The Dene Medicine booklet includes Dene laws, medicines, safety checklists and information for preparing to be out on the land, according to a news release Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya says the knowledge included in the booklet comes from Elders across Denendeh. “Colonialism has meant that so much of our…
The Yellowknife Racquet Club is awarded $10,000 to help combat the effects of COVID-19, through the Canadian Business Resilience Network Small Business Relief Fund. “We are just so happy to be open, that money will definitely be put to good use. If a second wave hits and we need to…
Indigenous students that are having trouble accessing online classes and resources may be getting a helping hand from Dene Nation and the Mastercard Foundation. The two organizations have partnered to offer students wireless devices to give them better connectivity for their schooling. “The battle against COVID-19 has far reaching impacts…
One building was destroyed after a structural fire in Inuvik on Friday, June 26th. The fire on Airport Lake was just under one hectare in size and has been officially declared out, said Amber Simpson, wildfire prevention coordinator at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Inuvik Fire Department…
Wifi expansion and a bagged lunch program are among several initiatives made possible by the over $150,000 raised in the Together, We Are Strong campaign. The campaign organized by the Yellowknife Community Foundation and the United Way NWT was initiated to support those affected by COVID-19. The wifi expansion is…
The Rotary Club of Yellowknife is hosting a virtual Canada Day celebration where participants can win prizes. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual Canada Day festivities — including the parade — are canceled, the Rotary Club announced in a press release. So the organization is encouraging people…
The North’s largest telecommunications company says the changes to data usage it introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will become permanent. Following an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, NorthwesTel removed the data usage limits for many clients and boosted the limit for others from March to May. In…
A Dene man alleged he was assaulted by police officers on June 10, now Yellowknife RCMP says none of its officers had any contact with him on that day. Yellowknife RCMP says it was made aware of the allegations on June 11 and the General Investigative Section started an investigation…
Three days after lifting the boil water advisory, the chief environmental health officer has reinstated it for the communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche Reserve, Enterprise and Kakisa. Similarly to the first advisory, this one is also due to high levels of turbidity (debris and sediment) and is “precautionary in nature.”…
The City of Yellowknife and Yellowknife Fire Division have issued a ban on open-air fires, effective immediately. The fire ban is now also in place for Fred Henne Territorial Park and Yellowknife River Territorial Park. “When we have 5 – 6 days of “Extreme” indices we place a fire…