A GoFundMe has been started for a family after a structure fire in Yellowknife on Sunday evening. The fundraiser has already collected over $33,000 for the family of three after first being launched Sunday evening. Ocean Sand Infogram “The coming weeks and months will be challenging for them in ways…
Special passes are now available to NWT residents traveling between Fort Smith and neighbouring towns in Alberta. The GNWT said in a press release the checkpoint between the NWT and Alberta was created to provide protection from COVID-19. However, the territory has established exceptions, implemented by passes that ensure safe…
Whether people are treated fairly by police — including appropriate use of force — comes down to perceptions. That’s according to Chief Supt. Jamie Zettler, the commanding officer of the RCMP in the NWT. Zettler basically reduced the issue of systemic racism to cases of he said, she said. “No…
The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that Phase 2 of the Emerging Wisely Plan could roll out as early as this upcoming Friday. In anticipation, the department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment has opened its Northwest Territories Parks reservation system this Wednesday, June 10, 2020. With campsite bookings…
You’d be forgiven to think non-residents (other than essential workers) weren’t allowed to enter the NWT. However, now the Government of the Northwest Territories is saying that isn’t the case. “While the (chief public health officer) does not have the authority to prohibit Canadians from entering the NWT, she does…
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…