning and child care programs across the territory. This framework supports inclusive, culturally grounded early learning by promoting a shared vision based on the values in the 2030 Early Learning…

Environment, Featured, News June 2, 2025

Water report: ‘No evidence that industrial activity impacts water quality’ in NWT’s Mackenzie River basin

Climate change emerges as a significant influence, particularly through permafrost thawing, says GNWT in 10-year summary report


The GNWT has released the Community-Based Water Quality Monitoring 10-Year Summary Report, showing over a decade of collaborative efforts to track and understand water quality across the territory. Analysis of the 10-year dataset revealed increasing trends in sulphate, chloride, and dissolved lithium in the Slave River. However, these changes largely…

Featured, News May 30, 2025

Early morning fire at Franklin House contained by Yellowknife firefighters

Flames were visible on the third floor of the building early Thursday morning


Yellowknife Fire Division responded to a structure fire at Franklin House early Thursday morning, where flames were seen coming from a third-floor window. Firefighters arrived on scene around 2 a.m. and quickly extinguished the blaze. Tenants were safely evacuated from the building. One tenant sustained minor burns but did not…

Community, Featured, News May 29, 2025

New partnership links Acho Dene Koe FN to Indigenous-led care in B.C.

ADK and Tsow-Tun Le Lum offer cultural healing programs for First Nation members


A new partnership between Acho Dene Koe First Nation and Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society is expanding access to healing and addiction recovery for members of the N.W.T. community through an Indigenous-led program on Vancouver Island. Beginning this June, ADK members will have priority access to four annual treatment intakes at…

Featured, Justice, News May 26, 2025

Former NWT teacher found guilty of multiple sexual offences

A former Northwest Territories teacher has been found guilty of sexually abusing students, following a three-week trial in Yellowknife earlier this month.


  A former teacher in the Northwest Territories has been found guilty of multiple sexual offences following a recent trial. Neil Barry was found guilty earlier this month after a three-week trial in Yellowknife. The charges were tied to past incidents investigated by the RCMP in 2021. Sentencing will be…

Featured, News, Wildfires May 20, 2025

Free FireSmart help for Yellowknife residents

Free FireSmart home assessments and neighbourhood programs are now available in the city.


The City of Yellowknife Fire Division, in partnership with the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Climate Change and FireSmart NWT, is expanding wildfire resilience efforts for 2025. Free Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) assessments are now available for residents of Yellowknife and N’dilǫ. These assessments are conducted…