According to the Office of the Chief Public Health (OCPHO), the latest COVID-19 exposures have been linked to a couple of flights from Yellowknife to two of the communities. “The beginnings of community transmission is occurring in Yellowknife,” reads the public exposure webpage. “Residents should consider all public spaces as…
Deh Gáh Got’ie First Nation has retracted its original community lockdown notice, but leaders are still suggestings residents abide by their recommendations. This comes from a community notice sent to CKLB earlier today The notice still recommends residents stay home, wear a mask and not travel for the next ten…
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) announced seven new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT Tuesday evening. This brings the total of active cases to 225. Earlier in the day, public health announced the territory’s first death related to the virus. CKLB has reported it was 92-year-old…
Respected Fort Good Hope Elder Gabe Kochon has passed away. He is the first COVID-related death in the territory. When his daughter Rose McNeely got the call Monday evening, she was told her father had only one hour to live. “At the beginning, I didn’t accept it,” McNeely told CKLB….
Police in Łutselkʼe say 74-year-old Edward Prince has been found safe. According to a news release, Prince left for a cabin about 70 kilometres near Basille Bay west of the community and was expected back on Aug. 23. Community members, Yellowknife search and rescue, and the Coast Guard all participated…
Fort Simpson police are investigating a recent fire in the community they are calling “suspicious.” The fire was in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 22 at a home on 100th Street. According to a news release, firefighters contained the damage to a new attached unit at a duplex. RCMP…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the chief public health officer of the NWT, has confirmed the first death related to COVID-19 in the territory. The individual passed away late on Monday, Aug. 23. “My thoughts are with the person’s family, friends, and community,” said Kandola in a statement. “At a time, when…
Colville Lake’s chief says the best thing he can do for the community is prevent panicking. Behdzi Ahda First Nation (Colville Lake) has 74 active cases of COVID-19. As the community continues to navigate the outbreak, Chief Wilbert Kochon says he had some good news on Monday. “We just went…
Following an exposure to COVID-19 in the community, K’atl’odeeche leadership say a state of emergency has been declared. Leaders are calling on members to self-monitor for the next 10 days for symptoms if fully vaccinated, and isolate for 10 days if not fully vaccinated. According to a social media post…
Fred Sangris is the new chief of Ndilǫ and will be taking over for Ernest Betsina. Sangris took home 141 votes; with Betsina and Shirley Tsetta, right behind him. Betsina came in with 92 votes, Tsetta with 62 and Cece Beaulieu with 61. Ted Tsetta was acclaimed as a new…