K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Hay River, Enterprise and Kakisa had been under a boil water advisory since large-scale flooding in Hay River this spring. The chief environmental health officer put in the boil water advisory due to higher-than-normal levels of turbidity and the flooding affecting Hay River’s water treatment plant. The…
Residents of Fort Liard that need police need to go to the detachment in person. According to RCMP, phone service in several communities was interrupted on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, RCMP said the issue had been fixed in all communities except Fort Liard. It’s not clear how long the outage…
Three former chiefs have put their names forward to become the next Dehcho grand chief. The candidates include: Jim Antoine, former Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́chief and NWT premier Herb Norwegian, former Dehcho First Nations chief Tim Lennie, former chief of Pehdzeh Ki First Nation CBC has reported that a fourth candidate, Ernest…
“No words can explain this gift that we got.” Stephanie Lafferty and her family are one of the lucky recipients to receive a new modular home this month from Habitat for Humanity NWT. Lafferty remembers receiving the call while driving and being so overjoyed, tears streaming down her face she…
2 youths, aged 14 and 16 years old were arrested downtown Yellowknife for attempted robbery on May 27. The pair were stopped before entering the downtown liquor store, further enticing one of them to punch an employee and threatening to stab them, reads a police report. Both individuals are in…
A female grizzly bear and her two cubs were reported in Inuvik. They were last seen at the airport and surrounding landfill sight, says the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ENR encourages residents to exercise caution as the situation is being investigated. Anyone with information is asked to call…
One man has died following a house fire in Tuktoyaktuk in the early morning on Wednesday. Local RCMP confirmed officers found the man’s body in the home after firefighters extinguished the fire. Police say they are now working with the coroner’s officer and fire marshal to determine the cause of…
Another year, another flooding season dawned on many NWT residents – this time the town of Hay River has seen the worst of it. But for three little girls, erecting a snack stand to help support the residents displaced by the flooding seemed like the obvious thing to do. One…
Residents of K’atl’odeeche First Nation have started making their way home to assess the damage in their community. Elaine Lamalice and her husband were one of hundreds of people evacuated to Yellowknife. While the pair stayed at a local hotel, they wandered over to the Multiplex to see other community members….
Yellowknife residents may have seen someone holding a sign with a strong message this morning in front of the post office. CKLB spoke Georgina Franki about why she felt like she had to take to the streets. CKLB Radio · Georgina Franki fundraises for homelessness