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…
The office of the chief public health officer says Délı̨nę is the latest to have community spread of COVID-19’s omicron variant. Public health officials sent an advisory yesterday evening saying there are now 30 confirmed cases in the community. It added that community members should work from home if possible,…
Elections NWT has decided to hold the upcoming by-election in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh entirely by mail-in ballot to try and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant. In announcing his intention to run again for the seat, Steve Norn said he had concerns around having the election by mail and…
After losing his seat in the Legislative Assembly last November, Steve Norn says getting re-elected was the last thing on his mind. Since then, the former-hoping-to-return MLA says he’s gotten support from people within the Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh constituency to run. He spoke with CKLB about the decision to put his…