Fort Simpson RCMP are asking for the publics’ assistance in an investigation on a house fire that happened on June 29. RCMP arrived at the home at approximately 7:30 a.m., finding it completely engulfed in flames. Investigators are unable to determine if there is a criminal element. The RCMP…
The federal government is investing $19.2 million in an effort to deal with the housing crisis in the NWT. Ahmed Hussen, federal minister of Families, Children and Social Development, said in a virtual press conference that the money will support around 500 low-income residents of the NWT between 2021 and…
It was the first time Danielle Takazo had been away from her two-year-old son. The young mom was one of 43 paddlers that travelled from Délı̨nę to Tulít’a along Sahtú Deh (Great Bear River) for the commemoration of Treaty 11. It took the group about two days to travel the…
The Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp will be receiving $347,545 in funding from the City of Yellowknife to expand its breakfast program and add resources. Wilbert Cook is the executive director of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp. “It’s very encouraging and empowering for our friends experiencing homelessness. We do all this…
The NWT’s MP, Michael McLeod, announced nearly $364,000 to split among 18 programs dedicated to seniors across the NWT. Most projects received $25,000 and range from Enterprise’s Just Joggin Along program to get seniors active and seniors shelter support services in Hay River, to connecting youth and Elders on the…
Beatrice Bernhardt, an Inuk Elder, had the opportunity to share stories from her childhood while canoeing on Great Slave Lake. “Mostly about when I was a little girl and when we used to live out and camps and there was really no communities, and how when I first saw the…
Jane Weyallon Armstrong has been elected to represent the Tłı̨chǫ people in the Legislative Assembly as the member-elect for the Monfwi riding. According to unofficial results, Weyallon Armstrong received 503 votes — about double the number of votes for runner-up Kelvin Kotchilea. John Gon and James Wah-Shee received 98 and…
CKLB spoke with the candidates running in the upcoming Monfwi by-election. The candidates were asked the same questions about their platform and their decision to run for the position in the Legislative Assembly. The transcription has been edited for clarity. John J. Gon Q: Why did you decide to run…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government received $3.9 million from the Government of Canada to build 18 affordable housing units in its territory. The units are split as follows among the four Tłı̨chǫ communities: Seven homes in Behchokǫ̀, three are two-bedroom duplexes and one is a three-bedroom single unit Five homes in Whatì,…
The office of the chief public health officer has confirmed a non-resident worker has COVID-19 at Ekati mine. “Assessment by the OCPHO is that the individual did not acquire infection from the mine site,” reads a health notice. The individual is isolating with six other people, but health officials say…