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…
From one Antoine to another: Kele Charles Antoine will be taking over from Gerald Antoine as chief of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation. Kele took home 82 votes; the closest runner-ups were Herb Norwegian and Hilda Tsetso, each with 45. LKFN leadership is made up of one chief and eight councillors….
The territory is officially reporting more cases in the past two weeks than it has the entire pandemic. In a press release issued Monday evening, the office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) says there are 220 active cases in the territory. Fort Good Hope is reported to have…
Following the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the Sahtu region, the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated (SSI) annual general assembly in Coville Lake has been postponed. “Due to the recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sahtu region and NWT, please continue to follow GNWT public health restriction rules and please keep…