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Community, Featured, News August 7, 2020

Federal funding supports women’s organizations in the NWT

Over $300,000 in funding to combat the effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable members of the community.


Ottawa announces $320,000 in financial support, from the Federal Emergency Community Support Fund, for women and children fleeing domestic violence in northern communities. Among the recipients, the Aimayunga Women and Emergency Foster Care Shelter and YWCA NWT  will each receive $97,000 and the Family Support Centre in Hay River and…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News August 7, 2020

Listen: 12 Dene recreate a journey their ancestors last undertook more than a hundred years ago

The adventure was made into a documentary film called Nahanni: River of Forgiveness, which will premiere Canada-wide on August 9.


In 2018, 12 Dene men and women set out to recreate a journey their ancestors went through more than a hundred years ago. The group would build a mooseskin boat and paddle the mighty Nahanni River in the Deh Cho region of the Northwest Territories. A film crew led by…

Community, Featured, News July 27, 2020

Mobile barber service coming to Hay River

A new service is coming to the homes of Hay River residents suffering from quarantine hair. Randi Hunt, who worked for eight years as a hairdresser, is bringing the shears straight to the customer’s door by launching a mobile barber service. Hunt, originally from Yellowknife, normally splits her time between the…

Community, Events, Featured, Health, News July 24, 2020

COVID forces Tłı̨chǫ Annual Gathering to get creative

The event will be available online, TV, on the radio and through the phone.


Tłı̨chǫ citizens can participate in the annual gathering this year on their computers, TV’s, radios or phones. The Tłı̨chǫ Annual Gathering is a chance for the government to discuss various subjects and issues with its citizens, while providing an opportunity for the community to spend time quality time together. “In…

Community, Featured, Health, Life Style, News July 22, 2020

Fort Simpson resident looks to honour mom’s legacy with housing project 

Dennis Nelner hopes the project can be used as a blueprint in other communities.


Dennis Nelner says it would not have been unusual for all sorts of people to be living under his mother’s roof when she was alive. He says many young Fort Simpson residents moved into his mom’s basement as their first foray away from home. Madeline Nelner would also invite people…

Community, Featured, News July 20, 2020

Community continues search for missing Tuk man

'We don't like to give up too soon on our membership on our people in our community,' says community searcher Tyrone Raddi


A search group in Tuktoyaktuk has no deadline for ending its mission to find community member Ernest Raymond, who has been missing since last week. The search is a community effort — with countless cooks donating food to the volunteers walking along the shores, flying drones and out in boats…