After about one week at the Arctic Winter Games, Team NT has captured 37 gold ulus and 79 medals overall. That total is good for fourth place among all teams. Listen below to CKLB’s interview with Team NT flag-bearer Kyra McDonald, and click through our gallery of the games. CKLB…
Robert Alexie is retired now, but once upon a time he was a full-time harvester and a tour guide. He believes in doing things the traditional way: Without an ATV or Ski-Doo, and without leaving any lasting marks on the land. “Untouched,” he says. “That’s the most important word to…
The Fort McPherson hamlet office was broken into last night and 10 phones belonging to the search and rescue committee appear to be missing. This is according to a post published on social media earlier today. Susan Blake is the Acting Senior Administrative Officer (SAO) for the Hamlet. Although she…
Bryanna McNeely remembers holding her little girl for the first time and hearing a cracking sound. “It didn’t really process,” she says. “Only when we were in Edmonton did they tell me everything about her disease.” Her name is Alivia Faith Orlias and she was born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta,…
“I was born and raised here in Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ and I never really paid attention to my history growing up,” says Martina Norwegian, president of the Fort Simpson Historical Society. A new regional exhibition is now open in Fort Simpson showcasing the Dehcho’s rich history from the perspective of Dehcho…
Melissa Sangris says her new cookbook has a few staple recipes, but with a northern twist. Sangris paired up with Barb Mercredi of Fort Smith and the pair recently published their first cookbook. Now living in Edmonton, Sangris says cooking some of the recipes she grew up with makes her…
The Dettah Ice Road is now open to traffic. Vehicles under 5,000 kilograms can now access the road, according to a Tweet by the GNWT’s Department of Infrastructure on Tuesday. The opening comes after delays related to warm weather and unfavourable ice conditions: The average opening day for the Dettah…
After years of client dissatisfaction and lack of foresight in the production of public units, five new seniors’ duplexes are set to be built with culture in mind, according to Housing NWT. Eleanor Young is the President and CEO of Housing NWT and she says, “We haven’t done a great…
Expecting families from Fort Smith will need to travel to Yellowknife to deliver their babies for the foreseeable future. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority recently announced the reduction of the community’s midwifery services. “This change is being put in place due to staffing levels and an inability…
A new mayor and council have been elected in Fort McPherson. Rebecca Blake was elected Mayor with 91 votes, replacing Richard Nerysoo. She beat out George Nerysoo with 69 votes and Bill Prodromodis with 21 votes. The hamlet’s new council will be Joyce Blake, Sierra Daley, George Nerysoo, and Stanley…