The Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation are voicing frustration over a delay in business licensing for the recently acquired Frontier Lodge. LKDFN bought the Frontier Lodge, a top fishing destination in the NWT, this past December from its former Albertan owners. A news release said the community “intends the Lodge…
Premier Caroline Cochrane says it would be a “sin” for governments to take back social programs that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The premier went so far as to say, “I am all about universal childcare and guaranteed living wage. I think it is part of the answer. I do…
Even COVID-19 can’t stop patio season. As a way to combat virus transmission, the City of Yellowknife is encouraging restaurants to open outdoor spaces to meet physical distancing rules. The city said in a press release, restaurant owners in designated areas downtown can receive up $10,000 for the installation of…
The NorthWords Writers Festival will be hosting the annual event online this year. In a notice on its website, organizers wrote this year’s event would be a scaled-down version — although it will include the usual workshops, panel discussions and readings by authors. Valerie Gamache, executive director of NorthWords NWT,…
Friendship centres and other Indigenous organizations in the NWT are eligible for additional funding announced by the federal government last week. On May 21, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said an additional $75 million will go to address the needs of Indigenous people living off-reserve and in urban centres during the…
The three-day Islamic celebration of the end of Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr, is usually a social affair. But with the global COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing rules, the Muslim community of Yellowknife was forced to be creative. This included a drive-thru Eid celebration on Sunday, where organizers handed out gifts and snacks…
NorthwesTel has applied to The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to extend temporary Internet usage relief measures for residential customers until June 30. NorthwesTel to extend Internet usage relief measures into May According to a social media post by NorthwesTel, “This extension is subject to regulatory approval” by the…
The Department of Infrastructure has published an update to its website saying construction of the Tłı̨chǫ all-season started up again on May 15. As a result, the department says the Whatı̀ community access road will be closed from the winter road junction. It does not say how long the road…
The Giant Mine Oversight Board (GMOB) has released its 2019 annual report. According to a news release, “The report is required pursuant to the Giant Mine Remediation Project Environmental Agreement, to summarize the activities of the Board over the past year and present its observations and recommendations regarding the Giant…
An 18-year-old prisoner is in custody after escaping police for over two hours late Wednesday night. Maiya Klengenberg, from Yellowknife, is facing charges of escape lawful custody, a news release said. The incident began when Klengenberg was taken from the Yellowknife detachment to the Stanton Territorial Hospital for medical treatment….