An outside review of the territory’s response to historic 2021 spring flooding in the Dehcho and South Slave has found 22 areas in need of improvement. The 2021 Flood After-Action Review Report was released today by Municipal and Community Affairs, after several delays, which stated total cost of the natural…
Glenn Buggins is no stranger to fire. He spent years as a firefighter, battling blazes as far away as Ontario. And fire has twice made him homeless. In 2019, Buggins, a lifelong resident of K’atl’odeeche First Nation, found himself living in a log cabin in the community. But after living…
Stephanie Yuill never thought twice about her porridge, whether at home or on a camping trip. But while on a trip to the United Kingdom in 2016, she learned about the Golden Spurtle, an annual porridge-making competition with entries from across the world. (A spurtle is a wooden utensil used…
As wildfires rage across the territory, smoke seemed to be stubbornly stuck above the N.W.T. capital. BreezoMeter provides real-time air quality data for locations across the world. This morning, data collected by the website showed the air quality above Yellowknife was poor enough to pose a “very high health risk”…
After more than a month away from home, members of the general public are returning to Fort Smith today. Essential workers returned to the community last week. But today is the first day the general public has been allowed back in. An evacuation order for the town was first issued…
As essential workers return to Hay River, the territory’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change warns residents they may need to get used to living with wildfire for the foreseeable future. That’s according to updates shared in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “It’s very likely these fires will need…
Hay River’s essential workers are scheduled to return to the community starting today after the Town triggered the first phase of its re-entry plan yesterday evening. The Town announced the return of essential workers after a consultation with the Department of Environment and Climate change yesterday evening. The general public…
Pre-registration is now available for return flights to evacuated South Slave communities, while Hay River still has not announced return dates for its residents. That’s according to updates shared by the GNWT and by the Town of Hay River on Tuesday. Pre-registration for South Slave return flights opened at 8:00…
Residents of Fort Smith now have a tentative timeline for when they can return home. On Monday morning, the town’s council unanimously approved a re-entry plan for the community: According to this plan, essential workers will return, and essential services will be returned to operation, from Sept. 12 to 17….
The Town Council of Hay River has approved a re-entry plan for the community. Mayor Kandis Jameson announced the approval of the plan during a media availability on Friday afternoon. Similar to Yellowknife’s re-entry plan, essential workers will return first, followed by members of the general public without health complications….