Officials from the territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) have destroyed a bear near Fort Liard, not far from where a man’s body was found last Wednesday. It is still unclear whether a bear is responsible for the man’s death. His body has been sent to Edmonton…
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development, chaired by Nehendeh MLA Shane Thompson, will hold a number of public hearings across the territory on two bills – Bill 45: Corrections Act and Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act. The committee will be in Fort Smith on Monday, May…
A Crown prosecutor is calling for a seven-year prison term for an Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to weapons and drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Fort Providence last fall. Morgan Fane said in court Thursday that Cassiuis Paradis, 30, deserves the lengthy sentence because he was selling…
Six corrections officials from the Northwest Territories have been awarded The Governor General of Canada’s Corrections Exemplary Service Medal. It’s considered Canada’s highest honour for the Corrections Services, according to a news release from the territorial government’s department of justice. The Corrections Exemplary Service Medals recognize distinguished service and are…
An arrest warrant has been issued for a former mayor of the Sahtu community of Norman Wells, convicted of cocaine possession, after he failed to show up in a Yellowknife court Friday for sentencing. Nathan Watson, 49, was found guilty earlier this year of possessing cocaine. That was despite an…
Earlier this week there was a rescue operation near Gahcho Kué diamond mine involving a furry, four-legged infant. Tom Ormsby is a spokesperson for De Beers Canada, which owns the mine located about 280 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. He explained that Sunday the baby muskox was spotted on the mine’s…
Updated on May 10, 12:30 p.m. with comments from ENR. Several communities in the South Slave and Deh Cho regions are currently at extreme risk for fire. That’s according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) fire danger forecast. Enterprise, Kakisa and Fort Providence are all considered extreme…
Northerners—especially youth—have more career paths than just working the mines, says James Heidema. Heidema is the Chief Operating Officer of Northwestern Air Lease (NWAL), which recently opened its Terry Harrold School of Aviation in partnership with the Pentecostal Sub-arctic Leadership Training (SaLT) College. As airlines are getting more and more…
Ahead of the wildfire season, Yellowknife firefighters are going door-to-door giving FireSmarting advice to residents whose properties back on to forested area. According to a news release from the city, firefighters are providing information on how residents can limit forest fire damage through FireSmarting techniques. Those techniques include cleaning up…
After a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment held a second meeting Thursday night to hear from the public. The discussion covered three Bills: the Protected Areas Act (Bill 38), the Environmental Rights Act (Bill 39), and the…