Well it’s official. There have been no COVID-19 cases in the Northwest Territories for 28 days, meaning the first phase of the territorial government’s plan to relax the public health orders can begin immediately. Under the first phase of the Emerging Wisely plan, residents can now have up to five…
The risk of flooding in Salt River First Nation appears to have passed, said Chief David Poitras. The water levels on the Slave River were much higher than usual up until about a week ago, but have since significantly lowered, Poitras said. The high water levels were caused by an…
Green Cart organic waste collection in Yellowknife will “resume in June.” According to a news release from the City, “effective June 1 the City will return to its regular Curbside Cart Program schedule.” “I, like many Yellowknifers, am excited to be resuming our Green Cart, organics waste collection program. Thank…
Updated May 14, 2:30 p.m. Education leaders across the NWT have agreed to keep all schools closed for the remainder of the academic year despite being given the all-clear to open from the chief public health officer. The decision comes two days after the territorial government released its Emerging Wisely…
The border checkpoint set up under the current state of emergency will be moving from Enterprise to the NWT border with Alberta. According to Ivan Russell, the head of the emergency management organization, this was in response to the NWT government’s Emerging Wisely plan, which will allow for larger outdoor…
Friday, May 15 is the crucial day to see whether the public health orders in the NWT will begin to relax. If there are still no active cases by then, it would mark two incubation periods, or 28 days, since the last confirmed case recovered. According to the territorial government’s…
Residents in Hay River and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve should boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consuming until further notice. According to a news release sent on May 13 from the GNWT’s chief environmental health officer, “This advisory is precautionary in nature and is due to higher than…
Residents of Yellowknife may notice City emergency vehicles with sirens howling and lights flashing on Friday, May 15, but it’s just a training exercise. The City of Yellowknife says the exercise “will involve the use of City emergency vehicles at full speed.” “The Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) will be conducting…
The territorial government has awarded a second contract to continue shooting wolves from the air, this one worth $100,000. The second contract, like the first, was awarded to Great Slave Helicopters, according to Open NWT. Combined, the contracts are worth $191,000 for about three weeks of aerial removal. The latest…
Hay River residents are now able to request faster internet speeds as Northwestel begins connecting customers to the new fibre network making them the first “Fibre-to-the-Home” community North of 60. According to a Northwestel news release, “The new fibre internet packages will deliver up to 16 times faster Internet speeds…