The City of Yellowknife is calling on you – painters, digital, graffiti artists, photographers, and more – to apply your skills to six new information kiosks being built around the city. The city says the kiosks will reflect Yellowknife heritage, culture, and local landscape. This contract is open to artists…
NWT fishers looking to retrofit their boats with safety equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic can now access funding from the territorial government. The territorial government has created the Commercial Fisheries Industry Safety Support Program where NWT fishers can access up to $10,000 to equip their vessels with safety equipment. Safety…
“Enough is enough,” hundreds of people chanted outside the RCMP detachment in Yellowknife. The chants were part of an anti-racism demonstration held Tuesday afternoon. The event brought hundreds to the multiplex for a solidarity motorcade to ensure social distancing. The speeches were planned to be live streamed — but organizers…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency and state of emergency until June 23. The government can only extend the states of emergency for two weeks at a time. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but Premier Caroline Cochrane said in…
The Inuvik Fire Department responded to reports of a structural fire on Kugmalit Road at 19:53 on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Firefighters arrived at an abandoned 2 story, multi-unit housing complex engulfed in flames. RCMP evacuated citizens in the neighboring area to protect from the heavy amounts of debris and…
An anti-racism Black Lives Matter solidarity motorcade will be held in Yellowknife this afternoon, starting at the multiplex. The event, organized by PSAC North, will be in the form of a motorcade due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event is part of a global anti-racism movement sparked by the recent death…
Alternatives North says the NWT could cut its emissions in half within five years — and become carbon neutral within 15 — if the territorial government bought carbon offsets. That’s one of three recommendations the organization presented to members of the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment last week….
Yellowknife summer day camp registration opens Tuesday. However, camps can’t begin until Phase 2 from the Emerging Wisely plan is implemented by the chief public health officer. This is expected to be in mid-to-late June and refunds will be issued if it’s delayed, a press release said. Camps will operate…
Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation has been named one of 10 winners of the 2020 Equator Prize. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the winners of the 11th annual Equator Prize to recognize 10 Indigenous communities from across the world. “Everything we do is to show gratitude to our…
Chelsea Migwi remembers a time in Behchokǫ̀ when young people had a lot to do in their spare time. “I remember the first time they closed down the Sportsplex and I was in Grade 8 or Grade 9. After that, there was not much to do, other than sports, getting…