The Dettah Ice Road will close tomorrow at 10 a.m., due to rapidly deteriorating conditions, stated the GNWT Infrastructure department today. The Department stated in a 24-hour advance notice that: “Upon the road being profiled … conditions are rapidly deteriorating due to warmer weather and run-off water in the surrounding…
The federal government says major new investments in Canada’s national defence will improve Arctic security and benefit northern residents. The policy update is called Our North, Strong and Free as the federal government is concerned over threats to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic. That means increasing the Armed Forces presence…
Water levels across most of the NWT remain very low and the winter’s snowpack is well below average. That’s what the latest NWT Water Monitoring Bulletin stated today. These dry conditions began during the summer and fall of 2022 and have persisted through the end of last year, largely due…
Following last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season, the City of Yellowknife has contracted KPMG to complete an after-action assessment to identify what went well, and what areas need improvement. The after-action assessment consists of five phases and is moving to phase 3, a series of engagement sessions to collect feedback from…
A significant increase in large truck traffic moving fuel and cargo to the Sahtu Region this winter has prompted the GNWT to caution drivers to follow safety precautions with extra vigilance. Last summer’s wildfires and low water levels along the Mackenzie River threw a monkey wrench into the Marine Transportation…
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…