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Community, Featured, Life Style, News October 30, 2020

MLA wants to make power limiters illegal in the winter

Jackie Jacobson says the use of power limiters is “inhumane” during the winter months.  


On Nov. 9, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation will start using power limiters again on residents that can’t pay their bills. The corporation made the announcement earlier this month, reversing a decision from earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. The reversal caught the attention of Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson, who represents…

Community, Featured, Health, News, Politics October 28, 2020

Residents should get community support for self-isolation exemptions: health minister

CPHO has sole authority to accept or deny self-isolation exemptions.


Ron Bonnetrouge, MLA for Deh Cho, says community leaders in his region are concerned they are not consulted when Dr. Kami Kandola approves exemptions for self-isolation. Under the current public health orders, all residents returning to the NWT must self-isolate for 14 days in either Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River or…

Community, Featured, News, Transportation October 26, 2020

Deh Cho ferries on closure notice

Updated Oct. 27. The Mackenzie River/N’dulee ferry crossing near Wrigley is now closed for the season. The department of Infrastructure closed the MV Johnny Berens on Monday night due to blowing snow and poor visibility. It also closed the MV Lafferty near Fort Simpson, but that ferry reopened on Tuesday…

Art, Community, Featured, News October 22, 2020

Dene author says storytelling is catalyst for healing in debut novel

Land-Water-Sky/Ndè-Tı-Yat’a is an ode to everything the creator made, says Catherine Lafferty


In her debut novel, the Yellowknife author shares an intimate work of fiction on the idea that through storytelling, readers can heal past traumas. In Ndè-Tı-Yat’a, Lafferty confronts the themes of identity, stereotypes, language and abuse. Rooted in her own truth and lived experiences, Lafferty says, these are important conversations…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 21, 2020

MLA says more mental health supports needed in isolation centres

Steve Norn says some Elders have told him the centre feel "like residential school all over again".


Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh, says the territorial government’s self-isolation centres have a “darker aspect that we never really considered”. Norn said some Elders told him the centres feel “like residential school all over again”. Norn brought up the point in asking for better mental health resources for people…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 20, 2020

Inuvik COVID case confirmed; Yellowknife still waiting

The territorial government has received confirmation that an individual in Inuvik has COVID-19. “This individual… is recovery safely at home,” reads a GNWT public notice. On Friday, the government announced three presumptive cases — one in Inuvik and two in Yellowknife. The person in Inuvik drove to the community from…