The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) presents its first live concert series in months called Music from The Edges of Canada. The live concert series starts this Friday December 10th at 7:30pm. Music From The Edges of Canada is a national initiative that showcases 22 artists in 11 live…
Colin Adjun has passed away. Colin, known as the Fiddler of the Arctic, a beloved northern musician who loved to play his fiddle and loved to watch people jig to his music passed away at age 77. Adjun began playing the fiddle when he was just 10 years old when…
Where the Tłı̨chǫ Highway turns off from Highway 3 sits a sign flashing “Road Open”. The local road crew, all with big smiles, direct us to travel a couple minutes apart and at the speed limit of 70 km/h. The caravan of vehicles heads down the Tłı̨chǫ Highway, a two-lane…
The requirement for GNWT employees to be fully vaccinated is now in effect. With more than 6,500 government employees in the NWT, about 20 per cent have yet to show proof of vaccination – which was due Nov. 30. Staff who do not provide proof of vaccination will be required…
According to the chief public health officer, two cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Mildred Hall School on Dec. 1. Letters have been sent home to parents with children in the affected classrooms and are asked to follow the advice outlined. All staff and students, regardless of vaccination status…
If communities knew the effects of mining on caribou, they never would have supported the development. That comment came up from Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation during last week’s public hearing on Ekati’s proposed Point Lake project. The statement echoed many concerns from other Indigenous governments around the project’s effect…
High school students will now be able to get credits for learning to hunt. The territorial government says the hunter education course will “provide new hunters with the fundamental knowledge and basic skills needed for them to become respectful and safe hunters.” The course will be offered to Grade 10…
Residents in Tuktoyaktuk should be on the lookout for aggressive foxes. According to public health, two foxes recently tested positive for rabies in the community. There have also been reports of foxes attacking dogs. “If you have been bitten, scratched or in contact with a fox or bitten by a…
Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę First Nation has a new chief. Michael Vandell received 163 votes, to Lorraine Whiteman’s 118, and Sheldon Minoza’s 108. Members also elected seven councillors, including: Terry Sapp Albert Nadli Brandon Thom Cynthia Landry Walter Bonnetrouge Ricky Gargan Louie Constant
The Tulít’a land corporation has announced the results of its election on Wednesday evening. David Menacho has been elected as president. He was previously the organization’s vice president. Menacho received 122 votes to Douglas Yallee’s 56 votes Three people were also vote in as directors, including: Janet Bayha, Lee Ann…