Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for several communities across nearly all NWT regions. The communities affected are: Inuvik Fort McPherson Tsiigehtchic Norman Wells Tulita Fort Providence Kakisa Fort Simpson Jean Marie River Wrigley Fort Smith “Within the next day, temperatures will be reaching or exceeding 29 degrees Celsius…
The mayor of Aklavik is confident the community will have its flood damaged infrastructure repaired before the fall. “It’s mainly just our roads… Got a bit of water damage and whatnot. So we’re just in the process of doing that right now,” says Mayor Andrew Charlie. But he adds there…
An assessment on arsenic contamination caused by Giant and Con Mine found the risk to public health to be low around Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ. A panel consisting of researchers was held last Thursday to discuss the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment. This includes Harriet Phillips, the risk…
An elections appeal committee ordered the chief election held in Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) to be annulled and for another one to be held “as quickly as can be reasonably done.” Garth Wallbridge, the one person member of the elections appeal committee, issued his decision on Wednesday. The…
A part of Highway 1 has been washed out due to flooding. The section of flooded highway is near kilometre 42, about halfway between Enterprise and the NWT-Alberta border. A video posted to social media yesterday shows water rushing across a broken section of highway The Department of Infrastructure installed…
The community of Inuvik is getting another sizable investment towards its airport. Both territorial and federal governments are collectively investing $42 million dollars into a new air terminal at the Mike Zubko airport. This new structure is expected to improve airport capacity and operations facilities, and in addition withstand extreme…
COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available in health centres across the territory. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the news in a press release on Tuesday afternoon. As a result of the complex vaccine storage and handling, both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines may not be available in all communities…
Hundreds gathered at Yellowknife River at the Wiilliideh site to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day – an annual event that happens every June 21. “It has been a long time since we gathered like this,” says Chief Ernest Betsina for Ndilǫ, Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN). This year’s festivities were particularly…
A deceased man was found in downtown Yellowknife early Friday morning. The man was discovered unresponsive around 2:50 a.m., said Marie York-Condon, spokesperson for NT RCMP, in an email. The RCMP would not provide a location of where the body was discovered, other than downtown. The man did not respond…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the chief public health officer, has announced that as of 5 p.m. Monday, NWT residents, non-essential workers and other exempted, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to self-isolate upon entry into the territory. Kandola also removed her long-standing recommendation of only travelling when necessary. These changes…