“There was no evacuation plan. To go from zero to 100 created mass panic.” — a female health-care worker. Tempers flared at a public meeting into the City of Yellowknife’s response to the 2023 wildfire season, including the unprecedented evacuation of the community. Mayor Rebecca Alty sat…
The Yellowknife Historical Society made its own bit of history this week, with the grand opening of the Historical Museum & Interpretive Centre. The Historical Society sought Indigenous and Métis input throughout the development of the museum, as there exists a contentious relationship between Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and…
A new diesel power plant is officially up and running in Sachs Harbour. “The new plant will provide more reliable service, require less diesel fuel consumption and allow for the future addition of renewable energy sources to the local system,” reads a press release. It also was built to be…
Calls to support the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Spring Carnival received feverish support from city councillors who decided to fast track a request from the organizers. First reading will be on Monday March 25 at the Governance and Priorities committee on, then final two readings in the evening during the…
Two years’ worth of Northwest Territories Outstanding Volunteer Awards winners were announced this week. Recipients of the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards for 2022 are, Diane Hache, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Elder, Nicole Spencer, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Individual, and the Yellowknife Ultimate Club Board…
“I never thought that these opportunities would happen for someone like me. I thought they only happened to people who had a better (life) or were better or more deserving. I think it just goes back to growing up in a small Indigenous community. We grew up in poverty. I…
A teacher is back in class this week following an investigation into the alleged assault of an autistic child from Łı̨́ı̨́dĺ̨ı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ Elementary School (LKES). A letter regarding the incident was sent to parents late last week notifying them of some of the changes they can expect in the academic…
“A lot of what I’ve seen is that Indigenous families struggle with finances and financial literacy,” says Jaylene Base Smith. “And my goal is to bring those skills back to my community in the form of coaching.” Smith is a 19-year-old student from Yellowknife and he’s the latest recipient to…
Elder Archie Norberts celebrated 41 years of sobriety earlier this month with a cake in his community of Tsiigehtchic. For those who didn’t believe in him, he said, “eat your heart out because I’m here to stay.” Norberts is 77 years old and as a young man he remembers, friends…
An unconfirmed number of people were killed when a small aircraft crashed just outside of Fort Smith Tuesday morning. Of the passengers and crew, it’s unknown how many are from the South Slave region. The Northwestern Air Lease British Aerospace Jetstream went down just after takeoff west of Fort Smith,…