There were some anxious moments in Inuvik Friday morning as a gas leak forced the evacuation of several downtown buildings. According to a news release from the town, at about 10:30 am, Inuvik Fire, Municipal Enforcement, RCMP and Inuvik Gas responded to a gas leak at an Office Building-Storefront on…
De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds are out with the Gahcho Kué Mine SocioEconomic Report: Building Forever 2018. A news release from de Beers states that the number of Northwest Territories residents employed at joint venture Gahcho Kué Mine rose by 12 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous…
The highway linking Hay River to High Level Alberta has now reopened fully to traffic in both directions. Northwest Territories Mackenzie Highway #1 and Alberta Highway 35 had been closed earlier this week due to wildfires near Steen River. The fire crossed the highway in Alberta and also destroyed a…
Blazing fires at Steen River, AB have burnt down a railway bridge, extending delays for supplies coming into the Northwest Territories. While the Enterprise to High Level highway is closed to regular motorists, the minister said “essential goods” are currently being escorted through when safe to do so. Wally Schumann,…
A man whose body was found near Fort Liard earlier this month was not killed by a bear. That information was confirmed Wednesday in a news release from Cathy Menard, the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories. She adds that autopsy results have not yet been received and a cause…
Conflicting reports are coming out of Northern Alberta this morning. Initially CTV News had reported some homes in Paddle Prarie, 7o kilometres south of High Level had burned. The ChuckKegg fire is the same one that has pushed over 4000 people from High Level, Meander River, Bushe River and Chateh…
According to the Minister of Infrastructure, there’s still no word on how long the highway between Enterprise and High Level will be closed. Wally Schumann told fellow MLAs at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon that his department has been in constant contact with its counterparts in Alberta to keep…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has approved a 2019 Harvest Subsidy Payment of $250 to each enrolled Tłı̨chǫ citizen. According to an advisory, Tłı̨chǫ citizens can now submit the 2019 Harvest Subsidy Payment Request Form. The 2019 Harvest Subsidy Payment Request Form can be downloaded from www.tlicho.ca and hard copies are available…
Family and friends are mourning the tragic death of a Dettah man who was killed last weekend in a two-vehicle, head-on crash near the mountain town of Revelstoke, in south-central British Columbia. Messages of condolence have been posted on social media for Paul Baillargeon, 50. RCMP stated in an email…
As the old saying goes, “you can’t get there from here.” RCMP in the Northwest Territories are reporting that they’ve been advised by the Alberta Highway Authority that Alberta Highway 35, which links with NWT Mackenzie Highway #1 at the provincial-territorial boundary, is closed due to a wildfire. The Alberta…