There are now four total confirmed cases of the virus in the territory. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola’s office says both cases are linked to travel outside of the territory. One person went to Europe before returning to Yellowknife on March 20. They have been self-isolating since then….
NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola said “nothing is off the table” when it comes to enforcing her orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, she stopped short from saying she’d issue an outright ban on all gatherings. For now, her office has only recommended residents not…
It’s the 40th anniversary for Folk on the Rocks music festival being held in Yellowknife and they have just announced their final lineup despite an uncertain future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Folk On The Rocks has not received direction from public health officials with regards to the COVID-19 public…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola has confirmed a second case of COVID-19 in the territory. The individual travelled to British Columbia earlier this month before flying back to Inuvik on March 21; the individual and other members in their home have been self-isolating since then. Dr. Kandola…
Suncor Energy in Alberta is doing its part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by donating 40,000 N95 masks to the Federal Government which have found their way to the North. “The Federal Government reached out and identified communities that desperately needed medical supplies,” Erin Rees, a spokesperson from…
First Nations in the Northwest Territories will be getting just over $6 million, while the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will be receiving $5.85 million to address coronavirus concerns. That funding is part of the $305 million dollars that the federal government announced last week specifically for Indigenous communities across Canada. A…
The K’asho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society will be building 20 new homes and repairing another 50 to improve housing in Fort Good Hope. The projects are part of a five-year strategic and housing plan recently adopted by the housing society. Last year, the NWT bureau of statistics identified Fort Good Hope…
NWT residents in public housing will now have their payment of rent delayed until the end of June. The NWT Housing Corporation (NWTHC ) says it will be “Directing local housing organizations that current operation processes will continue until at least the end of June” with regards to rent deferral….
Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow through the territorial government to its Indigenous partners. In a news release, the federal government says the funding is to “support families who would not…
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government to inform the public. A news release sent Friday says Chinna declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, March 24. “We’re just releasing it today…