Public health recently declared outbreaks in several long-term care facilities across the NWT. Hay River: Woodland Long Term Care (Jan. 28) Inuvik hospital Long Term Care Unit (Jan. 29) Inuvik Charlotte Vehus Home (Jan. 31) Norman Wells: Sahtú Dene Nechá Kǫ́ Long Term Care Facility (Jan. 31) Behchokò: Jimmy Erasmus…
Liam Gill is going to the Olympics. Gill is a member of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation and lives in Calgary. At 18-years-old, he the second-youngest member of the Canadian snowboard team. On Monday, Canada Snowboard announced Gill going to the Games as part of the halfpipe team to replace Derek…
Hay River RCMP says a suspicious death that happened in the community last weekend was actually a homicide. Police now say the suspect has been arrested in Alberta. Riley Jordan Moyah, 23, will return to the NWT to begin the court process this week. On Sunday Jan. 16, officers responded…
The Mary Adele Bishop health centre in Behchokǫ̀ has closed to all non-emergencies due to staff shortages. The Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency announced the closure on its Facebook page on Jan. 19, saying it was closed for the day. CKLB called the health centre this morning and learned the health…
The chief public health officer has extended the current gathering restrictions to Jan 30. In a news release, public said the order extension is “to allow more time for COVID-19 cases in the NWT to decrease.” Dr. Kami Kandola is the chief public health officer. She said she expects the…
Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, said on social media there has been one more death related to COVID-19 in the NWT. It is the first death since the Omicron variant entered the NWT. Public health has not been reporting the home communities of those that have passed…
Meet Nova, a young German Shepherd from Behchokǫ̀ whose been learning commands in her official language. Nova hasn’t even reached her first birthday and in just under a month she’s learned several commands such as “sit down”, “paw”, “come” and “go”. She even knows which treat she’s about to get…
Kátł’odeeche First Nation has declared a state of emergency after learning of positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. Under the state of emergency, leaders say visiting the community is prohibited. They are also asking residents to not visit Elders, and other high-risk individuals. Residents that need food delivery can…
While the health care system has a big role to play, it’s up to NWT residents to stop the spread of COVID-19. That was the message from health officials during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. “There’s something that we need to be pretty clear on. That is that the healthcare…
Pehdzeh Ki First Nation in Wrigley has declared a community lockdown due to COVID-19. Sharon Pellissey, the First Nation’s CEO and lands director, sent a advisory saying the lockdown started immediately and will be in place “until further notice.” The advisory says there will be road blocks north of the…